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  Murray River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1830 Captain Charles Sturt reached the river after travelling down its tributary the Murrumbidgee River and named it the Murray River in honour of the then British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Sir George Murray, not realising it was the same river that Hume and Hovell had encountered further upstream.
The lack of an estuary means that shipping cannot enter the Murray from the sea however in the 19th century the river used to support a substantial commercial trade using shallow-draft steamboats, the first trips being made by two boats from South Australia on the spring flood of 1853.
The Murray was plagued by "snags", fallen trees submerged in the water, and considerable efforts were made to clear the river of these threats to shipping by using barges equipped with steam-driven winches.
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 Encyclopedia: Amazon River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The main river (which is usually between one and six miles wide) is navigable for large ocean steamers to Manaus, almost 800 miles upriver from the mouth.
The Içá or Putumayo River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon river, west of and parallel to the Yapura.
The Jurua River is the next great southern affluent of the Amazon River west of the Purus, sharing with this the bottom of the immense inland Amazon depression, and having all the characteristics of the Purus as regards curvature, sluggishness and general features of the low, half-flooded forest country...
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 Murray
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 River [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Rivers that carry large amounts of sedimentSediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid.
Rivers whose mouths are in saline tidal waters may form estuariesAn estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water mixes with fresh water.
Rivers begin at their sourceThe word source has more than one meaning: in nature: the Water-source, see well the point of origin of a river; usually at a spring in acoustics: the sound source, mostly as noise, but also as useful music of an orchestra.
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 Murray River - TheBestLinks.com - Australia, Agriculture, Adelaide, ABC, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In 1830 Captain Charles Sturt reached the river after travelling down its tributary the Murrumbidgee River and named it the Murray in honour of the then British Secretary of State for the Colonies Sir George Murray, not realising it was the same river that Hume and Hovell had encountered further upstream.
In the 19th century the river used to support a substantial commercial steamboat trade, but the unreliable levels made it impossible for boats to compete with the railways and later road transport.
The disruption of the river's natural flow, runoff from agriculture, and the introduction of pest species like the European Carp has led to serious environmental damage along the river's length and to concerns that the river (and thus Adelaide's water and the irrigation water) will be unusably salty in the medium to long term.
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 Encyclopedia: Wick River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The river estuary (ND359510 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gazandgazName=gandgazString=ND359510)), is in the North Sea bay of Wick (ND378505 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gazandgazName=gandgazString=ND378505)) and is straddled by the Royal Burgh of Wick.
The source of a river, usually a lake or a spring, is the farthest point of a river from its estuary or confluence with another river.
Categories: Rivers of Scotland Loch Watten Watten, is a small village in Caithness, Scotland, on the main highway between the county town of Wick and the burgh of Thurso, about twelve kilometres (eight miles) west of Wick and close to the Wick River and to Loch Watten.
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 Viking River Cruise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Passage via a river or stream is the usual way rainfall on land finds its way to the ocean or other large body of watersuch as a lake.
A river consists of several basic parts, originating from headwaters or a spring atthe source, that flow into the main stream.
A river conducts water by constantly flowing perpendicular to the elevation curve of its bed, thereby converting thepositional energy of the water into kinetic energy.
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 Murray. Who is Murray? What is Murray? Where is Murray? Definition of Murray. Meaning of Murray.
Murray is the name of several places in the United States of America:
The Murray River is a major river in Australia.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 murray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Murray river is a minor river on Stewart Island of New Zealand.
Murray is also a brand owned by the Kellogg Company.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 Water Skiing - Wikipedia
Rivers, lakes, and sheltered bays are all popular for water skiing.
These events are usually conducted on rivers to make the course more interesting.
One such event held at Echuca on the Murray River, Australia is the Southern 80.
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 Welcom to www.toolhost.com / Murray River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Despite its length and size, the Murray has no estuary and very little of its water flows into the ocean.
The Murray carrys only a small fraction of the water of comparably-sized rivers in other parts of the world, and with a great annual variability of its flow, in its natural state it has even been known to dry up completely in drought years.
