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  NZRCA: Jetboats on the Buller
The Association is opposed to the uplifting of the 5-knot speed restriction on the Buller River upstream of the Mangles River confluence and its tributaries.
Generally where the river current is fastest the river is narrower and the biggest waves occur at that point.
The objectives of the RUS were to measure the relative importance of New Zealand rivers to NZCA members, to measure the usage of New Zealand rivers by NZCA members and to develop a database for future advocacy of New Zealand rivers.
www.rivers.org.nz /article/JetboatsOnTheBuller   (2682 words)

  
 US Navy Congo River Expedition of 1885
At and near Bolobo the river is from 8 to 10 miles in width, and full of slants, both large and small; the current is not strong except in rounding some of the points of land.
The river is shallow except in the wet season, and in the dry season frequent stretches of deep water are met with, but after a few miles the water will, as a rule, shoal rapidly to one or two feet.
The principal town is at the confluence of the N’Tumba River with the Congo.
www.history.navy.mil /library/online/congo_rvr_exp.htm   (20111 words)

  
 Economy Rental Cars - Fishing Trips and Fishing Holidays - Self Guided Fly Fishing Trips
Two main river systems dominate the Waimea Plains, lying between the Kahurangi National Park to the west, the Richmond Range to the east and the Nelson Lakes National Park to the south: these are the Motueka and Waimea rivers which flow gently across alluvial farm and orchard land.
This district stretches from the Heaphy River in the north to the Cascade River in the south.
This large and varied district stretches from the Waiau River in the north-east to the Rakaia River in the south-east; from Lewis Pass in the north-west to Arthurs Pass and the Rakaia headwaters in the south-west.
www.newzealandnz.co.nz /economy/holiday-guides/south-island.html   (1009 words)

  
 Telegraph Blogs: Travel: Robert Conway: November 2006: Paddling after gold in glacial waters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Alluvial gold is a flattened version of the nuggets that come out of the quartz layers.  Squashed by the rocks in a river as it travels down stream, it was this gold that first attracted the interest of prospectors to this area of New Zealand.
His dredger is attached to a trailer behind his car and he puts this on the banks of the river.  It has a compressor that he uses to dive with and a large hose that he puts into the stream.
Next he plodded along underneath the waterfall and started what I can only describe as vacuuming up the sand, as the waterfall pounded down on top of him.  His wife was sitting on the banks, operating the compressor and checking as the the silt was sifted through sluices and the gold was extracted.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk /travel/robertconway/nov06/paddlingaftergold.htm   (667 words)

  
 The Tlapa River
- River basin of the River Balsas Infiernillo.
In this river basin the Prey of Ixtapilla is siutada, that comprises of the district of Amuco-Cutzamala irrigation; and the Prey of the Rooster.
It is the most important river basin of this region and reune the waters of the rivers Omitlán, Azul or Petaquillas and Papagayo; this last one ends at waters of the Pacific.
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 ROSS MANGLES VC
The Relief Force, after crossing a river, landed about 14:00 hours and after two miles it was necessary to cross another river and the collection of suitable boats delayed further advance on the other side until 19:00 hours.
The main river was 15 miles away and the retreating troops were ambused and sniped the entire way.
Mr Mangles volunteered and served with the Force, consisting of detachments of Her Majesty's 10th and 37th Regiments, and some Native Troops, despatched to the relief of Arrah, in July 1857, under the Command of Captain Dunbar of the 10th Regiment.
www.victoriacross.org.uk /bbmangle.htm   (601 words)

  
 In Search of the Castaways: Australia: Chapter XIV
John Mangles and Wilson had not gone ten fathoms, and the river was a mile broad, and swollen by the heavy rains and melted snows.
John Mangles had installed himself at the starboard, and entrusted to Wilson a sort of oar to steady the raft against the current, and lessen the leeway.
He took his own stand at the back, to steer by means of a large scull; but, notwithstanding their efforts, Wilson and John Mangles soon found themselves in an inverse position, which made the action of the oars impossible.
jv.gilead.org.il /pg/cstwy/2/19.html   (2844 words)

  
 In Search of the Castaways: Australia by Jules Verne: Four Days of Anguish
Nothing was audible but the moan of the Snowy River, as it flowed between the motionless reeds and the dark curtain of gum trees.
John Mangles, Paganel, and Glenarvan went, as soon as it was light enough, to reconnoiter in the neighborhood of the encampment.
They were to follow the course of the Snowy River, follow its banks till they reached the place indicated by Ben Joyce, and especially they were to keep out of sight of the convicts, who were probably scouring the bush.
www.classicauthors.net /Verne/Australia/Australia18.html   (2954 words)

  
 Idaho Rivers United Currently Summer 1996   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
At the request of Idaho Rivers United, Idaho's Senator Dirk Kempthorne and Congressman Mike Crapo both held Congressional hearings focusing on the '96 migration.
Relicensing is an opportunity to improve river conditions by identifying the impacts of the dams and their operation and devising mitigation strategies and actions.
Commercial River outfitters and guides are making it easier for their guests to get involved in river conservation.
www.idahorivers.org /news.summer.96.htm   (4863 words)

