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	Missouri River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The headwaters of the Missouri are in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, near the continental divide.
		The entire Missouri River watershed was acquired from the French by the United States in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase and explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which successfully used the river in exploring for a route to the Pacific Ocean.
		This federally-designated "Wild and Scenic River" is among the last unspoiled stretches of the Missouri, and exhibits the islands, bars, chutes and snags that once characterized the "Mighty Mo".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Missouri_River (1120 words)

	Community Profile & Information
		Niobrara is one of the oldest towns in the state and is located directly on the Lewis and Clark Trail, is on the Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway and on the stretch federally designated as a recreational and scenic river.
		Niobrara is also known as one of the newest towns in the state because it was relocated twice due to the encroaching waters of the Missouri river, most recently in the mid 70s.
		Niobrara was founded on June 7, 1856 at the confluence of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers by a group of men headed by Dr. Benneville Yeakel Shelly.
	www.niobrarane.com /profile.htm (419 words)

	Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
		Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is 19,131 acres in size and is located in north-central Nebraska along the scenic Niobrara River: The Refuge, once a frontier military fort, supports an exceptional diversity of plants and wildlife representative of the northern Great Plains and geographic regions east, west, north, and south of here.
		Fort Niobrara Military Reservation was established in 1879 to keep peace between the settlers and the Sioux Indians and to control cattle rustlers and horse thieves.
		Sharp-tailed grouse and greater prairie chickens are year-round residents of Fort Niobrara NWR that depend upon the taller, denser native roosting cover, and the seeds, leaves, fruits, and insects for food.
	fortniobrara.fws.gov (1501 words)

	GORP - Canoeing on Nebraska's Niobrara River
		The Niobrara, or"Running Water" as it was known to the native Sioux, snakes its way from eastern Wyoming into northwestern Nebraska, running for 300 miles into the namesake village of Niobrara where it empties into the Missouri River.
		The Niobrara River valley has long been a fertile one and the surrounding Sandhills were once home to more than 20 prehistoric mammals.
		The river flows through the refuge framed by high cliff walls, rolling prairie, and scattered groups of bison, elk, deer, and longhorn cattle.
	www.gorp.com /gorp/activity/paddling/pad_niobrara.htm (432 words)

	Niobrara River pours sand into Missouri - greatfallstribune.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		September comes on, nights and mornings are cooler, the river is very low and the animals the hunters bring in are fat for the winter.
		Ordway's Big Rapid River is the Niobrara River and the ponkias village belongs to the Ponca Indians.
		At the mouth of the Niobrara, Lewis encounters the silver buffaloberry or rabbitberry.
	www.greatfallstribune.com /news/stories/20040904/lewisandclark/1177523.html (335 words)

	Brown County Nebraska
		The beautiful Niobrara River Valley is one of the most scenic places in the state and canoers travel from many states to enjoy the Niobrara River located in the north edge of the county, and the Calamus River is located in the southern part of the county.
		Rocky Ford on the Niobrara River is the site of a former mill dam where water power was used for a flour mill.
		Fishing is good in the Niobrara River, Plum Creek, Pine Creek and in numerous lakes in the southern part of the county.
	www.co.brown.ne.us (521 words)

	Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge, a Nebraska State Park
		Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is 19,131 acres in size and located 4 miles east of Valentine along the Niobrara River in north-central Nebraska.
		Fort Niobrara NWR was established by Executive Order in January 1912 as a "preserve and breeding ground for native birds." Its purpose was expanded later that same year to include the preservation of bison and elk herds representative of those that once roamed the Great Plains.
		The rolling sandhills and breaks along the Niobrara River canyon are home to a great variety of wildlife.
	www.stateparks.com /fort_niobrara.html (700 words)

	Find niobrara river rafting here - whitewater rafting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Thompson The Niobrara River is located in the sandhills region of...
		Anderson The Niobrara River is located in the sandhills region of...
		NIOBRARA RIVER The Niobrara River in Nebraska near Valentine is is a fun...
	www.lava179.com /whitewater-rafting/niobrara-river-rafting.html (316 words)

	Mirage Flats Project
		The Mirage Flats Project is in northwestern Nebraska on the Niobrara River.
		Water is diverted from the Niobrara River to irrigate approximately 11,670 acres of fertile land on the north bank of the Niobrara River about 12 miles south of Hay Springs.
		The reservoir lies in the arid western Niobrara River Valley in the northwestern section of the Nebraska Panhandle.
	www.usbr.gov /dataweb/html/mirageflats.html (956 words)

	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Wildlife Species Guide - Turkey
		Releases along the Niobrara River succeeded, but those in the Wildcat Hills and Cheyenne escarpments south of the Pine Ridge were less successful.
		In the late 1970s and early 1980s, hybrid birds from the eastern Niobrara region were released at scattered sites from Boyd County in northeastern Nebraska to Richardson County in the southeast, along the central Platte and Loup River drainages and at several sites along the Elkhorn River.
		Highest population densities occur in the Pine Ridge and the Niobrara River valley and in parts of the Republican River drainage.
	www.ngpc.state.ne.us /wildlife/wildturkey1.asp (1080 words)

