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Contents Contributors Preface Acknowledgments 1 Background and Approach Arthur C. Benke and Colbert E. Cushing Introduction Basic Approach Chapter Contents and Background Concluding Comments Literature Cited 2 Atlantic Coast Rivers of the Northeastern United States J. K. Jackson, A. D. Huryn, D. L. Strayer, D. L. Courtemanch, and B. W. Sweeney Introduction Penobscot River Connecticut River Hudson River Delaware River Susquehanna River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 3 Atlantic Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States Leonard A. Smock, Anne B. Wright, and Arthur C. Benke Introduction James River Cape Fear River Savannah River Ogeechee River St. Johns River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 4 Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States G. Milton Ward, Phillip M. Harris, and Amelia K. Ward Introduction Mobile River Cahaba River Apalachicola/Chattahoochee/Flint River System Pearl River Suwannee River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 5 Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southwestern United States Clifford N. Dahm, Robert J. Edwards, and Frances P. Gelwick Introduction Rio Grande San Antonio and Guadalupe Rivers Colorado River Brazos River Sabine River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 6 Lower Mississippi River and Its Tributaries Arthur V. Brown, Kristine B. Brown, Donald C. Jackson, and W. Kevin Pierson Introduction Lower Mississippi River White River Buffalo National River Big Black River Yazoo River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 7 Southern Plains Rivers William J. Matthews, Caryn C. Vaughn, Keith B. Gido, and Edie Marsh-Matthews Introduction Arkansas River Canadian River Red River Little River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 8 Upper Mississippi River Michael D. Delong Upper Mississippi River Minnesota River St. Croix River Wisconsin River Illinois River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 9 Ohio River Basin David White, Karla Johnston, and Michael Miller Introduction Ohio River Tennessee River Cumberland River Wabash River Kanawha River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 10 Missouri River Basin David L. Galat, Charles R. Berry Jr., Edward J. Peters, and Robert G. White Introduction Missouri River Yellowstone River White River Platte River Gasconade River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 11 Colorado River Basin Dean W. Blinn and N. LeRoy Poff Introduction Colorado River Green River Yampa River Little Colorado River Gila River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 12 Pacific Coast Rivers of the Coterminous United States James L. Carter and Vincent H. Resh Introduction Sacramento River San Joaquin River Salinas River Klamath River Rogue River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 13 Columbia River Basin Jack A. Stanford, F. Richard Hauer, Stanley V. Gregory, and Eric B. Snyder Introduction Flathead River Snake/Salmon Rivers Yakima River Willamette River Main-Stem Columbia River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 14 Great Basin Rivers Dennis K. Shiozawa and Russell B. Rader Introduction Bear River Sevier River Humboldt River Truckee River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 15 Fraser River Trefor B. Reynoldson, Joseph Culp, Rick Lowell, and John S. Richardson Introduction Fraser River Thompson River Nechako River Stuart River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 16 Pacific Coast Rivers of Canada and Alaska John S. Richardson and Alexander M. Milner Introduction Kuskokwim River Sustina River Kenai River Stikine River Skeena River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 17 Yukon River Basin Robert C. Bailey Introduction Yukon River Tanana River Koyukuk River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 18 Mackenzie River Basin Joseph M. Culp, Terry D. Prowse, and Eric A. Luiker Introduction Mackenzie River Liard River Slave River Peace River Athabasca River Additional Rivers Literature Cited 19 Nelson and Churchill River Basins D. M. Rosenberg, P. A. Chambers, J. M. Culp, W. G. Franzin, P. A. Nelson, A. G. Salki, M. P. Stainton, R. A. Bodaly, and R. W. Newbury Introduction Saskatchewan River Red River of the North/Assiniboine River Winnipeg River Nelson River Main Stem Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 20 Rivers of Arctic North America Alexander M. Milner, M. W. Oswood, and K. R. Munkittrick Introduction Noatak River Kuparuk River Sagavanirktok River Moose River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 21 Atlantic Coast Rivers of Canada Richard A. Cunjak and Robert W. Newbury Introduction Exploits River Miramachi River St. John River Moisie River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 22 St. Lawrence River James H. Thorp, Gary A. Lamberti, and Andrew F. Casper Introduction St. Lawrence Main Stem Ottawa River Saguenay River St. Joseph River Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 23 Rivers of MÄxico Paul F. Hudson, Dean A. Hendrickson, Arthur C. Benke, Alejandro Varela-Romero, Rocio Rodiles-Hernçndez, and Wendell Minckley RÆo Pçnuco RÆos Usumacinta/Grijalva RÆo Candelaria RÆo Yaqui RÆo Conchos Additional Rivers Acknowledgments Literature Cited 24 Overview and Prospects J. David Allan and Arthur C. Benke Introduction The Variety of Rivers Few Rivers are Pristine North America's Rivers in the Twenty-First Century Literature Cited Glossary Appendix: Common and Scientific Names for Plants, Vertebrates, and Selected Invertebrates Found in this Book Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Rivers -- North America.
Stream ecology -- North America.