Sentences with phrase «river water reaching»

Lowering the groundwater table will reduce this seepage, he said, partially offsetting the effect by reducing the amount of river water reaching the sea.

The river water reaching the Nile Delta does not contain a third more salt than before the Aswan High Dam was built: it is the same amount of salt, only more concentrated due to the evaporation from Lake Nasser.

Not exact matches

After some days the pious man saw his dead companion walking in the garden of paradise beside fountains of water; and he saw Bar Ma «yon the tax collector lying on the bank of a river, he was striving to reach the water and he could not.

It is said that you can not teach anyone what they do not know already; and Jesus, being a good teacher, has reached back into the tradition that he shares with the young man and pointed out what both of them know: If you would be like a tree planted by rivers of water, learn to know, love, and obey the Law of God.

Commonwealth environmental water also enhanced the diversity of aquatic habitat and primary production in the Warrego and Darling river reaches and provided opportunities for dispersal of aquatic biota.

Environmental water in the Macquarie River reached the Barwon River in May during the recession of a significant flow event in the Barwon River during April, with an increase in flow in the Barwon downstream of the Macquarie River confluence.

What triggers a translucent flow is specific to rules that apply to individual storages, but what they have in common is, when a storage has reached a certain capacity, a small amount of water is allowed to flow through river systems to replicate a natural response to rainfall.

That sewage reached more than 200 water bodies, including rivers, streams and lakes that are used for recreation and in some cases, drinking water.

A mighty atmospheric river, fueled by water vapor from the Amazon and heat from the sun, flows across South America until it reaches the Andes and condenses into rain.

Farms and cities siphon most of the river's water before it reaches Mexico, but on March 23, under a binational agreement, U.S. and Mexican officials unleashed an eight - week «pulse flow» from a small dam on the border to help restore the delta.

Due to the complex nature of the Colorado River system, scientists were uncertain if the water would reach the sea or if it would seep into the ground before that.

As an alternative to the pipeline, a regional environmental group called EcoPeace Middle East has proposed restoring the flow of water in the Jordan River, which has been dammed and diverted until only 10 % of its former flow reaches the Dead Sea.

This means much of this rock — such as quartzite — reaches the Plain as gravel or pebbles, which can build up in rivers, altering the natural path of the water, the team says.

Even in the Colorado River's uppermost reaches, streams narrowed to a desperate trickle in the early summer, and long before Gunnison's ranchers could take their water, Ohio Creek and the other tributaries nearly ran dry.

The Danube's waters are predicted to peak today in Hungary's capital, Budapest, and are expected to reach 29.5 feet, some 10 inches higher than the river's previous record in 2006.

Every year, as waters drain down the Mississippi River basin, they accumulate 1.2 million pounds of atrazine before reaching the Gulf of Mexico.

Allowing human water use, largely for agriculture, to expand from 2,600 cubic kilometers today to 4,000 cubic kilometers in the future will allow further degradation at such environmental disaster sites as the drying Aral Sea in Asia and seven major rivers, including the Colorado in the U.S., that no longer reach the sea, notes David Molden, deputy director general for research at the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lwater use, largely for agriculture, to expand from 2,600 cubic kilometers today to 4,000 cubic kilometers in the future will allow further degradation at such environmental disaster sites as the drying Aral Sea in Asia and seven major rivers, including the Colorado in the U.S., that no longer reach the sea, notes David Molden, deputy director general for research at the International Water Management Institute in Sri LWater Management Institute in Sri Lanka.

«Many of the world's largest rivers and most important rivers, like the Nile, for example, or even the Colorado River in the U.S., are many years not reaching their deltas, which obviously has very significant implications, not only for human water security but also for ecosystem sustainability.»

He was exploring a hard - to - reach water - filled cave labyrinth called the Danube - Aach System in southern Germany, which ultimately empties into the River Rhine.

British water experts who are advising negotiators in the Middle East talks say Israel is unlikely to agree to such a plan before it reaches agreement with Syria to secure rights to the River Jordan's water after its forces withdraw from the Golan Heights.

About 70 % of water flow reaching Egypt is derived from the Blue Nile and Atbara River, both sourced in Ethiopia.

Priscu is looking forward to a similar U.S. effort called the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling project next year, which will use a similar approach of melting a hole with hot water in order to reach the river - fed Whillans Ice Stream in West Antarctica.

The scientists detailed their best effort to come up with estimates of carbon cycling in three subsets of coastal areas: those dominated by river outlets, others consisting of filtering estuaries and bays, and the continental shelf — any coastal water reaching a depth of about 200 meters or fewer.

Ten months after the city switched from Detroit to Flint River water, Edward's team found lead levels at a single home had reached 707 micrograms of lead per liter, nearly 20 times more than Olson's team's estimate.

«Now, the water chemistry is on its way back to preindustrial conditions, but there is still quite a way to go for many lakes and rivers before that status is reached — if it can be reached at all,» she says.

Under the general term of labile N and P species were included those readily leachable forms, which in short time spans (e.g., months), can reach marine coastal or continental (lakes, rivers, etc.) waters.

