The Rivers of France The Rhône system The Rhône is the great river of the southeast. Rising in the Alps‚ it passes through Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman) to enter France‚ which has 324 miles of its total length of 505 miles. At Lyon it receives its major tributary‚ the Saône. In eastern France the direction of the main rivers is predominantly north-south through the Alpine furrow. The regime of the Rhône is complex. Near Lyon the Rhône and its important Isère and Drôme tributaries‚ draining
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The Ganga‚ especially‚ is the river of India‚ beloved of her people‚ round which are intertwined her memories‚ her hopes and fears‚ her songs of triumph‚ her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India’s age-long culture and civilization‚ ever changing‚ ever flowing‚ and yet ever the same Ganga." - Jawaharlal Nehru‚ First Prime Minister of India‚ born in Allahabad on the Ganges Ganges (Hindi Ganga)‚ major river of the Indian subcontinent‚ formed in the southern ranges of the Himalaya
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Phuc Ngoc Thuy THE BA RIVER The Ba River is the largest river in Phu Yen province and it is also the spectacular river in Central Viet Nam with 380 km long stretching from Kom Tum‚ Gia Lai‚ Dak Lak to Phu Yen province before mixing the sea. With poetic beauty‚ The Ba River goes down in Phu Yen people’s heart through the famous songs and poems. Also it brings many valuable benefits to people’s life along the river as well as province’s economy. The Ba River is derived from Ngoc Ro
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urban settlements. To cope with urbanization within a drainage basin‚ urban development and deforestation are carried out‚ which affect flows to and within a river channel. Other factors like drainage density‚ climate‚ area of drainage basin and gradient of slope can also affect flows to and within a river channel. Flows to and within a river channel also include overland flow‚ infiltration‚ through flow and base flow. Overland flow is the movement of rainwater over land. It occurs when either the
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reminder of life. In ancient complex river societies water provided a beginning and advancement opportunity in agriculture in that it cared for plants‚ provided for animals‚ replenished drinking water‚ and was a beacon for trade and vocation. One main use of water was providing fertile silt and fresh water for agriculture and planting necessary fruits and vegetables. Due to the excessive flooding and heavy rain falls that were common to the complex river societies in ancient Egypt‚ Asia‚ and
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sediment release in a dam removal project anywhere in the world. Because of the amount of sediment behind large dams like the Elwha‚ the demolition must be done gradually over time to ensure that there is not an overflow of sediment rushed down the river which could cause significant damage to the landscape and the organisms which inhabit it. At the time of the dam removal the Elwha was holding behind it 15‚000‚000 cubic yards of silt. Sediment buildup isn’t the only thing that dams can change about
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flooding caused by heavy rain falling in a short amount of time. Dozens of villages were inundated when rain pushed the rivers of northwesternBangladesh over their banks in early October 2005. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) onNASA’s Terra satellite captured the top image of the flooded Ghaghat and Atrai Rivers on October 12‚ 2005. The deep blue of the rivers is spread across the countryside in the flood image. A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally
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such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries‚[3] or it may occur due to an accumulation of rainwater on saturated ground in an areal flood. While the size of a lake or other body of water will vary with seasonal changes in precipitation and snow melt‚ these changes in size are unlikely to be considered significant unless they flood property or drown domestic animals. Floods can also occur in rivers when the flow
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such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries‚[3] or it may occur due to an accumulation of rainwater on saturated ground in an areal flood. While the size of a lake or other body of water will vary with seasonal changes in precipitation and snow melt‚ these changes in size are unlikely to be considered significant unless they floodproperty or drown domestic animals. Floods can also occur in rivers when the flow
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such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries‚[3] or it may occur due to an accumulation of rainwater on saturated ground in an areal flood. While the size of a lake or other body of water will vary with seasonal changes in precipitation and snow melt‚ these changes in size are unlikely to be considered significant unless they flood property or drown domestic animals. Floods can also occur in rivers when the flow
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