West of the 141° E line of longitude, the river continues as the Victoria - South Australia border for 3.6km.
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 Murray River (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Murray River is a minor river on Stewart Island/Rakiura of New Zealand.
This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
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 Murray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Murray - conservative American social scientist, author of The Bell Curve
Murray, also known as "The Murray" - A character in the Sly Cooper video game series
Craig Murray - British diplomat currently standing in the general election to shame the government for its links with the Uzbek regime and to expose the UK's use of torture by proxy
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 Murray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Murray is the name of several places in the United States of America :
Murray is also a brandowned by the Kellogg Company.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, onethat points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 Hudson River Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (kilometers) in area.
Rift valleys, such as the Great Rift Valley, are formed by the expansion of the Earth 's crust due to tectonic activity beneath the Earth's surface.
Valleys are, however, most commonly formed by fluvial activity (the action of running water, such as rivers), which erodes the landscape.
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 Orange (fruit)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
See also Orange (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word.
An orange is the fruit of an orange tree, one of the most common citrus fruits, widely grown in warmer climates, and distributed worldwide.
Orange cultivation is a major business, and an important part of the economies of (among others) the US states of Florida and California, many Mediterranean countries, Romania, South Africa, and the 'Riverina' district around the Murray River in Australia.
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 Encyclopedia entries starting with REN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Renaissance Center (known locally as the RenCen) is a group of skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, Michigan, on the Detroit River.
It is contained within the Staunton River Magisterial District, and is located on a crossroads between Straightstone, Virginia, Mount Airy, Virginia, and Hurt, Virginia.
Renfrew is a town on the Bonnechere River in eastern Ontario, Canada in Renfrew County.
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 Adelaide [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The state's population is approximately 1.53 million (2004) and most of those reside in the fertile coastal areas and in the valley of the Murray River....
During the 19th century cargo ships were able to convey their loads up the river to the city from Port Adelaide, but this eventually gave way to rail and road transport.
Nowadays the river is used only by tourist boats and rowing crew and known more for the green parklands along its banks....
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 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
They can also go to a river or other body of water tocapture fish.
Hunting times are usually in the dusk or the dawn except when humans arenearby.
For the most part, bears are shy and are easily frightened of humans.
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 Murray Hill New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Murray is the name of several places in the United States ofAmerica :
The fictitious Hank Hill is the main character on the animated television program King ofthe Hill.
Note: unsuccessful searches are often caused by searching for common words like "have" and "from", which are notindexed.
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 Orange (fruit) - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The sour taste is in fact attributed to the slight acidity of the orange's juice.
Orange cultivation is a major business and an important part of the economies of the US states of Florida and California, many Mediterranean countries, Romania, South Africa, China, and the Riverina district around the Murray River in Australia.
Oranges are widely grown in warm climates worldwide, and the flavors of orange vary from sweet to sour.
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 User talk: TPK - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
I am also familiar with WikiProject Melbourne, but don't have the time or inclination to participate officially, as most of my articles seem to be deleted/heavily modified by more devout users with more time and factual knowledge anyway.
Please come and help it become a featured-standard article.
You voted for Murray River, this week's Australian Collaboration of the week.
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 Nepean (disambiguation)
the Nepean River in New South Wales, Australia
Both were apparently named after Evan Nepean, a British politician in the late eighteenth century.
Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits
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 User talk: Ambi - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
I know we continue to clash heads on this, but could you please avoid changing options for votes in the Australian City disambiguation process.
Instead could you create a new option for people to vote for.
While Guanaco's style may make one question his suitability as an administrator, the substance of his edits, which is the vital criterion, convinces me that he deserves to retain administrator privileges.
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 The Ultimate Orange (fruit) Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
For other uses of orange, see orange (disambiguation)
Bitter oranges are used in marmalade and as an ingredient in the liqueurs triple sec and curaçao.
Orange cultivation is a major business, and an important part of the economies of (among others) the US states of Florida and California, many Mediterranean countries, Romania, South Africa, China, and the 'Riverina' district around the Murray River in Australia.
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