Abstract
The Great Basin, a region of endorheic drainages in western North America, is constrained by water. This is reflected in the basin's Holocene history, with both its climate and Indigenous people. The frequency and intensity of past droughts establish a foundation for understanding current conditions and give insight into the future. Today's population centers are concentrated along the western and eastern borders of the Great Basin. The Carson River, arising in the Sierra Nevada, has a legacy of exploitation from mining and water development. In the Eastern Lahontan Basin, the isolated Marys River, with low discharge, illustrates rural land-use issues in the Great Basin. The Weber, Provo, and Spanish Fork rivers, in the Bonneville Basin, are examples of highly developed water projects, where reservoir storage forms the basis for agricultural, industrial, and municipal development. The Spanish Fork River basin, without in-basin water storage, relies on large-scale water importation.
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