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	RRC Case Studies
		River restoration schemes are increasingly proposed as key components of urban regeneration programmes, having the potential to contribute to meeting a range of quality-of-life goals.
		The River Dulais, a tributary of the River Towy in South West Wales, is a mobile gravel bed river of moderate to high energy, and an important spawning tributary for migratory fish.
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	therrc.co.uk /case_studies.php (931 words)

	Proposed features/Stream - OpenStreetMap
		Labelling it as a dry river, would also be inportant, as if a person looks at the map and goes looking for a river in mid july, and finds nothing then it wouldnt be a problem if it was clearly marked as a river that is only there after heavy rain.
		Another consern is what large rapid rivers are tagged, the river sort of has edges, but a lot of bolders line the sides wich at one point may be dry and at another time may be 2 foot under.
		The small river usually has short steep banks so when the river height rises/lowers the width is still easily estimateable, for larger rivers the widths stay stable, the problem is when the banks are not parelell.
	wiki.openstreetmap.org /index.php/Proposed_features/Stream (2662 words)

	Well River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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		In many parts of the developing world, rivers are used as repositories for waste, well river and river ecosystems consequently reflect the worst excesses of human exploitation.
	kid70.galeriedupelerin.com /wellriver.html (2394 words)

	Quaggy Waterways Action Group - Quaggy Page
		The flood alleviation scheme for the Quaggy is the key to restoring this river.
		The Friends of the Quaggy - now QWAG - were able to show that a large part of the River Quaggy's flooding problem was due to previous channelising, which was rushing massive amounts of water into Lewisham.
		The Friends of the Quaggy suggested that, rather than further channelising the river, the NRA should break the Quaggy out of its concrete channel and restore the river and its flood plain in Sutcliffe Park, at the same time creating an attractive feature along with nature study areas and picnic places.
	www.qwag.org.uk /quaggy/flood.php (674 words)

	River Ravensbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of the River Thames.
		Near its confluence with the Thames, north-east of Deptford town centre (and west of Greenwich), the tidal reach of the river is known as Deptford Creek.
		The Ravensbourne is also joined by the River Quaggy (known in places as Kyd Brook).
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/r/ri/river_ravensbourne.html (126 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		As part of the Ravensbourne catchment area the river is kept constantly under inspection by the Environment Agency, which issues flood warnings when applicable.
		The Quaggy has been channelised for much of its length but in 2002 the stretch of the river that passes through Chinbrook Meadows was extensively remodelled to give a natural, meandering appearance.
		The name probably originated from the words quagmire and quaggy; but it has now become a proper noun as opposed to an adjective or common noun.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=River_Quaggy (222 words)

	Quaggy river is set free Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Quaggy's culverts are prone to flooding and much of the river is inaccessible, buried in channels underground.
		QWAG's campaign to restore the river to its natural state started in the early 1990s in the face of plans to widen the concrete channels and chop down hundreds of trees.
		The Quaggy: One of the river's best sections runs across Chinbrook Meadows, transformed last year from a concrete ditch to a flowing, winding, living river capable of supporting a range of plant and water life.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20030820/ai_n12057408 (877 words)

	Rivers of the United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The list of Rivers of the United Kingdom is a link page for the rivers of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, organised geographically.
		For simplicity, they are divided here by the nation in which the mouth of the river can be found, and sea into which it flows.
		River Ravensbourne (tidal reach known as Deptford Creek)
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/r/ri/rivers_of_the_united_kingdom.html (145 words)

	Quaggy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Quaggy is one of London's lesser known rivers, but it is definitely not one of the hidden rivers.
		The solution to the likelihood of more flooding was a proposal to build even higher retaining walls along the Quaggy, A group of locals who were alarmed at this idea, because it would be unsightly and would further reduce the wildlife habitat of the river, launched the Friends of the Quaggy.
		The river may still be constrained in its trough here, but there is a formal lake, a small dry-land nature reserve, some formal beds by the cafoé, and the Manor House, built in 1771 by Richard Jupp (now the public library and partially open to the public).
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /london.gardens/features/quaggy.htm (857 words)

	Quagy - Ivy comes over to visit--& what if she's been hypnotized by Giovanni? 20. Quagy`s Competition a Duel ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Quag·gy (P) Pronunciation Key (kwg, kw wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the.
		7 quaggy adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the.
		The River Quaggy (often the Quaggy River) is an urban river passing through the south-east London boroughs joins the River Ravensbourne.
	www.destarter.com /quaggy/quagy.html (507 words)

