In chapter 12 we discussed America's Great Plains, Prairies and their affect on the country. The Great Plains are located to the west of Tennessee. The plains tend to have more acres for wheat harvesting in comparison to Tennessee, and larger farm sizes. However, just like the Great Plains region, Tennessee has water issues. The drought in Tennessee continues to expand as the summer season kicks in. This past month the drought has risen to twenty-five percent of the state. With the state increasing its drought percentage, agriculture is in harm's way. The drought can significantly affect the agriculture production in Tennessee. Nashville is in severe drought, however is is not located in the worst part of the state which is in the south.
The USGS monitors the floods in Tennessee and they also focus on drought. The USGS has monitored the droughts in the past. Along with drought monitoring, Tennessee's government is also reaching out to it's people in order to conserve water.
http://wpln.org/?p=21131
http://tn.water.usgs.gov/projects/metronashville/index.html
http://www.tn.gov/environment/water.shtml
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