diversion of rivers

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• diversion — noun 1) the diversion of 19 rivers Syn: rerouting, redirection, deflection, deviation, divergence 2) traffic diversions Syn: detour, bypass, deviation, alternative route 3) the noise created …   Thesaurus of popular words

• List of rivers of Minnesota — List of rivers in Minnesota (U.S. state). Contents 1 Alphabetically 1.1 A–C 1.2 D–H …   Wikipedia

• List of rivers of Missouri — List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state).By Drainage BasinThis list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream s name.Mississippi RiverArkansas River*Mississippi River ** Arkansas River (AR,OK) *** …   Wikipedia

• Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers — are rivers that are designated scenic according to the criteria of the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act (P.L. 1277, Act No. 283 as amended by Act 110, May 7, 1982). The scenic rivers are managed by a variety of State agencies and local… …   Wikipedia

• Headwater Diversion Channel — The Headwater Diversion Channel is a canal in southeast Missouri. Flowing west to east, it diverts the headwaters of the Castor and Whitewater Rivers and Crooked Creek directly into the Mississippi River south of Cape Girardeau. It was built… …   Wikipedia

• List of rivers of Orange County, California — This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Map showing largest Orange County watersheds and watercourses. Pending final revision. This is a list of rivers of Orange County, California, which is …   Wikipedia

• Pollution —    The effects of environmental degradation and pollution in the Russian Federation are particularly acute due to the low priority placed on ecology by the Soviet and post Soviet governments. Joseph Stalin’s industrialization projects had an… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• Comite River — The Comite River is a right bank tributary of the Amite River, with a confluence near the city of Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The river is 56.1 miles (90.3 km) long.[1] Its drainage basin comprises approximately 348… …   Wikipedia

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• James Bay Project — The James Bay Project (in French, projet de la Baie James ) refers to the construction of a series of hydroelectric power stations on the La Grande River in northwestern Québec, Canada, and the diversion of neighbouring rivers into the La Grande… …   Wikipedia

• Mississippi River — For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). Coordinates: 29°09′04″N 89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W / …   Wikipedia