Sentences with phrase «river drainage system»

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This animated map shows the scale of the Mississippi River and its drainage system in perspective.

According to him, the river escaped its path into the federal road, due to lack of proper drainage system and bad roads.

Kidder's research suggests the Chinese began building drainage / irrigation canals and bank / levee systems along the lower reaches of the Yellow River about 2,900 - 2,700 years ago.

The Bluemask Darter (Etheostoma akatulo) is a rare, federally endangered, fish found only in the Caney Fork River system in the Cumberland River drainage of Tennessee.

It is located on Sachigo Lake, which is part of the Sachigo River system and Hudson Bay drainage basin, approximately 425 kilometres (264 mi) north of the town of Sioux Lookout.

So much more work took place: the dredging of river banks, the construction of drainage gullies, the installation of meteorological stations linked to a national real - time flood alert system, the introduction of toilets to convert human waste to compost, improved waste collection and disposal, and regular clean - ups.

In addition, peak flows are reduced by reservoirs, sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS, e.g., Pasche et al. 2008), retarding basins, infiltration basins, and through targeted land management plans such as afforestation and river renaturation (Reinhardt et al. 2011).

Using satellite and field work after an extreme melt event in Greenland, a UCLA - led study finds that melt - prone areas on its ice sheet develop a remarkably efficient drainage system of stunning blue streams and rivers that carry meltwater into moulins (sinkholes) and ultimately the ocean.

The risk in this region is exacerbated by the sensitive karst limestone geology underneath the river, characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves, and openings that could allow for the migration of pollutants into underground aquifers.

Changes in river morphology and sedimentation at the delta means that there is more water logging upstream, which is further compounded by a poor system of drainage in the country.

This includes losses resulting from water overflowing rivers or streams, heavy or prolonged rain, storm surge, snow melt, blocked storm drainage systems, broken dams or levees, or other similar causes.

The ground can become saturated, drainage systems can be overwhelmed, and waterways like the North River and Second Herring Brook can overflow their banks, leading to water damage in area homes.

And when you think of all the swamps, drainage ditches, streams, rivers and lakes that eventually contribute water to a municipal drinking water system, well, you get the picture.