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Quilt from Platte Canyon High School
No full textIn September 2006 Platte Canyon High School student Emily Keyes was killed by a gunman
Walking Stick from Platte Canyon High School
No full textIn September 2006 Platte Canyon High School student Emily Keyes was killed by a gunma
Dramatization of a fur trader rendezvous
No full textDramatization of a fur trader rendezvous, examining beaver pelts. From the NET Television production, The Platte River Road, 199
The Great Union Pacific Railroad, Excursion to the Hundredth Meridian: From New York to Platte City
No full textA railroad excursion by the Union Pacific Railroad to the Hundredth Meridian from New York to Platte City. Described are incidents of the excursion, characteristics of the country, meeting at Platte City, and a reception at Chicago.Recto: [imprinted] The Great Union Pacific Railroad, Excursion to the Hundredth Meridian: From New York to Platte City. Incidents of the Excursion - Character of the Country - Statistics of the Road - Its Progress and Trade - Meeting at Platte City - Reception at Chicago. Prepared at the Request of the Excursionists. Chicago: Published by the Republican Company, 93 Washington St., 1867
Summary: cooperative agreement: basinwide recovery program for endangered species in the Central Platte River Basin
No full textPresented at the Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition on February 17-18, 1998 at the Camino Inn in North Platte, Nebraska.This 1/6/98.Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and the United States Department of the Interior have developed a proposed basinwide recovery program for endangered species in the Central Platte River Basin. The program's primary purpose would be to provide and protect water and land for the habitat of whooping cranes, piping plovers, and least terns. The program would also serve as a reasonable and prudent alternative for water related activities requiring Section 7 consultations under the Endangered Species Act. Such consultations are required by that Act to ensure that federal actions, such as the relicensing of water projects, are not likely to have an adverse impact on endangered species or their habitat. A cooperative agreement outlining the proposed basinwide program was signed on July 1, 1997 by Nebraska Governor Ben Nelson, Colorado Governor Roy Romer, Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer, and Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt. The cooperative agreement specifies the activities to be undertaken in the next three to four years while the proposed program is being reviewed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Funding will begin this fiscal year and a governing body has been established so that the states, the federal government and the other parties involved can work together on the activities planned during that time. The cooperative agreement also describes what the parties intend to accomplish during the proposed program's first increment, which is expected to begin after the NEPA review and last for ten to thirteen years thereafter
OPPORTUNITY COSTS OF WATER LEASING: IRRIGATION, INSTREAM FLOW, AND WETLAND CONSIDERATIONS IN THE LARAMIE BASIN, WYOMING
No full textFlood irrigation in the Laramie Basin of southeast Wyoming has created many wetlands that rely directly on irrigation inputs for water. The Laramie Basin is a proposed water source for enhancing Platte River instream flows, to the benefit of endangered cranes, terns, plovers, and sturgeons. Increasing irrigation efficiency, or retiring irrigated lands would transform Laramie Basin agriculture and cause a high fraction of the Basins wetlands to be lost. This study explores the limitations of traditional water transfer tools when regional instream-flow requirements compete for water with local irrigation-dependent wetlands. A rotating short-term water lease program is proposed. The program would allow Laramie Basin producers to contribute to instream flow without causing permanent wetland damage or loss. Short-term water leasing programs could allow agricultural communities to contribute to regional environmental water needs without sacrificing local, agriculturally-based ecological resources. An estimate of minimum water costs, advantages and disadvantages of short-term water leasing are discussed.Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
South Platte mapping and analysis program (SPMAP): decision support tools for the Lower South Platte
No full textJanuary 2001.To address the demands of competing water users, water managers require the use of computer-based technology to support decision making, especially in the lower portion of the South Platte Basin where the river is underlain by a shallow alluvial aquifer and the highest demand is from irrigated agriculture. In conjunction with an advisory committee comprised of representatives of water user organizations in the Lower South Platte Basin, modeling and analysis tools have been developed by the Integrated Decision Support (IDS) Group to address the informational needs of these competing water user groups. These tools are expressly designed for the combination of ground and surface water supplies found in the Lower South Platte Basin. Water user organizations are applying these tools in water resources planning and using them to determine augmentation requirements and recharge benefits to flows in the South Platte River. Tools include the development of a spatial database with analysis tools, a consumptive use model for the South Platte, and a stream depletion factor interface to determine the impacts of groundwater withdrawals and recharges on river flows. This report will detail the software developed and provide a description of how these tool are being used to meet the needs of water providers in the Lower South Platte Basin. This decision support system is a dynamic tool where water users can test various parameters of many different scenarios to determine the best decisions now and in the future
Pirogue Boat
No full textA re-creation of a pirogue boat used by the expedition. From the NET Television production Platte River Road, 199
Validation of Cropflex: a crop management program
No full textPresented at the Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition on February 17-18, 1998 at the Camino Inn in North Platte, Nebraska
Evaluation of SAMSON for use in a South Platte decision support system
No full textDecember 1996.The South Platte River basin is a tributary of the Missouri River. Three states share the basin (Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming), with most of the basin in Colorado (79 percent). Colorado's population has been growing rapidly, especially in Front-Range cities, increasing the demand on water resources in the basin. Highly productive plains agriculture is also a substantial user of water resources and new uses also can be expected for wildlife and recreation. A decision support system (DSS) is being planned by the State of Colorado for water management in South Platte River Basin. Anticipated needs of the system include data development and some model development specific to the South Platte. Due to the unique characteristics of the South Platte River Basin, the implementation of this framework is expected to be slightly different from other basins in Colorado. The SAMSON (Stream-Aquifer Model for Management by SimulatiON) Model, developed in the 1980s specifically for the South Platte River Basin, has been recommended by past studies for use in a South Platte DSS. This report provides and analysis of the current SAMSON model. The conclusions of this report recommend that SAMSON in its present form not be used as part of a DSS, largely due to recent developments in modeling philosophy, application, and use. SAMSON proved the entire South Platte River Basin system could be effectively modeled, and pointed to the priorities for data collection and development. Components of SAMSON could be part of future DSS systems, but they should be separated into individual modules and evaluated individually against existing models. In summary, the analysis of SAMSON clearly show the need for a modular and data-centered approach for a South Platte DSS.Grant no. 14-08-0001-G2008/5 Project no. 09; financed in part by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, through the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
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