	Niobrara National Scenic River - Niobrara National Scenic River (U.S. National Park Service)
		A River Winds Through It The Niobrara River drains over 12,000 square miles of the Sandhills, one of the largest stabilized dunefields in the world.
		The Niobrara River valley straddles the 100th Meridian.
		The Niobrara River is the longest river in Nebraska (its total length is 535 miles long and it begins in Wyoming).
	www.nps.gov /niob (276 words)

	NH AMC Paddlers -- Niobrara
		The Niobrara River, “Running Water”, as the Indians and early settlers knew it, extends across Northern Nebraska from its narrow beginnings 50 miles inside eastern Wyoming.
		As you go down the river, there is the opportunity to watch the wildlife, which includes elk, bison, white tail deer and red foxes.
		To me the uniqueness of this River is in the number of waterfalls that we encountered during the trip.
	www.nhamcpaddlers.org /mem_trips/niobrara.htm (545 words)

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		Article II (a) The term "upper Niobrara River" shall mean and include the Niobrara River and its tributaries in Nebraska and Wyoming west of range 55 west of the 6th p.m.
		(b) The term "upper Niobrara River basin" or the term "basin" shall mean that area in Wyoming and Nebraska which is naturally drained by the Niobrara River west of range 55 west of the 6th p.m.
		(d) When the results of the ground water investigations indicate that apportionment of ground water of the Niobrara River basin is desirable, the two (2) states shall proceed to negotiate a supplement to this compact apportioning the ground water of the basin.
	ssl.csg.org /compactlaws/upperniobrariver.html (1213 words)

	Cherry County
		The pin-connected Pratt through truss was the bridge of choice for medium-scale river crossings in Nebraska during the early 20th century, as the Cherry County Commissioners realized in 1916.
		Due in part to this natural calamity, the Niobrara River bridges represent the best-preserved group of trusses in the state.
		It is historically significant as a regionally important crossing of the Niobrara River and as one of the few state aid trusses remaining in Nebraska.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /nediv/bridges/cherry.htm (1287 words)

	Niobrara National Scenic River - Page One - OutdoorPlaces.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The river is in a wild area where six different and distinct biospheres meet.
		In 1879 Fort Niobrara was built to keep the peace between white settlers moving into the area and Sioux Indians living on the nearby Rosebud Reservation.
		Life at Fort Niobrara was peaceful and during the 27 years it operated not a single military action was conducted.
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/USNP/nenionat (937 words)

	Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
		Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is 19,131 acres in size and is located 4 miles east of the city of Valentine along the Niobrara River.
		Once a military fort, Fort Niobrara NWR was established by Executive Order in January 1912 as a "preserve and breeding ground for native birds." Its purpose was expanded later that same year to include the preservation of bison and elk herds representative of those that once roamed the Great Plains.
		Approximately 50 miles of interior fence and 50 miles of boundary fence (perimeter, river corridor, and road right-of-way) are used to control timing of grazing and movement of the fenced animals.
	www.fws.gov /refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=64520 (369 words)

	Find niobrara river rafting and camping here - whitewater rafting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Canoeing Niobrara River - Nebraska's astoundingly majestic river is a...
		Niobrara River: restrooms, picnic tables, fire grates, showers, concession (summer only), park entrance fee and camping...
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	www.lava179.com /whitewater-rafting/niobrara-river-rafting-and-camping.html (335 words)

	Conservancy methodically buys easements along Niobrara riverfront
		The Niobrara Council, which recently voted to donate $40,000 toward the conservancy's recent conservation easement, is negotiating three or four smaller conservation easements of its own.
		It is the proposal that the council would contribute their $50,000 from the councils’ environmental trust fund grant to the Egelhoff easement project that the TNC is currently fundraising for.
		Verhoeff prepared an outline of the pros/cons for the project for both the TNC and the Niobrara Council.
	www.propertyrightsresearch.org /conservancy_methodically_buys_ea.htm (976 words)

	The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska - Niobrara Valley Preserve
		The Nature Conservancy's Niobrara Valley Preserve is one of the largest Conservancy preserves in the U.S. and a model for grassland management using bison, cattle and fire.
		It encompasses majestic pine-clad canyons, extensive grasslands, and a 25-mile stretch of the Niobrara River, an area known as the "biological crossroads" of the Great Plains.
		The goal of the Niobrara Valley Preserve is to maintain the diversity of regional biological resources by adapting land management practices to local environmental conditions.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/nebraska/preserves/art9162.html (342 words)

