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  Fen River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fen River (Chinese: 汾河; pinyin: Fén Hé) is a river in Shanxi Province, the People's Republic of China.
The river is 694-kilometer long and is one of two important tributaries (the other one being the Wei River) to the Yellow River.
The river drains an area of 39,417 square kilometers, which is 25.3% of the area of Shanxi Province.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fen_River   (253 words)

  
 Fen Ditton | British History Online
13) The parish is an irregular V-shape, bordered by the river Cam to the west of the V, and by the fenland formerly drained by Quy water to the east.
Whatloe fen and Boulm ground lay in the west of the parish, adjacent to the river Cam, (fn.
Fen Ditton village originally lay in the northwest of the parish, stretching along the river northwards from Fen Ditton Hall.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=18814   (2744 words)

  
 OUTGROWING THE EARTH: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures Chapter 6: ...
Two rivers where this phenomenon can be seen are the Colorado, the major river in the southwestern United States, and the Yellow, the largest river in northern China.
Other large rivers that either run dry or are reduced to a mere trickle during the dry season are the Nile, the lifeline of Egypt; the Indus, which supplies most of Pakistan’s irrigation water; and the Ganges in India’s densely populated Gangetic basin.
This river, which flowed from the northern part of China’s Shaanxi province and empties into the Yellow River at the province’s southern end, has literally disappeared as water withdrawals upstream in the watershed have dropped the water table, drying up springs that once fed the river.
www.earth-policy.org /Books/Out/Ote6_3.htm   (1193 words)

  
 Fen - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
FEN [Fen], river, 375 mi (604 km) long, rising in the Wutai Mts.
The wide and fertile lower Fen valley has been irrigated since ancient times; wheat, millet, and cotton are grown.
Estimation of nutrient limitation of bacterial activity in temperate alkaline fen sediments from Cedar Bog (1).
www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/Fen.asp   (321 words)

  
 fen - Search Results - MSN Encarta
A renewed scientific and commercial interest in weight-loss medications was prompted by the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the...
The flattest lands in the lowland zone are in the east, particularly on the large, hump-shaped area called East Anglia.
Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole.
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=fen&pg=1&grp=dict   (171 words)

  
 Bluff Spring Fen
Bluff Spring Fen is a 91 acre complex of prairie, wetland and savanna communities.
One of the major threats to the fen is the invasion of non-native and aggressive native plants.
Fen communities are confined to only the northern third of the state.
www.leo.lehigh.edu /fen/profiles/bluff_spring   (894 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The river is 694-kilometer long and is one of two important tributaries (the other one being the Wei River) to the Yellow River.
The river drains an area of 39,417 square kilometers, which is 25.3% of the area of Shanxi Province.
As any river that flows through a city, the Fen River added extra charm to the city of Taiyuan.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Fen_River   (235 words)

  
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The main rivers in the areas of WWTP are the Pianguan River, Hong River, and Fen River of the Yellow River Basin, The following subsections describes briefly the present natural physical resources in the areas along the Main Lines.
Honghe River is a continuous river with an average annual discharge of 0.3m3/s, a total length of 38 lkn and a catchment area of 561 km2.
Pianguan river, tributarie of Yellow River, constitutes the major surface hydrology for the GML, and the Pianguan, Jian-er, and Fen rivers for the SML.
www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/03/07/000094946_01022105334062/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt   (8295 words)

  
 Fen
Fens are wetlands characterized by continuous sources of ground water rich in magnesium and calcium.
The exact make-up of a fen is decided not only by the concentration of minerals, but, also by the amount of water flow, and by the terrain itself.
Many of the fens in Illinois are found along the Fox River on the slopes of kames, gravel terraces, and hills formed from glacial moraines.
www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us /Wetlands/Fen/Fen.html   (293 words)

  
 The Fen Rivers Way is a footpath that follows the Rivers Cam and Ouse from Cambridge across the wide expanse of the ...
The Fen Rivers Way is a footpath that follows the rivers Cam and Ouse from Cambridge across the wide expanse of the fens to Kings Lynn.
The footpath follows the river bank for almost all of its length and being on the top of the flood bank is raised above the surrounding countryside.
The Fen Rivers way is now part of the Trans European Footpath E2 which goes from Galway to Nice.With this important new grading, it is essential that the condition of the path is maintained.
homepage.ntlworld.com /duncan.mackay/fenriversway   (492 words)

  
 International Reporting Project - Fellows' Stories
The source of the Yellow River is high in the Tibetan Plateau, a region once dotted with 4,000 pristine lakes and grasslands.
The river's route is lined with 4,500 diversion projects and 29,000 pumping stations, each of which siphons anywhere from a few thousand to more than one billion cubic meters of water every year to thirsty industries, residents and cropland.
He remembers a river so powerful that it could rise up to flood the mile of rich farmland between its banks and his hilltop village and sweep away his family's few possessions.
www.pewfellowships.org /stories/china/pf_china_trickle.htm   (2103 words)

