Bear River: Last Chance to Change Course

Contents

Contents Preface viii Acknowledgments xii 1. Defining the River 3 2. The Ancient Saga of Water and Land: Geomorphology and Hydrology of the Bear 11 3. From Alpine to Desert: The Changing Ecology of the Bear River Basin 47 4. The Bear River and the Threads of Western American History 69 5. Stakeholders Lay Claim to the Bear River and Its Water 111 6. Damn the Dams: Conflicts Roil the Bear River 157 7. Mitigation on the Bear: Repairing a Century of Misuse 201 8. A Stark Future for the Bear River—and Us 217 Bibliography 236 Index 238 ...