Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams, the Colorado is the
world's most regulated river drainage, providing most of the water
supply of Las Vegas, Tucson, and San Diego, and much of the power
and water of Los Angeles and Phoenix, cities that are home to more
than 25 million people. If it ceased flowing, the water held in its
reservoirs might hold out for three to four years, but after that
it would be necessary to abandon most of southern California and
Arizona, and much of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. For
the entire American Southwest the Colorado is indeed the river of
life, which makes it all the more tragic and ironic that by the
time it approaches its final destination, it has been reduced to a
shadow upon the sand, its delta dry and deserted, its flow a toxic
trickle seeping into the sea.
In this remarkable blend of history, science, and personal
observation, acclaimed author Wade Davis tells the story of
America's Nile, how it once flowed freely and how human
intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water
temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river
Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to "leave it as it is." Yet
despite a century of human interference, Davis writes, the splendor
of the Colorado lives on in the river's remaining wild rapids,
quiet pools, and sweeping canyons. The story of the Colorado River
is the human quest for progress and its inevitable if unintended
effects--and an opportunity to learn from past mistakes and foster
the rebirth of America's most iconic waterway.
A beautifully told story of historical adventure and natural
beauty, "River Notes" is a fascinating journey down the river and
through mankind's complicated and destructive relationship with one
of its greatest natural resources.
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