Description |
1 online resource (230 entries) : 625 images, digital files. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Atlantic Coast rivers of the northeastern United States / John K. Jackson ... [et al.] -- Atlantic Coast rivers of the southeastern United States / Leonard A. Smock, Anne B. Wright, and Arthur C. Benke -- Gulf Coast rivers of the southeastern United States / G. Milton Ward, Phillip M. Harris, and Amelia K. Ward -- Gulf Coast rivers of the southwestern United States / Clifford N. Dahm, Robert J. Edwards, and Frances P. Gelwick -- Lower Mississippi River and its tributaries / Arthur V. Brown ... [et al.] -- Southern Plains rivers / William J. Matthews ... [et al.] -- Upper Mississippi River Basin / Michael D. Delong -- Ohio River Basin / David White, Karla Johnston, and Michael Miller -- Missouri River Basin / David L. Galat ... [et al.] -- Colorado River Basin / Dean W. Blinn and N. LeRoy Poff -- Pacific Coast rivers of the coterminous United States / James L. Carter and Vincent H. Resh -- Columbia River Basin / Jack A. Stanford ... [et al.] -- Great Basin rivers / Dennis K. Shiozawa and Russell B. Rader -- Fraser River Basin / Trefor B. Reynoldson ... [et al.] -- Pacific Coast rivers of Canada and Alaska / John S. Richardson and Alexander M. Milner -- Yukon River Basin / Robert C. Bailey -- Mackenzie River Basin / Joseph M. Culp, Terry D. Prowse, and Eric A. Luiker -- Nelson and Churchill River basins / David M. Rosenberg ... [et al.] -- Rivers of Arctic North America / Alexander M. Milner, Mark W. Oswood, and Kelly R. Munkittrick -- Atlantic Coast rivers of Canada / Richard A. Cunjak and Robert W. Newbury -- St. Lawrence River Basin / James H. Thorp, Gary A. Lamberti, and Andrew F. Casper -- Rivers of Mexico / Paul F. Hudson ... [et al.]. |
Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
Summary |
Describes North America's most significant rivers in a reader-friendly, concise format. The guide is organized by geographic regions - each section begins with a map showing the relationship of rivers within one territory and a summary of the region's most important elements. Each individual river summary includes a spread with a basin map, a full-color photograph and key river characteristics. |
Form |
Also available in print version. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
Subject |
Rivers -- North America -- Guidebooks.
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Stream ecology -- North America -- Guidebooks.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Benke, Arthur C.
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Cushing, C. E. (Colbert E.)
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Credo Reference (Firm)
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Added Title |
Rivers of North America. |
Other Form: |
Print version: 9780123785770 xii, 459 p. : col. ill., maps (chiefly col.) |
ISBN |
9781849728096 (online) |
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9780123785770 (print) |
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9780123750884 (pbk.) |
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0123750881 (pbk.) |
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