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SNOW: NATURE'S RESERVOIR 1
Author(s) -
Cox L. M.,
Rawls W. J.,
Zuzel J. F.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1975.tb01821.x
Subject(s) - snow , environmental science , water resources , hydrology (agriculture) , watershed , recreation , water resource management , snowmelt , irrigation , meteorology , geography , geology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , machine learning , computer science , political science , law , biology
Snow, one of Nature's greatest reservoirs, supplies most of the usable water in the Western United States. Reliable predictions of the quantity and timing of the release of this water are used in making management decisions involving irrigation, stock water and municipal water supplies, hydro‐power generation, recreation, navigation, and pollution control Practically oriented research is vital for the proper development and management of this resource. In southwestern Idaho, the Northwest Watershed Research Center, ARS, USDA, is conducting intensive investigations for assessing snow Volumes, snow water content, and snow‐melt over a watershed. Application of these research findings will result in better development and management of the water stored as snow in Nature's reservoir.