  
 The Other Economy "d0e203"
From the eastern borders of the monastic precincts the peat fen stretched to the horizon.
Fen vegetation is as sensitive as woodland to human intervention.
Grazing and mowing effectively coax fen's botanical succession away from dense carr and enhance the growth of reeds and rushes, vegetation commonly associated with fen flora.
content.cdlib.org:8088 /xtf/view?docId=ft8199p22b&doc.view=content&chunk.id=d0e203&toc.depth=1&anchor.id=0&brand=ucpress   (5694 words)

  
 Þórsdrápa
"the fen (river) which runs over the sward".
"A river flows from the east through icy (venomous) valleys, with sabres and swords, it is named Slíðr".
The "sabres and swords" carried by the river Slíðr are equivalent to the terrible cold of the ocean, which is like poison, and cuts like the edge of a sword.
www.hi.is /~eybjorn/ugm/thorsd15.html   (376 words)

  
 Red alert for Yellow River / Overuse, toxics destroying China's link to ancient civilization
Originating in the Himalayas, the Yellow River traverses the high plateau of Qinchai province and the deserts of Inner Mongolia before emerging in the fertile plains of northern China.
Because the Yellow River was once the source of ancient Chinese civilization, it has often been called the "mother river." Around 4000 B.C., people made the switch from hunting and gathering to agriculture in the Yellow River Valley.
The river is so overused that it failed to complete its course to the Yellow River in 1972 for the first time in recorded history.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/03/04/MN50621.DTL   (1205 words)

  
 Fen River
Fen River is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
The low volume of the river is due to increased demands on the river for use in irrigation which has increased by a factor of five since 1950.
The Fen and Qin rivers, tributaries of Huang He (or the Yellow River), drain much of the province; the north is drained by tributaries of the Hai River, such as Sanggan and Hutuo rivers.
www.experiencefestival.com /fen_river   (2687 words)

  
 history\xiayuen.html
Whenever the river broke its banks and flooded the surrounding land, scholar officials of the past would voice their dismay that the channeling method of Sage Yu was not followed.
With the river directed northward along the Yu Huang Gu Dao, the river delta north of the Taishan mountain began to expand toward the Bohai sea.
With the Yellow River flowing in such a northerly direction, ice jam at its mouth would be unavoidable, causing spring floods, which would provide a form of natural irrigation, beneficial to farming, in areas belonging to the present-day Hebei plain.
www.cis.umassd.edu /~gleung/history/xiayuen.html   (2448 words)

  
 Shanxi — FactMonster.com
It is bounded on the west and the south by the Huang He (Yellow River) and on the north by Inner Mongolia.
The Fen River (the longest) is partly navigable; it is icebound in winter.
Fen - Fen Fen, river, 375 mi (604 km) long, rising in the Wutai Mts.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0844705.html   (323 words)

  
 Olentangy State Scenic River
The river is located within the rapidly developing area of northern Columbus and southern Delaware County.
The river valley is characterized by gently rolling to relatively flat topography.
Olentangy was a name given to this river in 1833 by a legislative act that was attempting to restore Native American names to certain rivers in the state.
www.dnr.state.oh.us /dnap/sr/olentang.htm   (377 words)

  
 [China] Yellow River in death throes? [Free Republic]
KENLI, China -- The Yellow River, the cradle of Chinese civilization, is a dying, severely polluted, seasonal river on the verge of becoming a vast ditch.
In Inner Mongolia, in a village that lies between the Yellow River and the edge of the Gobi Desert, Tian Shenhai, 64, lives with her husband, son and daughter-in-law, 29-year old Zhang Caiyun, in a house of sun-dried mud and straw, a sand dune washed up against one of its walls.
When the river reaches the flat North China Plain, this silt settles on the river bed, raising it by 4-6 inches per year.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3b8fdc193299.htm   (1476 words)

  
 CHAIN O' LAKES RRA, NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS, USA
Because of its glacial history, wetlands are particularly concentrated in northeastern Illinois.
A variety of wetland types, such as marshes, sedge meadows, fens, and bogs, support a unique and sometimes rare flora and fauna.
The Chain O' Lakes-Fox River RRA encompasses the area of most recent glaciation in Illinois.
www.inhs.uiuc.edu /cwe/rra/site3.html   (407 words)

  
 EmbraceOpenSpace.org: Learn
Seminary Fen is the rarest of wetlands, a calcareous fen, one of only 500 in the world.
The remaining funds were successfully raised by the cities of Chanhassen and Chaska, the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District, and the Friends of the Minnesota River.
Another threat to the Fen is the plan to build a bridge over the Minnesota River for construction of Highway 41.
www.embraceopenspace.org /learn/t_seminary.aspx   (451 words)