	Nebraska National Register Sites in Cherry County
		On February 16, 1916, the winter ice on the Niobrara River near the western edge of Cherry County began to break up as the river's level rose quickly.
		Of the fourteen Cherry County bridges surveyed on the Niobrara River, thirteen are medium span Pratts.
		Due in part to the flood, these Niobrara River bridges represent the best preserved group of county trusses in the state.
	www.nebraskahistory.org /histpres/nebraska/cherry.htm (1082 words)

	K-BAR Country- Keya Paha, Brown, And Rock Counties
		Meadville, located on the Niobrara River, 15 miles north of Ainsworth, was named for Merrit Mead who located there in 1882 and was the first postmaster.
		In 1884, the county was divided and the land north of the Niobrara River became known as Keya Paha County, named for the river which forms its northern boundary.
		It was named Newport for the bridge spanning the Niobrara River north of that community.
	www.co.brown.ne.us /kbararea.htm (1148 words)

	niobrara river (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Every summer their is a great deal of tourism, but when you are on the river you are pretty much, just with the company that you are with already.
		When you are on the river their are stops along the way which can be rather interesting my favorite being Smith Falls, which just happens to the tallest water fall along the river.
		While you are on the river you have a few options, the main being where you stay, and what you do while you are on the river.
	www.threeriver.net /keyapaha/recreation/niobrara/niobrara.html (208 words)

	Rivers, Trails & Conservation Program, Nationwide Rivers Inventory - Nebraska Segments
		The 40-mile segment from Borman Bridge sutheast of Valentine, downstream to its confluence with Chimney Creek and the 30-mile segment from the river's confluence with Rock Creek downstream to the State Highway 37 bridge.
		This river is under Congressional study for designation to the Wild and Scenic River System.
		It is currently under the protection of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act pursuant to Section 7 (b) of the Act.
	www.nps.gov /ncrc/programs/rtca/nri/states/ne.html (390 words)

	Niobrara News
		NIOBRARA DELTA - The Missouri River isn't tamed yet.
		Since it was brought to heel by massive dams 50 years ago, a maze of sandbars, channels and islands has invaded the headwaters of Lewis and Clark Lake.
		A preliminary examination of river basins in Nebraska shows seven of the state's 13 basins are not fully appropriated.
	www.topix.net /city/niobrara-ne (661 words)

	NE01069 - Box Butte Dam - Nebraska
		The Niobrara River incised a broad channel approximately 1,400 feet wide along the bottom of the valley.
		The Niobrara River Fault was mapped along the length of the river valley at the site of Box Butte Dam.
		The Nebraska Geological Survey indicated the last movement along the Niobrara River Fault occurred approximately 16 million years ago.
	www.usbr.gov /dataweb/dams/ne01069.htm (388 words)

	Niobrara River - Wild America - Lewis and Clark - Sierra Club
		The Niobrara River ecosystem is threatened by an influx of massive animal factories, called concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.
		Sierra Club activists have been successful in keeping some CAFOs out of the Niobrara watershed, especially where it is joined by Verdigre Creek, a tributary of the Niobrara and a part of the Wild and Scenic River.
		Organizers will soon be drumming up public comment on the management plan for the river, which should be coming out soon.
	www.sierraclub.com /lewisandclark/wildamerica/niobrara.asp (192 words)

	Niobrara Flowers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Niobrara made one of two free throws with five seconds left to pull ahead by one but Santee's...
		Perhaps the epitome of a prairie river, the Niobrara is known as a biological crossroads...
		A 76-mile reach of the Niobrara River, much of it outside the refuge, showcases a stellar example of a...
	www.maxiflora.co.uk /flowers2/Niobrara-flowers.html (819 words)

	kreycik elk farm
		The ranch is located at the base of a sweeping hill nestled along the Niobrara River.
		You can visit the Private Shannon Monument in Niobrara -- honoring George Shannon, the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition who became lost near the mouth of the Bow Creek in August 1804 and didn't rejoin the expedition until early September in present day South Dakota.
		Niobrara Historical museum, Ponca Heritage Center, Niobrara State Park, Morman Monument and other local attractions honor the area's history.
	www.heartlandexperience.com /kreycikindex.html (619 words)

	Niobrara National Scenic River, Campground, RV Motorhome rentals - RVnTravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This 76-mile reach of the Niobrara River in northcentral Nebraska was added to the nation's Wild and Scenic River System in 1991 to showcase a stellar example of a Great Plains river and preserve a unique ecological crossroads where six distinct ecosystems, some at or beyond their normal geographic limit, mix.
		The Niobrara Valley is also a remarkable cultural landscape dotted with historic resources and small ranches and farms that have been locally owned for generations.
		The upper reach of the designated river is labeled one of the nation's premier canoeing rivers and is enjoyed by tens of thousands annually.
	www.rvntravel.com /nps/NIOB.asp (287 words)

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