Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Colorado River
- Western USA
- Arizona
- Phoenix
- Wyoming
- Colorado
- California
- Nevada
- Las Vegas
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Source
- Rockies/Wind River Range
- Snowmelt
- Fold Mountains
- Dams
- Hoover (1933)
- + 19 others
- Reduce flood risk
- Produce HEP
- Arid Environment
- Surface susceptible to erosion
- Precipitation lost to evaporation
- Less than 25mm per annum
- Rain shadow
- 10km² discharge per annum
- Irrigation for 7 states
- Drip feed most effective
- Flood least effective
- Upper Colorado
- Less water used
- Lower Colorado
- More water used
- Industry
- Domestic
- Swimming pools
- Agriculture
- V shaped channel...
- Ideal for dams/storage reservoirs
- Large, angular load
- Eroded by attrition/abrasion
- Deposited at dam
- Material build up
- Aggradation
- 'Archimedes screw'
- Removes silt
- Clear water passes through
- No load
- Erosion lowers river bed
- Degradation
- Salinity
- Natural salts dissolve in water
- Moves to surface by capillary action
- Water evaporates
- Salt crystals left
- Inhibits plant growth