Yakima Basin Natural Resources
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The Yakima River Basin, including its role as tributary to the Columbia River system, is the focus of this collection of research documents, agency reports and journal articles.
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Item Climate adaptation plan for the territories of the Yakama Nation.(Yakama Nation, 2016-04)This document is an acknowledgment that climate change is real and that it poses a threat to our grandchildren, our culture, and our way of living. This document represents the first collective effort by our many governmental departments and programs to identify (1) important resources and cultural components most likely to be impacted by climate change, (2) work we are currently undertaking that recognizes and will help to reduce climate change impacts, and (3) specific recommendations for deeper analyses of vulnerabilities and risks to our most important interests and adaptation actions that we should implement now.Item Climate change in the Yakima Basin: Implications for aquatic habitat and water management.(Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington., 2015) Tohver, Ingrid M.University of Washington Climate Impacts Group presentation at the Yakima Basin Science and Management Conference 2015.Item Implications of 21st century climate change for the hydrology of Washington State(Climatic Change, 2010) Elsner, Marketa M.; Cuo, Lan; Voisin, Natalie; Deems, J. S.; Hamlet, Alan F.; Vano, Julie A.; Mickelson, Kristian E. B.; Lee, Se-Yeun; Lettenmaier, Dennis P.Pacific Northwest (PNW) hydrology is particularly sensitive to changes in climate because snowmelt dominates seasonal runoff, and temperature changes impact the rain/snow balance. Based on results from the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR4), we updated previous studies of implications of climate change on PNW hydrology. PNW 21st century hydrology was simulated using 20 Global Climate Models (GCMs) and 2 greenhouse gas emissions scenarios over Washington and the greater Columbia River watershed, with additional focus on the Yakima River watershed and the Puget Sound which are particularly sensitive to climate change. We evaluated projected changes in snow water equivalent (SWE), soil moisture, runoff, and streamflow for A1B and B1 emissions scenarios for the 2020s, 2040s, and 2080s.Item Yakima River Basin Study(U.S. Department of the Interior State of Washington; Bureau of Reclamation Department of Ecology Pacific Northwest Region, 2011-06) HDR Engineering, Inc; Anchor QEAThe purpose of this memorandum is to document the development of the RiverWare model and results used in the Yakima Basin Study. The Yakima Basin Study will result in an Integrated Water Resources Development Plan for meeting the instream and out-of-stream needs for current and future water supply associated with the Yakima River system. The model of the system (YAKRW) is being used to estimate the specific effects of proposed new water resources projects on water supply and instream flow conditions. It is also being used to estimate the effects of potential climate change on future water supplies and instream flows.