Characteristics of Lake Mead, Arizona-Nevada

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 230-239

  Holdren, G Chris ^a   Turner, Kent ^b  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

fishery; Hoover Dam; hydrology; Lake Mead; recreation; water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054003704     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438141.2010.540699     Document Type: Conference Paper

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