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MISSOURI RIVER ‐ THE NEW COMPACTING GAME 1
Author(s) -
Harris Mary Ellen
Publication year - 1983
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.1752-1688.1983.tb05941.x
Subject(s) - drainage basin , interbasin transfer , structural basin , hydrology (agriculture) , shore , recreation , environmental science , streams , water resource management , dam removal , natural (archaeology) , geology , geography , archaeology , geomorphology , cartography , oceanography , political science , computer science , sediment , computer network , geotechnical engineering , law
This paper addresses the recent interest in management of the Missouri River. Interstate issues in the river basin include interbasin water diversions, riverbed and shoreline degradation, loss of recreational and natural areas, reduction in navigation capacity, the status of the Pick‐Sloan Missouri Basin Program in terms of general river development, and the elimination of river basin commissions, An attempt to develop a comprehensive interstate water compact failed in the 1950s. The new efforts towards establishing a compact are discussed, as well as other available mechanisms for resolution of the current political and legal differences among the ten river basin states.