IMPACTS OF IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT ON ANADROMOUS FISH IN THE YAKIMA RIVER BASIN, WASHINGTON

Date

1995-05

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Publisher

Central Washington University

Abstract

Irrigation development, including the construction of unscreened diversions, the blockage of spawning and rearing habitat by reservoir dams, and the dewatering of spawning and rearing habitat, began in the mid-1800's and today totals approximately 500,000 acres. Historical records provide a wealth of information documenting irrigation development and its consequences on anadromous fish populations.

Description

295 page thesis

Keywords

Irrigation, Yakima Basin, Resource management, Habitat, anadromous fish

Citation

Tuck, Robert L. (1995). Impacts of irrigation development on anadromous fish in the Yakima River Basin, Washington. (Master’s thesis). Retrieved from Yakima Valley Libraries Digital Repository on [date].

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