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Wohl, Ellen E., 1962-

Wide rivers crossed the South Platte and the Illinois of the American prairie / [electronic resource] : Ellen Wohl. - Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013] - 1 online resource (v, 344 pages )

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-338) and index.

Streams of the shortgrass prairie : the South Platte River basin -- At the headwaters -- Onto the plains -- River metamorphosis -- What the future holds -- Streams of the tallgrass prairie : the Illinois River basin -- Natural history of the Illinois River -- Native Americans and the first European settlers -- Twentieth-century river metamorphosis -- What the future holds.

ISBN: 9781607322313 1607322315

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Natural history--Illinois--Illinois River.
Natural history--South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)
Water use--Illinois--Illinois River.
Water use--South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
Streamflow--Illinois--Illinois River.
Streamflow--South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Illinois River (Ill.)--Environmental conditions.
South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--Environmental conditions.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GB1225.C6 / W65 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 917.73/509693