  
 The Nature Conservancy in the Great Lakes Region - Michigan - Ives Road Fen
Fens — wetlands that receive water from underground alkaline springs rather than precipitation — are well represented but increasingly rare in the Great Lakes region.
Ives Road Fen, one of the largest fens in Michigan, is a unique spring-fed grassland that blends into floodplain forest to create a globally significant habitat.
The tap-tap-taps of rare Blanchard’s cricket frogs blend with the clear songs of migratory and breeding birds that depend on the health of the fen for survival.
www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/greatlakes/preserves/art11438.html   (151 words)

  
 2. Alternatives  - Happy Isles Bridge EA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
People recreating in the river near the bridge could be exposed to hazards due to falling bridge debris or bridge collapse, potentially resulting in human fatality.
Small wheeled or tracked equipment would be allowed to enter the river to assist in the placement of the structural support system or to remove demolition debris from the river.
This is due to the avoidance of extensive and visually prominent damage to the river channel and banks that would follow uncontrolled bridge failure, the removal of the existing dilapidated bridge, and the overall emphasis on restoring disturbed or developed land to natural conditions and improving the health of ecosystems in Yosemite Valley.
www.nps.gov /yose/planning./hi/web/2alternatives.htm   (9237 words)

  
 Headwater Fen Ecosystem Description
Headwater Fens are depicted as the small red polygons in the headwater basins of first order streams, primarily in eastern (right) half of the picture.
On the Kenai Peninsula, Headwater Fens, and the fens surrounding the upper reaches of first order streams, in addition to supporting diverse plant communities and the S1S2 plant, elephanthead lousewort, may be particularly important in stream energy cycles.
Carbon export in a fen at the headwaters of the Anchor River.
www.kenaiwetlands.net /EcosystemDescriptions/Headwater.htm   (1028 words)

  
 Leelanau Conservancy: Natural Areas & Preserves: Cedar River Natural Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A paddle through the Cedar River Natural Area is the perfect place to view stunning yellow pond lilies, see a mink slip into the water or watch an osprey dive for its dinner.
The Cedar River Natural Area is in Solon Swamp, near the southwest corner of South Lake Leelanau.
Whirligig beetles are the tiny manic insects carving loops in the river’s surface.
www.theconservancy.com /cedar-river.php   (563 words)

  
 Pictures of Lincolnshire
The marshland throughout the fens has been drained for little over a hundred years and it is the richness of this drained soil...
The village of Eagle is situated in spacious countryside a short distance away from the historic city of Lincoln.
One of the most enduring features of the Fens are its windmills and its soaring church spires.
www.picturesofengland.com /England/Lincolnshire   (636 words)

  
 Tales of Old Shanghai - cultures - chinese - old city wall
The region at the head waters of the Fen River was first selected as the site of these studies for the summer of 1924.
The unmistakable evidence of the onward march of this type of destruction may be found from Tsing Lo to Tung Tsai, a distance of 120 ii, and throughout the mountains of Shansi.
If some eventuality causes the migration of the population from a mountain region, or if the population is heavily reduced in numbers, as was the case in Shansi during the great famine of 1877-9, opportunities are created for the natural restoration of the soil layers through the revegetation of the mountains.
www.earnshaw.com /shanghai-ed-india/tales/library/chinajournal/journal1926/March/0308.htm   (4089 words)

  
 Frame Lake Fen
Frame Lake Fen is important for its tamarack fen and cinquefoil-sedge fen communities.
The tamarack fen supports one of the few reproducing populations of tamarack in Ohio, the only native conifer in Ohio which sheds its needles each year.
The preserve lies within the Tinkers Creek watershed in the glaciated Allegheny Plateau region of northeastern Ohio.
www.dnr.state.oh.us /dnap/location/framelkfen.htm   (315 words)

  
 --= River Marina Resort =--
Having fun on kayak along the river with softly flow and safety.
Not to far from resort there is the Yang canal connect to Taptea fen.
The water is clear almost all thime till you see ir is green because of the tree all around.
www.rivermarinaresort.com /E_page/activities.htm   (266 words)

  
 GEO_PLATE_F-3.HTML   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Changes in river position within the valley occur because of changes in the major controls on channel gradients and patterns.
The rivers responded by cycles of aggradation and degradation that were superimposed on the long-term trend of valley incision.
Much of that load is transported to the Yellow River delta (Figure 5-1) and the Gulf of Bo Hai.
disc.gsfc.nasa.gov /geomorphology/GEO_4/GEO_PLATE_F-3.HTML   (520 words)

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