Or had she decided to give in to one of her moods and leave for good, walked down to the river, stepped onto a boat and floated downstream until she reached the sea, where she jumped overboard, drank salt water and sank like an anchor?

When it comes to water in particular, they have seen how the effects of tree planting - and cutting - can reach for hundreds of kilometres through rivers and underground flows.

The Sacramento River is also within reach, offering yet another view of the water that will help you to relax and unwind.

So, we make sure that our pets are not left outside if they're unable to reach shade or water, we don't leave them in locked cars or garages, and many plan outings that involve water of some sorts, such as, a lake, river, or even a pool to entertain their pets during this final summer month.

Take a boat cruise down Cooper Creek looking for salt water crocodiles, birds, butterflies and lots of other interesting rainforest dwellers, take a walk on beautiful beaches where the rainforest grows to the edge of the sand, walk along trails to reach the peak so you can gaze out over the ocean and mountains beyond and then begin your journey back to Port Douglas but not before calling into Mossman Gorge to explore this new interactive Aboriginal cultural centre and maybe even have a swim in the cool river.

Less easily reached than Première Est, it lies at a bend in the river; its water is deep and slow.

«When you reach the river by the cave's entrance you'll notice the water's color and beauty,» says Jorge.

Palawan is home to activities like snorkelling with starfish, kayaking through lagoons, island hopping to reach white sand beaches with turquoise water and even boat rides through underground rivers.

Another remarkable place to visit is the five mile long underground river at Puerto Princesa which flows directly into the sea meaning that the lower reaches of the river are subject to tidal changes of water level.

Water clarity can reach 100 feet at certain times, but can also vary greatly based on seasonal variations in the outflow of Guyana's Orinoco River.

Sit back, relax and enjoy Perth's Famous Wine Cruise with hosts Captain Cook Cruises through the tranquil waters to the upper reaches of the beautiful Swan River.

After early breakfast have drive Kullu do white water rafting over there / River crossing and also do shoping in Kullu Showl factory by night reach back to Manali have dinner and overnight stay.

Rafting is the most choices adventure in this Bali islands, the activity offer you an amazing experience by beating the water rapids challenge from different class and also admire the beauty of rice paddy before reach the start point and see the spectacular view in the river.

Within a easy reach of your hotel delegates will be able to enjoy a snorkeling or diving trip on the world famous Great Barrier Reef, White Water Rafting on the Tully River, a rainforest walk in the ancient Daintree, an local indigenous cultural experience at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, a leisurely trip on Skyrail or Scenic Train up to Kuranda for the popular local art and craft markets.

At the end of the trail you will reach the Caves Branch River and take to the water in an inflatable inner tube.

The majestic mountains, Daintree rainforest and Cape Tribulation region hold the power to the survival of the Great Barrier Reef and the survival of our rain water into the rivers not only in Tropical North Queensland but to other river systems under the ground that are far reaching and dependant on the rainforests continued existence.

The amount of water cited as potentially available from conservation is more than what is now reaching the Colorado River Delta, thanks only to leaks and occasional overflows in the plumbing.

As Egypt tries to fashion a functioning democracy after President Hosni Mubarak's departure, land grabs to the south are threatening its ability to put bread on the table because all of Egypt's grain is either imported or produced with water from the Nile River, which flows north through Ethiopia and Sudan before reaching Egypt.

As he spoke, a colleague reached into an aquarium full of river life — a mix of native and introduced plants and animals — and handed him one of the spiny nuts of the European water chestnut, Trapa natans.

They included raising and modifying highway bridges that impeded the flow of river water, and upgrading levees and pumps to manage excess backwater flooding in the lower reaches of the river basins.

Snowfall varies across the region, comprising less than 10 % of total precipitation in the south, to more than half in the north, with as much as two inches of water available in the snowpack at the beginning of spring melt in the northern reaches of the river basins.81 When this amount of snowmelt is combined with heavy rainfall, the resulting flooding can be widespread and catastrophic (see «Cedar Rapids: A Tale of Vulnerability and Response»).82 Historical observations indicate declines in the frequency of high magnitude snowfall years over much of the Midwest, 83 but an increase in lake effect snowfall.61 These divergent trends and their inverse relationships with air temperatures make overall projections of regional impacts of the associated snowmelt extremely difficult.

It changes constantly along a river — supercritical or subcritical flow, standing waves, afflux, cross-section changes, surface roughness, dynamic changes in water stored in reaches.

People, animals, and livestock on the U.S. side of the wall would not be able to reach the river, its water, recreation areas, reservoirs, or wildlife.

The estimate for that is 5 kya which corresponds well with a paper by Amos Frumkin where Dead Sea rainfall reached a maximum about 3000 BCE and then «was followed by gradual drying during the 3rd millennium BCE culminating with extreme climatic crisis» (Frumkin 2009) and a drop of the dead sea in the middle bronze age of > 45m which he says is can be compared with the last century's drop (although anthropogenic due to water diversions in the Jordon River basin) of Dead Sea level.