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<br />. , <br />....,..... <br />.'. " , ... "11 <br />.) ''<0' '.... o;.J, .'~l ~ <br /> <br />Conversion factors <br />Abstract. . . . . <br />Introduction . . . <br />Historical setting. <br />Drought and its ramifications. <br />Impacts on people. . . . <br />Public water supplies. . <br />Rural water supplies . . <br />Water for irrigation. . <br />Water for hydroelectric power. <br />Water for forests <br />Water quality . . . <br />Water for fisheries. <br />Water for recreation <br />Water for navigation <br />Adaptation to drought. <br />Short-term planning <br />Changes in water use <br />Changes in irrigation practices <br />The role of forecasting <br />Weather . . . <br />Runoff . .. ., <br />Ground-water use . <br />Base flow projections. <br />Long-term planning .. . <br />Legal aspects. . .,. <br />Chronology of the 1976-77 drought <br />Great Lakes-WRC Region 04 . <br />Precipitation and runoff . <br />Ground-water conditions. <br />Water quality. . . . . . <br />Activities resulting from <br />the drought . . . . . <br />Upper Mississippi-WRC Region <br />07 and Souris-Red-Rainy-WRC <br />Region 09 . . . . . . . <br />Previous droughts. .. <br />Precipitation and runoff . <br />Ground-water conditions. <br />Water quality. . . . . . <br />Activities resulting from <br />the drought .. ., <br />Missouri Basin-WRC Region 10 <br />(upper part) .. . <br />Precipitation and runoff . <br />Ground-water conditions. <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />v <br />1 <br />1 <br />3 <br />5 <br />14 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />16 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />18 <br />18 <br />19 <br />19 <br />19 <br />19 <br />20 <br />20 <br />20 <br />20 <br />.20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />24 <br />26 <br />26 <br /> <br />26 <br /> <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />31 <br />32 <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br />. 33 <br />. 34 <br />. 35 <br /> <br />Water quality. . . . . . . <br />Activities resulting from <br />the drought .. . . <br />Missouri Basin-WRC Region 10 <br />(lower part) . . . . . . <br />Previous droughts. . <br />Precipitation and runoff . <br />Ground-water conditions. <br />Water quality.. ... <br />Activities from the drought <br />Arkansas- White- Red-WRC <br />Region 11 . . . . . . <br />Precipitation and runoff . <br />Ground-water conditions. <br />Water quality. . . . . <br />Activities resulting from <br />the drought . . . . . <br />Upper Colorado-WRC Region 14 <br />Precipitation and runoff . <br />Ground-water conditions. <br />Water quality.. ... <br />Activities resulting from <br />the drought . . . . . <br />The Great Basin-WRC Region 16 <br />Previous droughts. . <br />Precipitation and runoff . <br />Ground-water conditions. <br />Water quality.. .., <br />Forests . . ., . . <br />Activities resulting from <br />the drought <br />Pacific Northwest-WRC <br />Region 17 . . . . . <br />Previous droughts. . . <br />Precipitation and runoff <br />Ground-water conditions. <br />Water quality.. ... <br />Forests .. ..... <br />The fishery. . . . . . . <br />Activities resulting from <br />the drought . . . . . <br />California-WRC Region 18 . <br />Precipitation and runoff . <br />Ground-water conditions. <br />Water quality. <br />Land subsidence. . <br /> <br />36 <br />36 <br /> <br />36 <br />37 <br />37 <br />38 <br />38 <br />39 <br /> <br />39 <br />39 <br />41 <br />41 <br /> <br />41 <br />41 <br />43 <br />46 <br />46 <br /> <br />46 <br />47 <br />47 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />51 <br /> <br />53 <br /> <br />53 <br />53 <br />54 <br />58 <br />59 <br />59 <br />59 <br /> <br />60 <br />61 <br />62 <br />66 <br />67 <br />69 <br /> <br />iii <br />