Download or read book The River Stops Here written by Ted Simon and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid chapter in the saga of the California water wars, The River Stops Here documents state and federal plans to flood the largest, most fertile valley in Mendocino County to send water south to Los Angeles. The eventual success of Richard Wilson, a rancher in Round Valley, to stop the project is the heart of this compelling story.