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  Caledon Natural Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Caledon and the surrounding areas are the summer home for one of the largest concentrations of bald eagles on the East Coast.
Caledon is located in King George County between Fairview Beach and Owens, 23 miles east of Fredericksburg on Route 218.
In 1974, Caledon was donated to the Commonwealth by Mrs.
www.dcr.state.va.us /parks/caledon.htm   (935 words)

  
 Caledon River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Caledon River, or Mohokare in Sesotho, is located in south-east Africa, rising in the Drakensberg Mountanins in Lesotho.
The river is the primary source of water for Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, which stands on the river.
The Caledon valley is important in the history of the Basotho people.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Caledon_River   (185 words)

  
 Caledon-Modder
The Welbedacht Dam on the Caledon River was constructed as the main storage element of the CMRGWS and water is abstracted from this dam for transfer to Bloemfontein and various smaller users along the way.
The Welbedacht Dam is a concrete barrage-type dam on the Caledon River which was designed and constructed by the Department of Water Affairs.
Water from the Caledon River is pumped to Knellpoort Dam from the Tienfontein Pumping Station via a 2 km long canal which is equipped with a silt trap to reduce siltation in the main reservoir.
www.dwaf.gov.za /orange/Mid_Orange/calmod.htm   (528 words)

  
 Orange River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The most notable tributary is the Vaal River, which leads to the Wilge River and also rises in the Drakensberg where a source is known as the Ash River and is situated about 30 km north of Clarens in the Free State (Orange Free State).
In the dry winter months the volume of the water in the river is considerably reduced because of the rapid run-off and due to evaporation.
The Orange River Project (ORP) was one of the largest and most imaginative projects of its kind in South Africa was constructed by Verwoerd's government at the height of the apartheid era.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Orange_River   (1358 words)

  
 Caledon, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature.
It consists of an amalgamation of a number of urban areas, villages, and hamlets; its major urban centre with typified surbuban housing mixed with old town charm is Bolton, located on its eastern side adjacent to York Region.
Caledon is one of three municipalities of Peel Region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caledon,_Ontario   (532 words)

  
 FarmActivities (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Mushroom Trail is a two hour walk which takes you all along the Caledon River and up the mountain to the famous Mushroom Rock form where one can behold the splendour of the magnificent view.
This is a hiker's hike, well marked and providing all the amenities that a hiker demands, numerous picnic spots, swimming holes, interesting scenery and a level of hiking that fits the serious hiker, but is not too strenuous for the beginner hiker.
For the keen fisherman, the nearby dam and river are stocked with rainbow and brown trout.
www.stfort.co.za.cob-web.org:8888 /FarmActivities.htm   (160 words)

  
 Smithfield (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Caledon River bound Smithfield on the east and south.
The district is drained by various tributaries of the Caledon River, the Vinkel Spruit and Wilgeboom Spruit being the largest.
As the town lies 13 km west of the Caledon River, water has to be obtained from boreholes around the town dam.
rouxville.tripod.com.cob-web.org:8888 /smithfield.htm   (1340 words)

  
 Caledon (Ontario) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Caledon (Ontario) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
It is located in Peel Regional Municipality, directly northwest of Toronto.
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encarta.msn.com /Caledon_(Ontario).html   (124 words)

  
 PUMBA TOURS t/a DESTINATION SA PACKAGES (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sculpted into the spectacular, mountainous terrain of the highlands are soaring peaks, deep valleys, gushing waterfalls and mighty rivers, source of Southern Africa’s watershed.
Zululand covers the area from the mouth of the Tugela River in the south, northwards towards the Mozambican border and north of the Pongolo River.
Although the lake was cut off from the sea about 5 000 years ago, several sea and estuary fish as well as crustaceous animals have adapted to the lake’s fresh water.
www.zulu.org.za.cob-web.org:8888 /kzn/1116.xml   (5764 words)

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