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"Rainfall, hurricanes, rivers, reservoirs, springs, lakes, aquifers, wetlands, floodplains, water parks, irrigation, wells - the list of water-related topics in Texas is long and critical to the state's economic and political future. """"Texas Water Atlas"""" provides the first comprehensive reference for water-related topics in Texas.Geographers Lawrence E. Estaville and Richard A. Earl have compiled a host of data to visually convey vital information on Texas' climate, surface and groundwater, water uses and hazards, water quantity and quality, recreation, future supply projections, and the environmental management of its water resources. In addition to more than 150 color maps, the book includes brief introductions to each chapter and a Texas water timeline that traces the state's water events since European settlement.An excellent resource for teachers, students, and policy makers, the atlas promises also to be an invaluable tool for conservation professionals and the general public."

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9781603440202

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"""About the only thing it doesn't tell you is where the fish are biting.""-- ""The Texas Observer"" (1/26/2009 12:00:00 AM)"

About the only thing it doesn't tell you is where the fish are biting. --The Texas Observer (01/26/2009)

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LAWRENCE E. ESTAVILLE is professor of geography at Texas State University in San Marcos. An award-winning teacher, he has received the distinguished achievement award from the National Council for Geographic Education. RICHARD A. EARL, recipient of the distinguished teaching award from the National Council for Geographic Education, is associate professor of geography at Texas State University where he teaches courses on water resources and environmental management.

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