	Environment Agency – Sutcliffe Park Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At times of heavy rainfall, the river has a huge volume of water in it and in the past has flooded many times â“ severe floods occurred in 1958, 1962 and 1968.
		The rest of the time, parts of the Quaggy River will meander through the park as a stream, creating a small wetland and lake area.
		Occasionally, around every five years, we expect the rain to fill the centre of the park covering some paths - and once every 70 years, the entire park could be closed due to the severity of the rainfall and all paths could be flooded.
	www.wishfor.co.uk /grads/cs/case1.aspx (418 words)

	Kingston University London - Latest news and press releases
		A healthy, attractive river plays a crucial role in urban regeneration as it allows people to forge a strong bond with nature and their surroundings, Dr Downward explained.
		It’s now a clean river where wildlife flourish and heron come to fish.” Another recent project saw South-East London’s River Quaggy – once driven underground by urban sprawl – restored to Lewisham’s Sutcliffe Park, where it now occupies a prominent position as a wildlife and wetlands area.
		By encasing a river in concrete, the problem of pollution, for example, was not being solved.
	www.kingston.ac.uk /~kx25594/news/news-archive/2006/feb/River_Restoration.htm (551 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for quaggy
		soft ground synonyms : spongy, swampy, boggy, miry, quaggy.
		Quaggy river is set free; Living by a London waterway is a pleasant way to pass the summer.
		Sara McConnell reports on the exciting release of trapped rivers.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=quaggy (304 words)

	River Quaggy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The River Quaggy (often the Quaggy River or simply Quaggy) is an urban river, 17 km in length, passing through the south-east London boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
		As part of the Ravensbourne catchment area the river is kept constantly under inspection by the Environment Agency, which issues flood warnings when applicable.
		The name has existed for quite a long while; references to it can be found in numerous works of British fiction in the 19th and 20th centuries, for example in Edith Nesbit's The New Treasure Seekers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quaggy (225 words)

	Quaggy Waterways Action Group - Home Page
		The River Quaggy in South East London has suffered a fate typical of urban rivers - abused, neglected, shunned and forgotten.
		Information about the Quaggy can be accessed from the River Quaggy menu, while information about our group, including how to contact us or get involved with our work can be found under the About QWAG menu.
		The new proposals are returning parts of the Quaggy to a natural state, and use large areas of open space for temporary water storage in times of flood.
	qwag.org.uk (440 words)

	London Biodiversity Partnership
		The catchment of London rivers is mainly urban and these rivers provide a valuable green corridor within the built environment.
		Recent enhancement schemes and river restorations, for example those on the Ravensbourne, have found elvers as far upstream as Norman Park in Bromley.
		These can be found on the Ravensbourne, River Quaggy, River Wandle, Hogsmill River, River Roding, River Lee, River Crane and River Brent and are another potential threat to freshwater habitats and their native species.
	www.lbp.org.uk /02audit_pages/au22_rivers.html (722 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		]The River Quaggy, known as Kyd Brook in its upper reaches, is a tributary of the River Ravensbourne.
		This drive to tame rivers and ‘reclaim’ wetlands often overlooked the valuable role wetlands play in moderating the water cycle and trapping pollution.
		For years, a section of the river was lost in a tunnel under Sutcliffe Park in Greenwich, until a review of flood defences prompted a dramatic revival in its fortunes.
	www.fatbirder.com /news/index.php?article=721 (905 words)

	Greenwich Council - Eltham - The Quaggy Flood Alleviation Plan
		The river was channelled through concrete tunnels, or culverts, which worked well when the weather was fine.
		In the early 1990s, the National Rivers Authority (later to become the Environment Agency) drew up the Quaggy Flood Alleviation Plan to deal with this problem.
		Sutcliffe Park was the obvious place and so, in 2002, work was started to create a large 'bowl' to hold the flood waters, and to divert the Quaggy from its culvert and re-establish it as a meandering, more 'natural' watercourse.
	www.greenwich.gov.uk /Greenwich/YourEnvironment/GreenSpace/ParksGardens/Eltham/TheQuaggyFloodAlleviationPlan.htm (293 words)

