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Changes in the morphometry of Las Vegas Wash and the impact on water quality
Digital Scholarship@UNLV
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Changes in the morphometry of Las Vegas Wash and the impact on water quality |
| Creator | Roline, Richard A. Sartoris, James J. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Description | Las Vegas Wash, a natural wash east of Las Vegas, Nevada, carries stormwater, groundwater drainage, and sewage effluent from two sewage treatment plants to Lake Mead. Over 80 percent of the normal discharge of approximately 3.4 m3/s (120 ft3/s) consists of effluent from the City of Las Vegas and Clark County sewage treatment plants. Beginning in the 1950s, a large wetland area developed along the wash that supported waterfowl populations and contributed to some water quality transformations.... |
| Date | 1988-01-01T08:00:00Z |
| Type | article |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/86 https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/context/water_pubs/article/1091/viewcontent/RARolineLVWashWaterQuality_1988.pdf |
| Source | Publications (WR) |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Digital Scholarship@UNLV |
| Subject | Ammonia Dissolved oxygen Environmental monitoring Lake Mead (Ariz. and Nev.) Las Vegas Wash (Nev.) Sedimentation and deposition Water contamination Water quality Watersheds Biochemistry Biology Desert Ecology Environmental Health and Protection Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Environmental Monitoring Fresh Water Studies Natural Resources and Conservation Sustainability Water Resource Management |
