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    natives of that land. By the 1800’s‚ disease brought by the European’s had cleared nearly all of the population‚ however‚ the Columbia River’s resources were being exploited to a great degree by the new settlers. Towards the turn into the 20th century‚ dams began to affect a process known as salmon runs‚

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    The Snake rises near the continental divide by the southeast corner of Yellowstone national park and ends by joining with the Columbia River. The Snake River exits Idaho through the Palisades Reservoir. The snake flows for 1078 miles with many tributaries joining the river. The river then turns west to join with the Columbia near Pasco‚ Washington. There have been salmon in this river for as long as we’ve known about it. Almost always having salmon in the river makes it so that the Snake is always

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    Klamath River Case Study

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    Current Events Assignment Klamath River Dam Removal Many years ago‚ efforts began to tear down four dams that were established along the Klamath River‚ the main issue being that the water diversions and dams had greatly disrupted Klamath’s salmon population‚ they needed to be destroyed in order to reestablish their upstream habit‚ and dismantling them would open up hundreds of miles of the Klamath River for coho salmon. This was a combined effort made through cooperation‚ negotiation‚ and compromise

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    White Salmon River

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    White Salmon River Ecosystem Components Jennah Whitney SCI/256 June 10‚ 2013 Katy Mirowsky-Garcia White Salmon River – Ecosystems Components Introduction The existence of Condit Dam has been a blink of time in the history of the White Salmon watershed. Since time immemorial‚ the White Salmon River has originated from the southwestern slope of Mount Adams. The White Salmon River‚m?t ’úla wana‚ was named for the white salmon. White salmon spawned here‚ the salmon eggs grew and went

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    population to grow they locate back to their birth place to reproduce. Once the spawning life cycle has occurred the fish will then die off. Recently there has been an epidemic about the Tacoma hydroelectric dam and how it has been putting the chinooks life in jeopardy. By terminating the hydroelectric dam‚ it will increase the number of fish ranging through the mouth of Washington Pacific Ocean upstream (NOAA‚ 2015). The current status for chinook being released through the Tacoma hydroelectric turbines

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    always get this sensation that cannot be described in words. When I go to Canyon Lake‚ I specifically go to where the dam is that opens up to Guadalupe River. When I am close to the dam‚ I am greeted with a ginormous hill‚

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    Water Scenario: Past‚ Present and Future of Pakistan By: Muhammed Zafir Zia Per capita availability of surface water in Pakistan is gradually dwindling from 5300 cubic meter in 1951 to 1000 cubic meters in 2005 and is projected to hit less than 1000 cubic meters making Pakistan a water short country Of all the major problems‚ water crisis is the one that lies at the heart of our survival and that of our planet. Experts project that the global water crisis will reach unprecedented

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    use will be Zimbabwe the Zimbabwe river consisting of the Vitoria falls‚ Kariba dam and shipping routes. Two uses for the river basin are hydro electric power‚ tourism; however a main conflict is flooding when the dam was built. The Kariba dam was constructed in 1977 having had construction start since 1955; due to the lack of money that the government had the final cost of the project came to $480‚000‚000. The Kariba dam provides a huge amount of electricity for the Zimbabwe people consisting of 1

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    Hydraulic Jump

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    supercritical flow‚ but it’s not possible the other way around. Hydraulic jump High velocity discharge Low velocity SPILLWAY Spillway is the structure build to provide for the controlled released of flow from a dam into a downstream area. Spillways also acted as the dam savior as it will not let the flood water overtop and damage the dammed by release the flood water. The relation between the hydraulics jump and spillway is that the spillway is usually placed in between the supercritical

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    Damn

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    About DAM New York 2012 Welcome to The Art and Practice of Managing Digital Media 2012. Once again‚ in New York City on May 10th & 11th‚ we inaugurate this years DAM conferences. The reach of our digital asset management community continues to expand - your growth as professionals and soon-to-be-professionals in DAM is our continuing goal. In New York City well facilitate a lively exchange among conference participants. Well have panel sessions‚ breakout groups‚ enhanced networking environments

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