Denton, Craig, authorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032007http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87927Includes bibliographical references and index.Craig Denton notes water will be the primary political, social, and economic issue in the Intermountain West in the twenty-first century. Urban Utah thirsts for the Great Salt Lake principal source, the Bear River. Plans abound to divert it for a rapidly growing Wasatch Front, as the last good option for future water. But is it? Who now uses the river and how? Who are its stakeholders? What does the Bear mean to them? What is left for further use? How do we measure the Bear's own interest, give it a voice in decisions? Craig Denton's documentary takes on these questions.1. Defining the river -- 2. The ancient saga of water and land: geomorphology and hydrology of the Bear -- 3. From alpine to desert: the changing ecology of the Bear River basin -- 4. The Bear River and the threads of Western American history -- 5. Stakeholders lay claim to the Bear River and its water -- 6. Damn the dams: conflicts roil the Bear River -- 7. Mitigation on the Bear: repairing a century of misuse -- 8. A stark future for the Bear River - and us.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Natural history -- Bear River (Utah-Idaho)Interviews -- Bear River Valley (Utah-Idaho)Water use -- Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)Bear River (Utah-Idaho) -- Pictorial worksBear River (Utah-Idaho) -- HistoryBear River (Utah-Idaho) -- GeographyBear River Valley (Utah-Idaho) -- BiographyBear River (Utah-Idaho) -- Environmental conditionsBear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho) -- Water rightsTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.