  
 Mangles' Kangaroo Paw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Mangles’ Kangaroo Paw is the third coin in this series, and is still available—but in limited numbers only.
With the crimson, purple colouring of the woolly stem contrasting brilliantly with rich green blooms, it is little wonder that it was chosen as the floral emblem of Western Australia.
The Mangles’ Kangaroo Paw coin is comparable in beauty to the flower itself.
www.ramint.gov.au /mint_issue/issues/mintissue29/mangles_paw.htm   (175 words)

  
 Real Estate and Property - Bunbury Online - Bunbury, Western Australia Region.
The Brunswick River was discovered by J S Roe in 1830, and named after the House of Brunswick.
It derives its name from the nearby Harvey River, which was named by Governor Stirling in 1829, soon after the river's discovery by explorers Collie and Preston in 1829.
Although not positively known, the river is most likely named after Rear Admiral Sir John Harvey RN, Commander in Chief of the West Indies Station in 1818.
www.bunburyonline.com /the-bunbury-region-western-australia.php   (1704 words)

  
 Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea
The river becoming more shallow, we opened a channel by removing large stones, and as the current was not excessively rapid, we pulled well out into the stream, bows up, let go a grapnel and eased each boat down in succession.
On the right of the river, opposite to the point where the weirs and the ruined bridge blocked up the bed of the stream, was a canal or sluice, evidently made for the purpose of feeding a mill, the ruins of which were visible a short distance below.
This canal, at its outlet from the river, was sufficiently broad and deep to admit of the boats entering and proceeding for a short distance, when it became too narrow to allow their further progress.
www.history.navy.mil /library/online/deadsea.htm   (19239 words)

  
 In Search of the Castaways: Australia: Chapter XVI
There was reason to fear that if the storm lasted longer the Snowy River would overflow its banks, which would be a very unlucky thing for the wagon, stuck fast as it was already in the soft ground.
Wilson and Mulrady were pushing the wheels, and the quartermaster urging on the team with voice and goad; but the heavy vehicle did not stir, the clay, already dry, held it as firmly as if sealed by some hydraulic cement.
John Mangles made this one last objection, that the presence of Ayrton was necessary to discover traces of the Britannia or Harry Grant.
jv.gilead.org.il /pg/cstwy/2/16.html   (3044 words)

  
 Self Guiding!
The Buller River is a better river to fish because there is a great lake at its headwaters, Lake Rotoiri.
This shields the upper part of the river from the cloudy water brought on by rain.
This river is mainly gorges and is only fishable on the lower reaches.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~rideout/self_guiding!.htm   (1310 words)

  
 Cuerpos del Ingenieros Districto de Memphis Programa Hispánico Del Empleo Hispanic Employment Program
Were it not for the Mississippi River and its tributaries, the United States would not be the great nation it is today.
Today, the Mississippi River forms the main stem of a 12,350-mile-long network of navigable waterways, filled with the bounty of America's agricultural and industrial might.
The regulatory authority of the Corps of Engineers is based primarily on Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972.
www.mvm.usace.army.mil /HEP/OurMissions.htm   (1625 words)

  
 About Ultimate Descents and its rivers
You‘ll find our innovative approach to river running refreshing and our talented team of river guides fun to be with.
The main rivers we commercially run are, Buller River, Karamea River, Mokihinui River, Clarence River, Maruia River.
As to other rivers well if you are coming to play, then here's what you can expect to find within 30 minutes outside of Murchison, Mangles River, Matiri River, Matakitaki River, Owen River, Gowan River to name a few.
www.rivers.co.nz /udnz-about.htm   (410 words)

  
 Cotter River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cotter River is a fresh water river in the Australian Capital Territory.
It is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River.
The Cotter Hotel, which stood near the children's swings alongside the river, was burned down in the 2003 bushfires.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cotter_River   (826 words)

  
 FREE MARKET FAIRY TALES: On This Day ... in 1813 & Others
Under fire, they found a boat, but the oars were missing and the rudder rendered useless by a heavy lashing.
He too reached the river and found a boat, in which he and the casualty got away safely.
McDonell and Mangles were awarded the Victoria Cross, two of only five civilians to be so decorated.
www.fmft.net /archives/001835.html   (598 words)

  
 Ecuador/2 (99)
When the people of a small urban area decide to pass a law declaring an "ecological city," it is an unusual and laudable act of public dedication.
If there are already some extensive reforestation projects immediately nearby, and a non-profit estuary protection agency that employs local residents along the river as workers and guides, this city could strive to actually become harmonious with its surrounding natural systems.
And if it is located in the "undeveloped world" and thereby offers a working model for the entire planet (including the "developed" world), it presents a glowing vision of sustainability to tempt any fervent reinhabitant, an irresistible opportunity to help create the first truly bioregional Green City.
www.planetdrum.org /ecuador_2_(99).htm   (2710 words)

