Sandhill Cranes and the Platte River

• Main Authors: Krapu, Gary L., Reinecke, Kenneth J., Frith, Charles R.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1982
• Subjects: Other International and Area Studies; Arctic; Canada; Grand Island; Alaska; Siberia
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/87; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1066/viewcontent/Krapu_T47NAWNRC_1982_Sandhill_Platte.pdf

The waters of many western rivers have been diverted by man for irrigation and other consumptive uses (Ohmart et al. 1977, Johnson 1978). As flows in certain rivers diminished precipitously during this century, numerous conflicts have arisen brought on by changes affecting various interests. The Pla...