The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 213, Issues 1-3National Geographic Society., 2007 - Geography |
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Page 98
... Lake on the eastern flank of the Sierra . After Los Angeles began diverting the streams that feed Mono Lake in the 1940s , the lake's water level dropped 45 vertical feet . In the late 1970s , tramping across the newly exposed ...
... Lake on the eastern flank of the Sierra . After Los Angeles began diverting the streams that feed Mono Lake in the 1940s , the lake's water level dropped 45 vertical feet . In the late 1970s , tramping across the newly exposed ...
Page 108
... Lake Mead and Lake Powell -created in 1963 upstream of Lake Mead to ensure that the Upper Basin would have enough water even in drought years to meet its obliga- tion to the Lower Basin - were nearly full , with 50 million acre - feet ...
... Lake Mead and Lake Powell -created in 1963 upstream of Lake Mead to ensure that the Upper Basin would have enough water even in drought years to meet its obliga- tion to the Lower Basin - were nearly full , with 50 million acre - feet ...
Page 109
... lakes . Phoenix would thus seem to possess that holy grail of water managers : a diversified portfolio . But Ester was still disconcerted to see his lake levels dropping in the drought , until they were less than half full . After he ...
... lakes . Phoenix would thus seem to possess that holy grail of water managers : a diversified portfolio . But Ester was still disconcerted to see his lake levels dropping in the drought , until they were less than half full . After he ...
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Features | 8 |
Living With Volcanoes 34 In Indonesia life plays out in the shadow of fiery peaks | 38 |
COVER The eruption of Javas Mount Merapi in May 2006 drove | 1 |
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