water drops -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- Introduction -- SCIENCE -- Water on Earth -- Ocean -- Biodiversity -- Gaia -- Tipping Point -- CO2, O2, and H2O -- Unusual -- Circulation -- Water and Energy -- Water Vapor -- Evapotranspiration -- Acid Rain -- Studies of Water -- Measuring Water -- More Water Measurements -- Hydraulics -- Wonder -- Water Storage -- Hydropedology -- Fertilizer in the Rain -- Plants and Water -- Invasive Species -- Mosses and Water (R. W. Kimmerer) -- Water and Trees -- Interception and Energy -- Interception Amount -- Soil Storage -- Frost in Soil -- Measuring Soil Moisture -- Wetlands -- Flushing -- Backyard Ponds -- CULTURE AND HISTORY -- Water in Culture -- Water Is . . . -- The Word Water -- Gods and Goddesses -- Maxims -- Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill -- WEATHER AND CLIMATE -- Umbrella? -- Chance (1): Rain -- Full Moon -- Humidity -- Clouds -- Fog -- Raindrops -- Measuring Precipitation -- Measuring Snow -- Ice Precipitation -- Black Ice -- Morning Ice Crystals -- Bad Weather -- Storm Types -- Storm Types (Again) -- Cyclonic Storms -- Convectional Storms -- Orographic Storms -- Lake Effect -- Hurricanes and Tornados -- Drought -- Meteorological Drought -- Agricultural Drought -- Hydrological Drought -- Climate Change Terminology -- Canary -- Our Greenhouse -- Global Warming -- HYDROLOGY -- Hydrology -- Hydrology (Second Definition) -- Annual Hydrograph -- Hydrological Seasons -- Happy New Year -- Season of Soil Moisture Recharge -- Season of Maximum Runoff -- Season of Maximum Evapotranspiration -- Arid Zone Hydrology -- Deserts -- Tropical Hydrology -- Cold Regions Hydrology -- Runoff -- Measuring Runoff -- Groundwater Runoff -- Stormwater Runoff -- Storm Hydrograph -- Storm Flow -- Stormwater Runoff Quality -- Floods -- Infiltration -- Chance (2): Floods -- More Flooding -- Floodplains.

Flood Insurance -- Three Rivers, Three Floods -- ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT,AND POLICY -- Using Water -- Water in the World -- Storage -- Resource Buffers -- Watersheds -- Water Balance -- Watershed Research -- Watershed Functions -- Wetland Watersheds -- Watershed Planning -- Watershed Management -- Objectives of Watershed Management -- Municipal Water Supplies -- Forested Water Supplies -- Woods and Water -- Quantity, Quality, and Regimen -- Measuring Water Quality -- Water Quality Laws -- Drinking Water -- Water Meters -- Pricing Water -- Bottled Water -- Hot Shower -- Garbage Disposals -- Waste Treatment -- TMDLs -- Best Management Practices -- Point/Nonpoint Pollution -- Permits -- Concentrated Animal Feedlot Operations -- Mining -- Navigation -- Fighting Fire -- Dams -- Policy on Dams -- Removing Dams -- Water Project Economics -- Conservation -- Center Pivot Irrigation -- GOVERNMENT, LAW,AND ORGANIZATIONS -- Organizations -- Federal Organizations -- Land Managing Agencies -- Politics -- Bureau of Land Management -- Forest Service -- National Park Service -- Fish and Wildlife Service -- Corps of Engineers -- Bureau of Reclamation -- Natural Resources Conservation Service -- Tennessee Valley Authority -- Environmental Protection Agency -- Geological Survey -- NOAA (and NWS) -- Districts -- Interstate Water Law -- Native American Water Rights -- Advisory Committees -- Partnerships -- Professional Organizations -- Water Law -- Water and Laws -- Watershed Initiatives -- Five Forested Watersheds -- Great Lakes -- River Basin Commissions -- Mississippi River -- Colorado River -- Closing -- Glossary (and Occasional Symbols) -- Water Trivia -- Notes, References, and Additional Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.