The Mississippi Valley Division is a dual-hatted organization with principally civil works and some military program responsibilities in the Mississippi Valley. The Division is one of eight Corps regional offices in the United States. The Mississippi River Commission, a unique organization created by an Act of Congress in 1876, helps oversee projects and programs for river improvements.

Home Introduction Search NVDP Project Sardar Sarovar Maan Maheshwar Press-Releases Press-Clippings Images About Us Collage design : Sujit Patwardhan The construction of large dams on the River Narmada in central India and its impact on millions of people living in the river valley has become one of the most important social issues in contemporary India. Through this website, we the friends of ...

Amazon Interactive Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the Rio Napo. Geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon Ecotourism Simulation Game Amazon Interactive ...

Categories Where to Stay Watersports All About Boats Boat builders Buying/selling Boats to hire River Cruises Private Charters Chandlery and equipment Boat services & Training Moorings Holidays Afloat Venues for Hire Property for Sale or Rent Local Information Wedding & Conference Venues Quick Find The River Thames Guide - A user friendly guide to what the Thames and its surrounding areas have ...

The Mississippi: River of Song is a Smithsonian Institution series for public television and radio that explores contemporary music along the Mississippi.

The Riverkeeper movement is an environmental 'neighborhood watch' program, a citizen's patrol to protect the nation's waters.

The Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) produces river forecasts 365 days a year for the Lower Mississippi River and it tributaries. We also produce rainfall and precipitation data for the southest United States.

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A regional land trust dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of the natural, scenic, recreational, and historic qualities of the Potomac River and its surrounding watershed lands.

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Dedicated to the preservation of the maritime history of the Hudson River. Located in Kingston, New York, midway between Albany and New York City.

Your best source for information on the Colorado River. From racing to casinos and Lake Powell to the border- everything you could want to know about the COLORADO RIVER!

A comprehensive vacation planning guide to the Buffalo National River Country and Jasper, Arkansas, right in the middle of the Ozark Mountains.Buffalo River ...

Created by the Texas Legislature in 1929 specifically for the purpose of developing and managing the water resources of an entire river basin, the Brazos River Authority develops and distributes water supplies, provides water and wastewater treatment, monitors water quality, and pursues water conservation through public education programs.

The River Watch Mississippi River Basin Site includes river forecasts and flood info for all of Mississippi River and its navigatable tributaries including the Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny, and Kanawha Rivers.

Friends of the Mississippi River is a leading citizen organization working to protect and enhance the Mississippi River in Minnesota ...

We are a nonprofit community-based organization that exists to help communities restore, manage, and learn about their natural environment through volunteer involvement.

Columbia Riverkeeper, a non-profit citizens group working to protect the water quality of the Columbia River and all life dependant upon her.

Tour of the Los Angeles River and educational resources for students and teachers. Topics include plants, animals, water quality, history, art and the human impact on this urban river.

The Cosumnes River Project is a cooperative habitat restoration effort involving The Nature Conservancy, California Fish and Game, Ducks Unlimited, and many other groups dedicated to using natural processes to restore central California wetlands.

Spring 2002 Newsletter now online ........ The LMRCC is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization composed of 11 member state natural resource agencies and other cooperating agencies and organizations with interests in the Lower Mississippi River. The LMRCCs mission is to promote the protection, restoration, enforcement, understanding, awareness and wise use of the natural resources of the Lower ...

World Wildlife Fund's Amazon site presents a series of photos, facts and scientific papers on the Amazon Rainforests. Learn about raoinforest animals like the jaguar, macaws, and poison arrow frogs. Listen to the sounds of the Amazon rainforest and learn how you can protect the Amazon.

Walk though Dorset hills and Somerset Levels, England, celtic hillforts, Alfred and Vikings, willow industry, bird watching, environmental arts, good pubs, eco/community friendly tourism ...

Boats and boating on the River Severn, Sharpness Canal and Bristol Channel, United Kingdom with Information on tides, navigation and places to visit ...

Mississippi River Beautification and Restoration Project - Chad Pregracke is cleaning up the Mississippi River.

Patterns and Processes of Change in the Amazon River Basin Welcome to the EOS Amazon Project at the University of Washington This project is a NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Interdisciplinary Investigation. The purpose of this research project is to understand the biogeochemistry, hydrology, and sedimentation of the Amazon River and its drainage basin. We have chosen the Amazon as the first ...

