Ruling the Waters: California's Kerny River, the Environment, and the Making of Western Water Law

by Douglas R. Littlefield

Book Overview

When Europeans first arrived at what is now California's San Joaquin Valley, they found a vast landscape of wetlands, small ponds, riparian forests, and grasslands surrounding three large swampland lakes. What greets a visitor to the region today is a dramatically different view of mile after mile of row crops, vineyards, orchards, and grazing acreage-some of the most fertile and productive agricultural land in the world. This remarkable transformation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806190035
• ISBN13: 9780806190037
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"