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North Dakota Water : a century of challenge : a history of the development of North Dakota's water resources from 1889 to 2000.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bismarck, ND : North Dakota Water Education Foundation, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Other title:
  • Century of challenge : a history of the development of North Dakota's water resources from 1889 to 2000
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Forward -- The Missouri River -- Garrison Diversion and Eastern North Dakota water supply -- Devils Lake -- Red River and its floods -- The Souris-Mouse River -- Irrigation -- West River -- Wetlands -- Weather modification -- Rural water -- State engineers -- North Dakota water organizations.
Summary: "The vast ocean of level prairie which lies to the west of Red River must be seen in its extraordinary aspects, before it can be rightly valued and understood in reference to its future occupation by an energetic and civilized race, able to improve its vast capabilities and appreciate its marvelous beauties." So wrote John Fleming, a member of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857. This book sheds light on whether North Dakota's early pioneers were able to recognize and then develop the capabilities of this "vast ocean of level prairie." Water and who owned it, who controlled it, who could make it work for them would be central to the growth of North Dakota.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 333.91 N864 Available 33111009141421
Not for Loan Not for Loan Main Library North Dakota Collection 333.91 N864 Not for loan 33111009141488
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Introduction -- Forward -- The Missouri River -- Garrison Diversion and Eastern North Dakota water supply -- Devils Lake -- Red River and its floods -- The Souris-Mouse River -- Irrigation -- West River -- Wetlands -- Weather modification -- Rural water -- State engineers -- North Dakota water organizations.

"The vast ocean of level prairie which lies to the west of Red River must be seen in its extraordinary aspects, before it can be rightly valued and understood in reference to its future occupation by an energetic and civilized race, able to improve its vast capabilities and appreciate its marvelous beauties." So wrote John Fleming, a member of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857. This book sheds light on whether North Dakota's early pioneers were able to recognize and then develop the capabilities of this "vast ocean of level prairie." Water and who owned it, who controlled it, who could make it work for them would be central to the growth of North Dakota.

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