The Hudson River Almanac uses observations written by naturalists, scientists and river lovers of all ages to record the river's unique moments. Describes fishing on the Hudson River, tides, waterfowl, environmental problems.

Biological Resources Division Central Region Columbia Environmental Research Center The Lower Rio Grande Ecosystem Initiative The Lower Rio Grande Ecosystem Initiative (LRGEI) was established by the Biological Resources Division of the USGS (formerly the National Biological Service) to address research and information needs pertinent to the biotic resources of the river and its adjacent ...

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A Virtual Trip on the Historic Hudson River Text and links based upon William Wade's Panorama of the Hudson River, 1846 A Web Site for Students, Educators, and Those Interested in the History, Culture, and Conservation of the Hudson River Valley ABOUT THE SITE ABOUT THE DESMOND-FISH LIBRARY VIRTUAL TRIP TEXT OF THE WADE PANORAMA LINKS TO MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, and HISTORIC SITES CURRICULUM GUIDES ...

The Great Barrington Housatonic River Walk, a project of the Great Barrington, MA. Land Conservancy is a project to reclaim the beauty of a 'working river' abused by years of industrial waste and neglect. Learn more about this public greenway trail, which has become a national model for other communities ...

Introduction to the Yellow River (or Huang He), the second longest river in China, and its sediment control.

Broadcast Schedule When finished, the Three Gorges Dam will produce the energy of 15 nuclear power plants and tame some of the river's deadliest floods. To China's leaders, the dam is the greatest engineering feat since the construction of the Great Wall, but to critics worldwide, it is a social and environmental disaster. As the debate rages on, GREAT WALL ACROSS THE YANGTZE tells a complex ...

Mississippi River Country, USA promotes tourism through out the Mississippi River Valley. Japanese and Spanish language sites are available.

Offering a meeting place for shops, guides, and anglers interested in sharing what they have or know about Bass fishing on the Potomac.

Seasonal changes have a significant impact in every natural environment, but perhaps nowhere is that effect as dramatic as in Amazonia. Annually, Amazonia is hit by a deluge that overwhelms meadows where animals have resided for nearly half the year. For four months, the Amazon is hit by torrential rain, yet even some of the highest rainfall on Earth does not alone explain the 30 to 45 foot ...

ICE Case Studies Case Number: 1 Case Identifier: NILE Case Name: Nile River Dispute CASE BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT ASPECT CONFLICT ASPECT ENVIRONMENT OVERLAP CONFLICT ASPECT RELATED INFORMATION I. Case Background 1. Abstract The Nile river is the main source of water for the nine nations which make up the Nile basin. As is, the water provided by the river is barely enough to satisfy the enormous ...

Everything you wanted to know about The Nile River in Egypt.

The Ganga Basin Updated July 16, 1998. All links will appear in a separate window.

By ERN European Rivers Network The Loire River Basin - Basics News Information's on River basins, Projects & Campaigns from Danube via Loire, Narmada, Three Gorges to Wolga..... Select in our worldwide list ! RiverLink addresses and websites mail lists RiverFax one of our publications About Rivers Basics. What is a river, a living River Dam Decommissioning Sustainable Waterpolicy & ...

We bring together science and economics in solving economic and environmental problems and in developing culture in the Danube region.

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For more information about the Amazon River visit the following websites: About Amazonia NASA - Image of Amazon from Space Wanna Hear a catfish sing (Check this out) Tropical Aquatics in the Amazon Basin How is it so Great What makes the Amazon the greatest river in the world is the sheer volume of water that it carries, as well as its length. It is one of the longest rivers in the world, ...

In April 2001, Colin Angus and his team will begin the challenging task of voyaging the Yenisey river from source to sea. Bruce Kirkby, Jamie Clark, Colin Angus, Photography, Photographer, Adventure, Expedition, Author, Speaker, Images, Canada, Canadian, Everest, Arabia, Empty Quarter, Sand Dance, Colin Angus, Ben Kozel, Remy Reme Quinter, Scott Borthwick, Dan, Daniel, Danny, Audet, uvic, ...

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Paris History: La Seine Paris is small: no corner is farther than six miles from the square in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral. The city has a total area of 41 square miles (105 square kilometres), if the two big parks at either extremity are included, and 34 square miles without them. The city occupies a bowl hollowed out by the Seine in its prehistoric vigour, and the surrounding heights have ...

Lots of facts and photos of the Amazon River ...

