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Biota of Lake Mead: Annotated checklist and bibliography
Digital Scholarship@UNLV
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Biota of Lake Mead: Annotated checklist and bibliography
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| Creator |
Niles, Wesley E.
Douglas, Charles L. National Park Service |
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| Description |
In 1935 construction was completed on the Bureau of Reclamation's Hoover Dam, located near the bend of the historic Colorado River. Rising 726 feet within the rugged walls of Black Canyon, the structure is still recognized today as the highest concrete dam in the western hemisphere. Impoundment of water above Hoover Dam created Lake Mead, some 110 miles long, having a shoreline of 84 miles when the lake is at its maximum elevation of 1229 feet - this country's largest man-made reservoir....
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| Date |
1977-03-01
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text
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application/pdf
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| Identifier |
http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/7
http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=water_pubs |
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Publications (WR)
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| Publisher |
Digital Scholarship@UNLV
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| Subject |
Aquatic biology
Terrestrial biology Environmental monitoring Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Ariz.-Nev.) Natural resource management Natural Resources and Conservation Natural Resources Management and Policy |
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