Minnesota‚ Lake Minnetonka holds unique meaning for different people. The retreating Wisconsin Glacier of the last Ice Age that produced melted blocks of ice‚ gave life and form to this island lake. It was Alexander Ramsey‚ Minnesota’s territorial governor in 1852‚ who gave Lake Minnetonka its name. The lake is also commonly known as the Big Waters‚ deriving that nickname from the Sioux language in which “Minne” means water and “Tonka” means big or great. As the ninth largest lake in Minnesota‚ Lake Minnetonka
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surrounded by the Great Lakes‚ the largest bodies of fresh water. We are so lucky to have the lakes around us. Michigan was shaped thousands of years ago and what we have now is the cause of many glaciers‚ rivers and lakes‚ and human made alterations. The Great Lakes began to form in the last glacier period about 14‚000 years ago‚ since then they have been a big part of transportation‚ trade and growth for our country. (https://www.google.com/search?q=areas+and+volumes+of+the+great+lakes) How is the majority
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Dal Lake Dal Lake has rightfully become an icon of the Kashmir tourism industry. A Himalayan urban lake‚ it has five basins and a number of channels that are well linked with each other. There are plenty of fishes in Dal Lake and fishery is the second largest industry of the region centered on the lake. The sparkling quiet waters of Dal surrounded by snow-capped mountains on its three sides‚ undoubtedly mark it as one of the most beautiful lakes of India. It is also the second largest lake in
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The Lake Tahoe Basin Ecosystem Alexis Goski SCI/256 Sep 10‚ 2012 Shameema Sarker The Lake Tahoe Basin Ecosystem During the last 140 years the ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin has experienced multiple alterations. Just as many areas have been depleted or implemented signs of struggle after initial European settlement the Lake Tahoe basin’s ecosystem has been vastly affected by man. The precedent environment of Lake Tahoe’s basin may never
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National Geographic Article Adrian Foster The National “The World’s Great Lake” is an epic tale of the people who live around Lake Baikal and their troubles with the cellulose plant that pollutes it. The article began talking about Sergei Vasiliev‚ Captain of the Albatross. He impart blames himself for the plant that sits in Lake Baikal. The text states that “He still wonders if he would have found the courage to speak his mind that fateful July in 1954.” July 1954 in mentioned because that’s
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ride of the day on a jet ski. As I step out of the camper‚ my eyes have to adjust to the gleam of the water. It looks like it is going to be a good day. Lake Mcconaughy is full of days like this one. Not only is it an amazing vacation spot‚ but it is home away from home. Ever since I can remember‚ my family and friends have congregated to Lake Mcconaughy in the summers. It is located about ten miles from a little town named Ogallala‚ Nebraska. The town is also where my mom was raised and most
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Brittany Byrne Raquette Lake Essay September 15‚ 2008 During my time at Raquette Lake‚ not only did I learn from other people but also learned things about myself. I will admit‚ at first‚ hearing about Raquette Lake did not sound very appealing to me. I wasn’t looking forward to "roughing it" out in the woods with a bunch of people I hardly knew‚ especially on a Friday and Saturday. Once we got there my whole perspective quickly changed and I found myself forgetting about what
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The Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI)‚ started in 2010‚ is an attempt toward the restoration of Great Lakes ecosystem that was devastated in the previous century. Using the resources grated by federal government‚ Great Lakes Restoration Initiative supplemented Environmental Protection Agency “to improve water quality…restore native habitat…and control invasive species” (“The Great Lakes…”). Currently‚ the GLRI program is in its second 5-year-phase‚ planned for implementation in fiscal year
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Program Environmental impacts on Lake Azuéï in Haiti due to degradation of its watershed Jodany Fortuné Page 1 - . Summary.Environmental impacts on Lake Azuéï in Haiti due to degradation of its watersheds I. Introduction 1.1. Goals and Objectives II. Study Site 2.1 Description 2.1.1 Geographical coordinates and Localization III. Methodology 3.1 Geology 3.2 Prevailing Winds 3.3 The rainfall in the study area 3.5 Hydrology 3.6 Surface Area and Lake Elevation Change 3.7 Major threats
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Introduction: The eleven Finger Lakes were created from ancient rivers that originated from Canada that flowed across the western part of New York. A wide chain of comparatively fragile rocks lay east and west where the Ontario and Mohawk valleys are now. The tributaries from Canada “cut down faster and captured‚ or ‘beheaded‚’ the rocks” because they were much more fragile. This erosion developed the depressions that initiated the Ontario and Mohawk valleys (Fairchild‚ 165). When the last glacier
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