By ERN European Rivers Network The Danube River Basin Basics News Information's on River basins, Projects & Campaigns from Danube via Loire, Narmada, Three Gorges to Wolga..... Select in our worldwide list ! RiverLink addresses and websites mail lists RiverFax one of our publications About Rivers Basics. What is a river, a living River Dam Decommissioning Sustainable Waterpolicy & ...

ICE Case Studies Case Number: 25 Case Mnemonic: DANUBE Case Name: Danube River Dispute Case Author: Some materials from drafts by JerryFortunato, Kevin Kurland, Leslie Barcus Tara Mitchell, Spring1997 CASE BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT ASPECT CONFLICT ASPECT ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT OVERLAP RELATED INFORMATION I. CASEBACKGROUND 1. Abstract The diversion of the Danube River onto Slovak territory will ...

ICE Case Studies Case Number: Case Identifier: TIGRIS Tigris-Euphrates River Dispute CASE BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT ASPECT CONFLICT ASPECT ENVIRONMENT OVERLAP CONFLICT RELATED INFORMATION I. CASE BACKGROUND 1. Abstract The Southeastern Anatolia Development Project (GAP in Turkish), is one of the most ambitious development projects in the world. It plans to utilize the waters of the Euphrates and ...

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Encyclopedia Congo Pronunciation Key Congo or Zare , great river of equatorial Africa, c.2, 720 mi (4, 380 km) long, formed by the waters of the Lualaba River and its tributary, the Luvua River, and flowing generally N and W through Congo (Kinshasa) to the Atlantic Ocean. Sections in this article: Introduction Course Economic Importance European Exploration Bibliography conglomerate, in geology ...

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THE RIVER LOIRE FROM DAY TO DAY Muides sur Loire - France New: Explore the river! Last European wild river, the river Loire presents each day a different face. The water level can vary from several meters within a few days, vegetation and migrating birds says the rythm of the seasons, the Islands slowly move from year to year. The picture is daily updated, the scrollbar allows to go back in time ...

Encyclopedia Nile Nile, longest river in the world, c.4, 160 mi (6, 695 km) long from its remotest headstream, the Luvironza River in Burundi, central Africa, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea, NE Egypt. The Nile flows northward and drains c.1, 100, 000 sq mi (2, 850, 000 sq km), about one tenth of Africa, including parts of Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, ...

A site devoted to exploring the ancient trade routes around the Mediterranean. ...

The Rhine and its tributaries - Basic information News Generalities : General description of the riverbasin (map and basic datas) - in french Rhine river basin (a quick description and a historic record in English) CIPR (International Commity for the Protection of Rhine) - Basic datas. Rhin Meuse Water Agency - in french Contacts, adresses Projects : Eurocat Project website ( Catchment basins ...

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Macroinvertabrates of San Diego River Reveal All Stream Study is testing for pollution in streams by indentifying macroinvertabrates. I tested water at nearby San Diego River near Old Mission Dam at Mission Trails Regional Park and Campground in San Diego, California. I tested the water at Old Mission Dam six(6) different times during the month of January, 2001. Go to... Purpose Hypothesis ...

Encyclopedia Amazon Pronunciation Key Amazon, Port. Amazonas, world's second longest river, c.3, 900 mi (6, 280 km) long, formed by the junction in N Peru's Andes Mts. of two major headstreams, the Ucayali and the shorter Maran. It flows across N Brazil before entering the Atlantic Ocean near Belm. The Amazon carries more water than any other river in the world. The drainage basin is enormous (c.

On All Things Considered, Raz presents a week-long series of reports from each of the nations the Danube River flows through.

Encyclopedia Danube Pronunciation Key Danube , Czech Dunaj, Ger. Donau, Hung. Duna, Rom. Dunarea, Serbo-Croatian and Bulg. Dunav, Ukr. Dunay, great river of central and SE Europe, c.1, 770 mi (2, 850 km) long, with a drainage basin of c.320, 000 sq mi (828, 800 sq km); it is second in length only to the Volga among European rivers. Sections in this article: Introduction Course Navigation and ...

The Hudson River Rivers are as various in their forms as forest trees. The Mississippi is like an oak with enormous branches. ...The Hudson is like a pine or poplar~~mainly trunk. From New York to Albany there is only an inconsiderable limb or two and but few gnarls. ...There are some crooked places it is true, but on the whole the Hudson presents a fine symmetrical shaft that would be hard to ...

All about the Nile River, the world's longest river, in Africa.

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