Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the Great Plains

A history of the Ogallala aquifer traces its formation after the retreat of the glaciers; its use by ancient tribes, center-pivot sprinkler systems, and sophisticated extraction technologies; and the risk factors for its eventual drying out.

• Author
• William Ashworth

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 330

• Publisher
• W. W. Norton & Company

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780393058420

• Genres
• science, history, ecology

• Release date
• 2006