General effects of drought on water resources of the southwest

Gatewood, J.S.; Wilson, Alfonso; Thomas, Harold E.; Kister, L.R.

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“…1950 The number of irrigated acres in the state decreased by 24 percent, while the number of irrigated acres from wells increased by 48 percent due to the ongoing drought (Gatewood et al 1964(Gatewood et al : B-44). 1950 An extended drought, the most severe since the inception of scientific recording of weather data, impacted the region's agricultural and ranch industries (Manthey 1977: 8;Tuan et al 1973: 58-60, 147-156).…”

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“…Reservoirs in the region were dry or low, and severe dust storms occurred (Powell 1976(Powell : 91, 102). 1956 (summer) Costilla, Santa Cruz, and El Vado reservoirs were all dry as a result of the drought (Gatewood et al 1964(Gatewood et al : B45). 1956 This was the driest year in New Mexico since scientific records have been kept.…”

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“…1929 Students from the University of New Mexico helped erect earthen dikes in the north 2nd-4th streets and Candelaria-Griegos areas (Fish 1993(Fish , personal communication). 1929 The Santa Cruz dam was built on the Santa Cruz River; the reservoir had a capacity of 4,500 acre-feet (Gatewood et al 1964(Gatewood et al : B45). 1929 Precipitation was above normal (Tuan et al 1973(Tuan et al : 58).…”

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“…1934 Under the Drought Relief Service Program the U.S. Government began buying cattle on overgrazed, drought-stricken rangelands (Limerick 1987: 88). 1934 El Vado dam and reservoir were built on the Rio Chama; capacity was 197,500 acre-feet (Gatewood et al 1964(Gatewood et al : B45). 1934 (winter) This was a "wet" period in northwestern New Mexico (Brugge 1980: 434).…”

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“…1916 The U.S. Forest Service issued livestock grazing permits for the sacred Blue Lake area to non-Indians (Sando 1989(Sando : 83). 1916 The density of black grama grass on New Mexico ranges decreased during this dry period (Gatewood et al 1964(Gatewood et al : B43). 1916 When available, pinyon nuts were shipped by rail from the Taos junction area.…”

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From the Rio to the Sierra: An environmental history of the Middle Rio Grande Basin

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1998

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Various human groups have greatly affected the processes and evolution of Middle Rio Grande Basin ecosystems, especially riparian zones, from A.D. 1540 to the present. Overgrazing, clear-cutting, irrigation farming, fire suppression, intensive hunting, and introduction of exotic plants have combined with droughts and floods to bring about environmental and associated cultural changes in the Basin. As a result of these changes, public laws were passed and agencies created to rectify or mitigate various environmental problems in the region. Although restoration and remedial programs have improved the overall "health" of Basin ecosystems, most old and new environmental problems persist.

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Historical and prehistorical water levels of Mormon Lake, Arizona as a measure of climate change on the southwest Colorado Plateau, USA

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Amoroso

2020

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Mormon Lake, elevation 2166 m with maximum historic surface area of 31.4 km2, lies in a forested endorheic basin covering 103 km2. It is the largest unaltered freshwater body on the 337,000 km2 Colorado Plateau. Prehistorical (before AD 1878) highstands were ca. 9 and 24 m relative to depocenter datum. These levels likely occurred during four multidecadal episodes of cool, wet conditions between ca. 3.55 and 0.20 ka BP. Maximum historical levels (early 1900s) were up to 7.9 m, whereas modern (post-1941) levels were frequently zero or relatively low. Historical climate records indicate reconstructed lake levels correlate directly with annual precipitation and inversely with temperature. Early highstands were associated with above average precipitation and the lowest temperatures of the 116 yr record. The lake receded after 1941; thereafter, frequent drying and low-water levels resulted from recurrent drought and steadily increasing temperatures. Consequently, a wet episode from the 1970s to the 1990s had precipitation like the early 1900s, but highstands were only ca. 3.8 m. The historical lake-level chronology is consistent with changes of hydrologic balance predicted by climate models, that is, reduced effective precipitation (precipitation minus evaporation). These changes, particularly aridification, apparently began in the 1970s or earlier. Global oceanic and atmospheric climate modulate lake levels and regional hydroclimate.

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General effects of drought on water resources of the southwest

Abstract: Analysis of regional runoff-____________ Streamflow variability_ Streamflow expressed in units of standard deviation _________________ Regional runoff characteristics.----_ Streamflow as indicated by tree rings Problems of correlation Results of correlation studies.______

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Historical and prehistorical water levels of Mormon Lake, Arizona as a measure of climate change on the southwest Colorado Plateau, USA

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