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    The Importance of a River

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    Importance of River River is the alley of transportation and communication which is very important especially during the Neolithic Time in Malaysia. Mankind which survive around the corner had made the position nearby river as their homes because food resources and water resources can be found easily. There were still human beings lived in the cave to protect themselves from enemies and wild animals. A cave will exist through the broken of rocks at mountains and next to be a hole. It is maybe

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    The Atchafalaya River is a river that decides the fate of the Mississippi river. If it hadn’t been for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‚ then the Mississippi would be a completely different river than the one we know today. Businesses would have fallen a long time and put the US in an economic collapse‚ but today people still complain about how it needs to be done. Multiple complaints from farmers to fisherman‚ it all relies on the Corps to regulate the water supply and to prevent a disaster. It

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    Seasonal variations in Sedimentological Charecteristics of Uppanar River Estuary. South East Coast of India S.Jasmine Sheeba‚ G. Ramesh‚ G. Gnanachandrasamy‚ T. Ramkumar‚ Magdalina Monica Rozaria‚ K. Sujatha Department of Earth Sciences‚ Annamalai University‚ Annamalai Nagar‚ 608002.INDIA ABSTRACT The estuaine environment are dynamic and they are the intermediate zone between the marine and fresh water regions. This makes the estuarine region more dynamic in physical and chemical characteristic

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    River Rafting

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    River rafting The modern raft is an inflatable boat‚ consisting of very durable‚ multi-layered rubberized (hypalon) or vinyl fabrics (PVC) with several independent air chambers. The length varies between 3.5 m (11 ft) and 6 m (20 ft)‚ the width between 1.8 m (6 ft) and 2.5 m (8 ft). The exception to this size rule is usually the packraft‚ which is designed as a portable single-person raft and may be as small as 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long and weigh as little as 4 pounds (1.8 kg). Rafts come in a few

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    Tributaries of the river Usage of River(Then) Usage Of River(Now) Pollution and other problems Plans and projects to rectify the problems Conclusion Introduction: The Tamirabarani River originates from the famous Agasthiyarkoodam Peak in Western Ghats‚Ambasumadram Taluk.It flows through Tirunelveli and Tuticorin . Etymology: The Thamirabarani contains traces of copper‚ hence its name (Thamiram means copper in Tamil). The copper content gives it a distinct reddish shade.The river has also

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    INTRODUCTION River Tapi is originating from a Multai Hills (Gavilgadh hill ranges of Satpura) and flowing through three states Maharastra‚ Madya Pradesh and Gujarat having length of 725 Kms. The flow of water and water level in the river Tapi is controlled at Ukai dam which is 100 kms away from Surat city. The foundation of dam is resting on Dolerite dykes (Basalt). It is constructed for irrigation purpose mainly and also served the purpose of flood control‚ generation of hydropower and

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    On the Mississippi River in New Orleans‚ there is a place where ships drop out of the water. These ships catch a current and go at least thirty feet‚ and then the ships will continue to descend to the east or south. This movement of the ships shows that there is a relationship between the rivers and the terrain that is around them‚ which can be seen with any river‚ not just the Mississippi. For the New Orleans River‚ the adjacent terrain is Cajun Country. There is a triangle formed in southern Louisiana

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    The Atchafalaya River is a 137 mile long distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south‚ just west of the Mississippi River and is the fifth largest river in North America‚ by discharge. (From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia) The Atchafalaya River is navigable and provides a significant industrial shipping channel for the state of Louisiana‚ as well as the cultural heart of the Cajun Country. Fun fact it’s been closed

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    WA I N Two Ways of Seeing a River (1883) This passage is excerpted from Mark Twain’s 1883 book Life on the Mississippi‚ in which he shares his experiences as a river steamboat pilot and explores the many facets of the great river. As you read‚ consider his masterful use of language as he reflects on his changing relationship with the river. Now when I had mastered the language of this water and had come to know every trifling feature that bordered the great river as familiarly as I knew the letters

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    Anaconda: Amazon River

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    ANACONDA Hi‚ the snake that frightens me the most is the Anaconda. The Anaconda is the animal that I’m going to write about. I will guide you to every fact about the anaconda. My name is Sean Aguirre and I love animals even the dangerous ones. I think there is a giant snake out there in the mercy waters of Brazil. I think there is one out there because of the way they hunt in the wild. The anaconda is the biggest snake in the world. I want to now how the snake swallows its prey. How does the

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