Water, Rivers and Creeks

Luna B. Leopold

CONTENTS

Preface
Foreword

PART I: Hydrology and Morphology

Precipitation
Infiltration
Groundwater
Surface Water
The River Channel—Formation and Maintenance
Rivers, Creeks, and Vegetation

PART II: The Water Resource and Its Management

Water Supply
Water Use
Water Availability and Its Quality
Land Management and Its Relation to Water
Demands and Disposal
Water—Our Common Pleasure and Our Common Responsibility
References
Index