Bibliograph

Field guide to rivers of North America, edited by Arthur C. Benke, Colbert E. Cushing

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Field guide to rivers of North America, edited by Arthur C. Benke, Colbert E. Cushing

Language

eng

Abstract

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

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Field guide to rivers of North America

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

692604090

Responsibility statement

edited by Arthur C. Benke, Colbert E. Cushing

Table Of 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.]

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Rivers of North America

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