Sentences with phrase «of artificial lakes»

This is very expensive since power must be used to pump water uphill during off peak periods and the construction of artificial lakes that is often required at two different elevations is quite expensive and is usually opposed by environmental groups.

The town is tucked on the edge of an artificial lake, surrounded by green hills on all sides and it's an attractive place.

Not exact matches

The private school had completed more than half of the artificial field north of LaSalle Drive and west of Lake Shore Drive when an Illinois appellate court ruled this week that the school must cease construction.

On Wednesday, there was a 20 - foot wide scorched patch in the middle of the $ 2 million artificial turf pitch, located just west of Lake Shore Drive near LaSalle Drive.

Through hours of scuba diving in Lake Tanyanika, the researchers created artificial cavities and examined the stomach contents of some of the fish.

Water and Power «The Roosevelt Dam in southern Arizona, recently completed, contains over 350,000 cubic yards of masonry, and forms the largest artificial reservoir now in existence; the construction of this reservoir required the expenditure of nearly $ 300,000 in wagon roads alone, to make the region accessible and to replace public roads submerged by the artificial lake.»

Colin Waters from the British Geological Survey, a co-author in the study, added: «We have become accustomed to living amongst plastic refuse, but it is the «unseen» contribution of plastic microbeads from cosmetics and toothpaste or the artificial fibres washed from our clothes that are increasingly accumulating on sea and lake beds and perhaps have the greatest potential for leaving a lasting legacy in the geological record.»

Researchers began daily dives to gather coral in and around the dredge site on May 26 after Illinois - based dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock finished relocating about 900 more mature corals to an artificial reef as required by the Army Corps of Engineers.

But the biggest hazard is an artificial «tailings» lake west of the city, where refineries that process the rare - earth minerals dump their waste.

Surf's up at an artificial California lake thanks to a slab of steel, cutting - edge fluid dynamics, and supercomputers

These newcomers quickly built a maze of artificial islands, slicing up the lakes into a sophisticated network of canals.

«Fish in rivers and lakes can be adversely affected by even minute traces of ethinylestradiol, an artificial estrogen found in birth control pills.

Thanks to its seclusion, the Hyatt has large open grounds with artificial lakes and waterfalls, gardens, and a variety of wildlife, including flamingos, odd - looking ducks, black and white swans, and even penguins and koi near the lobby.

We leave the train for lunch at a local hotel before taking a cruise on the serene waters of Lake Pichola, an artificial lake created over 650 years Lake Pichola, an artificial lake created over 650 years lake created over 650 years ago.

Afternoon boat ride on Gatun Lake, the artificial lake which forms part of the Panama CaLake, the artificial lake which forms part of the Panama Calake which forms part of the Panama Canal.

It's also possible to take a ride in a rowboat on one of three artificial lakes.

El Toyo has over 35 acres of gardens, an artificial lake and traditional wooden bridges lined with swaying palm trees.

Travelers will then enter Miraflores Lake, which is a small artificial body of fresh water that separates Pedro Miguel from Miraflores Locks.

Such discoveries provide an eerie echo of a very different time: the early 19th century, when this artificial landscape of rolling hills and silvery lakes was created as the pleasure ground of a wealthy landed family.

As part of a group exhibition Power Seen and Unseen at the Hacienda La Trinidad Parque Cultural, Caracas, Nira Pereg will exhibit 67 Bows (2007) which examines the communal reaction of a large group of flamingos to the sound of gun shots, which lives as a colony nearby an artificial lake at the Karslsruhe Zoo.

Quail Lake, as an artificial lake in Los Angeles County, is also a great inspiration for Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin, and so far, it has been a subject of her landscape paintings quite a Lake, as an artificial lake in Los Angeles County, is also a great inspiration for Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin, and so far, it has been a subject of her landscape paintings quite a lake in Los Angeles County, is also a great inspiration for Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin, and so far, it has been a subject of her landscape paintings quite a lot.

Resonating under a bridge over the artificial lake of the Aasee is a sound work by Susan Philipsz in which two voices intertwine from opposite sides of the lake.

Toronto artist Steve Driscoll presents a suite of paintings about celestial phenomena in «And a Dark Wind Blows,» an immersive installation that features an artificial lake and boardwalk.

«We have become accustomed to living amongst plastic refuse, but it is the «unseen» contribution of plastic microbeads from cosmetics and toothpaste or the artificial fibres washed from our clothes that are increasingly accumulating on sea and lake beds and perhaps have the greatest potential for leaving a lasting legacy in the geological record.»

As his father washed the family cars, David meandered off and somehow reached the artificial lake that was part of the landscape of their Saga Bay residential development.