  
 In Search of the Castaways, Jules Verne - Section 46 of 67 - Book Club/Sci Fi - ArcaMax Publishing
Experience had proved that the bark was powerless against the violence of the torrent, and John accordingly felled some of the gum-trees, and made a rude but solid raft with the trunks.
By this time the waters had visibly diminished; the torrent had once more become a river, though a very rapid one, it is true.
Glenarvan, John Mangles, and Paganel got out of the coach, and rushed to the custom-house, to inquire about the arrival of vessels within the last few days.
www.arcamax.com /scifi/b-1129-46   (2899 words)

  
 Kangaroo Paws - Anigozanthos manglessi
The biennial red and green kangaroo paw is the floral emblem of Western Australia.
Shark Bay to Scott's River and at Mt. Barker.
It is common around Manjimup, along the Murchison River, Busselton, Lake Muir, and King's Park near Perth.
www.blueplanetbiomes.org /kangaroo_paws.htm   (331 words)

  
 La Ensenada Lodge, National Wildlife Refuge
Since 1977 we have been working in defending what has been declarated a "national refuge for fauna", and we include the mangle zones at the end of the Abangares River.
The area is very important because it has one of the last primary and secondary forests of the northern Puntarenas province.
The area covers three types of wet enviroments: mangles, sweet water, and a line on the Golfo de Nicoya shore.
www.laensenada.net /refuge.html   (157 words)

  
 NZOIA Discussion Forum - Jet Boats on the Buller   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
At the moment access is restricted to 5 knots for motor boats on all the tributaries of the Buller from the sea to the lakes and the Buller it's self is closed from the confluence of the Mangles,jet boats have free use of the Buller main steam from the Mangles to the sea.
I have had two encounters in the Buller catchment with jet boats one at the Mangles confluence and one on the Matakitaki upstream of the Blue Rock swing bridge.
The Mangles incident had the jet boat parked in the eddy immediately upstream of the big rock waiting for us to come down and then carried on up stream even after being told of the restriction.
www.nzoia.org.nz /resources/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20   (265 words)

  
 In Search of the Castaways: Australia by Jules Verne: The Plot Unveiled
John Mangles and the sailors, after their first surprise, would have seized Ben Joyce; but the bold convict had already disappeared and rejoined his gang scattered among the gum-trees.
John Mangles was the first to notice her pale, despairing face; he understood what was passing in her mind at a glance.
John Mangles, the Major, and Paganel just then came out of the wagon on purpose to examine the state of the river.
www.classicauthors.net /Verne/Australia/Australia17.html   (2851 words)

  
 Gabriel Read
Kehu or Jackey, a name given to him by his pakeha 'masters' was from the Ngati Tumatakokiri that had inhabited most of Mohua or Golden Bay.
In the 1820's,this tribe was driven inland by the Taranaki tribes, and at the termination of the war, it was said that only three men remained of the tribe.
Early in 1846 (with Fox, Heaphy and Brunner) going to Lake Rotoroa making their way down the Mangles River to reach the Buller near the present site of Murchison.
education.otago.ac.nz /NZLNet/projects2/kehu.html   (491 words)

  
 Mangles, James - botanical collector   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Born in England in 1786, died in Fairfield, Exeter, England, on 18 November 1867.
As a naval Captain he visited the Swan River Colony (Western Australia) in 1831.
On his return to England he commissioned James Drummond (through George Fletcher Moore) to collect seeds, plants and herbarium specimens which he sold to nurserymen (particularly C.Loddiges).
www.anbg.gov.au /biography/mangles-james.html   (125 words)

  
 Fishing Tours - Fishing Tours, New Zealand Fly Fishing and Jet Boat Tours
Sea-run trout are in plentiful supply at the river’s mouth, also the upper Wairau provides excellent fishing.
The Buller River flows from Lake Rotoiti to Wesport, paralleled by Highway 6, and provides suburb fishing along its entire length.
The adjacent township of Murchison is perched on a small plain at the junction of the Upper Buller and Matakitaki rivers, boasting magnificent trout streams in all valleys encircling the river.
www.newzealandnz.co.nz /fishing/rainbowtrout.html   (415 words)

  
 New Zealand Kayak Trip Details| Otter Bar Lodge Kayak School - Get Excellent Kayak Instruction at Our Premier ...
With up to 5 rivers and 14 runs we will have plenty of options to choose from.
We should expect to paddle on the Buller and Matakitaki rivers, and if it has rained a lot, the Mangles and Maruia as well.
Hokitika is a world famous kayaking destination not only because of the abundance of amazing rivers but also because you need a helicopter to get to most of them.
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 Telegraph Blogs: Travel: Robert Conway: November 2006: Extra leg room for the rapids
This is followed daily by some video analysis of your technique, which is really helpful in pin-pointing what you are doing well and what you are doing badly. The facial expressions are also a joy to behold as you dip your head into the water and try not to swallow half of the pool.
We returned to the Mangles river for the afternoon sessions and this time practiced combat rolling our kayaks in the current.
Tomorrow we have a big river trip planned, although the forecast is foreboding with a big front moving in, and it is due to rain heavily.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk /travel/robertconway/nov06/legroomrapids.htm   (512 words)

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