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    between one drainage basin and another 6. Source- The place where a river begins- river system has numerous sources 7. Confluence- A place where two rivers meet Overground • Channel flow- Raindrops might fall directly into a river or stream • Surface Runoff- Water runs downhill over the ground towards a river or stream 1. Rain travelling as surface runoff will get to rivers and streams much more quickly‚ reaching a river or stream with little delay within a short time-span 2. More likely

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    Bangladesh Floods 1998 [pic] ----------------------- Prediction: ← Bangladesh is built on delta and floodplain of the Ganges‚ Brahmaputra‚ Meghna River‚ this area is expected to flood. ← The annual flood is expected and is needed to make the land fertile for farming. ← Upwards of 300 million people live on the Ganges delta‚ and this is increasing. Effects: ← 2379 people died. ← Destruction of communication network meant it was impossible to deliver food and medical

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    Saints at the River‚ by Ron Rash‚ is a novel that brings light to the controversy of conservation and effectively relays both sides of the argument with very limited biased. There are many factors that influence the controversy and its surrounding issues‚ but the primary decision is whether or not nature should be preserved or commercialized. While the young girl’s father uses an emotional argument and only wants his daughter’s body‚ many of the people supporting him care much more about using this

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    characteristics of the River Lym. The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load This is the general long profile of the river where the gradient decreases as you go down the river. The source is highest point of the river basin which usually is a mountain. This is the general long profile of the river where the gradient decreases as you go down the river. The source is highest point of the river basin which

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    Cause of Flood in Jakarta

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    throw the rubbish to river‚ so that river becomes full of rubbish and impede the course of the river water then river water overflowed into the streets. Moreover‚ still many people do illegal logging and because of that there isn’t water absorbing and the water into river. Beside that‚ build a construction cause of flood too‚ because they isn’t water absorbing. Last‚ cause of various factors. Flood can happen cause of sediment decreases because many people live beside river. In conclusion‚ flood

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    What Is an Estuary

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    An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it‚ and with a free connection to the open sea.[1] Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and ocean environments and are subject to both marine influences‚ such as tides‚ waves‚ and the influx of saline water; and riverine influences‚ such as flows of fresh water and sediment. The inflow of both seawater and freshwater provide high levels of nutrients in both the water column

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    Small Hydropower Project (The Project) is Run off River (RoR) type with its headworks located in Tinekhu River at some 3 km upstream from the confluence of Tamakoshi River and Tinekhu River. The distance to the intake site from Singati Bazaar is about 6 km north-east. The powerhouse is located along the left bank of Tamakoshi River‚ some 100 m upstream from the confluence of Tamakoshi River with Tinekhu River. There is a bridge over Tamakoshi River near powerhouse and a seasonal road up to the forebay

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    increase in sea level rise etc. Over–saturated soil (when the ground can’t hold in any more water and could turn into mud etc): Infiltration can’t take place due to the soil’s impermeability resulting in so then surface run off will be increased. High River‚ Stream‚ and Sea Level (caused by heavy rain/particle expansion): The amount of water in the channel becomes too high‚ forcing water inland. Objects such as fallen trees and littering can causes blocks in the flow of the water‚ which can also cause

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    Plains

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    region and glaciers‚ rivers‚ and streams eroded the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. Today‚ mountain erosion continues to carry debris out onto the plains. When melting snows and heavy rains fill rivers beyond their banks‚ they flood. The waters spread out over the surrounding landscape and drop the load of mud‚ sand‚ and silt they normally channel downstream. Over thousands of years‚ the sediments build up floodplains. Alluvial plains often form where steep mountain valley rivers gush onto more

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    Noble Gas and Mrs. Wang

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    Mrs. Wang’s clan village‚ the Village of Three Mile Wangs‚ on the flat banks of the Yellow River‚ had never even seen a Japanese person. Only the war caused them to talk about the Japanese. It was an early summer evening. After her supper‚ Mrs. Wang had climbed the dike steps‚ as she did daily‚ to see how high the river had risen. She was more afraid of the river than of the Japanese. She knew what the river could do. One by one‚ the villagers had followed her up the dike. They stood staring down

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