	Wikinfo \| Rivers of the United Kingdom
		The list of Rivers of the United Kingdom is a link page for the rivers of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, organised geographically.
		For simplicity, they are divided here by the nation in which the mouth of the river can be found, and sea into which it flows.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Rivers_of_the_United_Kingdom (210 words)

	River Ravensbourne information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of the River Thames in South London, England.
		The Ravensbourne is also joined by the River Quaggy (known upstream of Sundridge Park as Kyd Brook) (3.5 miles (5.6 km) in length).
		Near its confluence with the Thames at Greenwich Reach, north-east of Deptford town centre (and west of Greenwich), the tidal reach of the river is known as Deptford Creek.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/River_Ravensbourne (454 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Your Local Guardian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A LUCKY fox cub was plucked from a river's edge by council staff.
		The pocket-sized bundle of fur was spotted on the bank of the River Quaggy, near Molesworth Street, by a member of the public who alerted the authorities.
		Staff from Lewisham Council's animal welfare team raced to the scene and found the fox lying on a piece of dry ground at the water's edge.
	www.epsomguardian.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=300526 (118 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - News Shopper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The River Quaggy is undergoing an £18m overhaul of its flood defences with the aim to deliver increased protection to 600 homes.
		The River Quaggy is a major tributary of the River Ravensborne and while it poses a 1.5 per cent risk of flooding every year, to many it goes unnoticed.
		The Quaggy is essentially a concrete bath tub and its sidings have become very dilapidated.
	www.newsshopper.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=696592 (603 words)

	Guardian \| The state we're in
		The river Quaggy used to cut through the densely populated communities of south London like an ugly grey scar.
		Three years ago, the people living by the banks recognised that locking the river up was a dumb way to live with nature, and launched Project Kingfisher, aimed at releasing the Quaggy from its concrete straitjacket.
		They brought in environmental experts who calculated how to best "re-naturalise" the river so that when it did flood, as rivers are wont to do, the water would drain harmlessly into the ground around its banks.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4779934-111414,00.html (3760 words)

	Sutcliffe Park, Greenwich landscape planning
		The culverted river ran (and, in part, still runs) under the footpath on the east and north sides of the park.
		So the local council put the River Quaggy in an underground channel and made a park, opened in 1937 and named after Mr Sutcliffe the Borough Engineer who organized the crime.
		The Quaggy Waterways Action Group (QWAG) campaigned against this idea for 5 years and the Environment Agency agreed that an alternative plan would be to convert the dreary expanse of playing fields made by Mr Sufcliffe back into a flood meadow.
	www.gardenvisit.com /landscape/london/lguide/sutcliffe-park-greenwich.htm (323 words)

	A River Runs Around It: The Future of the Quaggy (from One Man & His Blog) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This river, once the heart of Lewisham's life, has been relegated to a concrete and brick funnel of water skirting around Lewisham town centre.
		This sign is just the first step in a campaign to reopen the river for public use and enjoyment, or so the sign says.
		However, QWAG is actively restoring the Quaggy to its former self.
	www.onemanandhisblog.com /archives/2004/02/a_river_runs_ar.html (839 words)

	H2G2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Edinburgh is an English pub, with an English folk night on a Wednesday and a large patio area overlooking the River Quaggy.
		There are flash floods when it rains hard as the River Quaggy runs parallel to the road at a distance of 20 metres.
		Late at night, there is a small chance of being mugged or involved in a fight.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/pda/A1045757?s_id=2&s_split=3 (71 words)

	Halcrow - flood defences and river engineering - flood defence consultants
		Halcrow has an international reputation in river engineering and is as No 1 in UK river engineering, flood defence and inland waterways in the NCE Consultants’ File (2003).
		Our river engineering staff in the UK are located across the country in a number of offices and through this network we are able to offer a local service supported by a full range of in-house expertise.
		We operate an internal network of selected theme coordinators who are responsible for the coordination of knowledge management within the many areas embraced by ‘river engineering’.
	www.halcrow.com /html/our_markets/water_flood.htm (298 words)

	quaggy \| \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		The River Quaggy (often the Quaggy River or simply Quaggy) is an urban river, 17 km in length, passing through the south-east London boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
		Known as the Kyd Brook in its upper reaches, it rises at Locksbottom, west of Orpington, with a secondary source on Bromley Common, then flows northwards through Chinbrook Meadows in Grove Park, through Lee to Lewisham where it joins the River Ravensbourne next to Lewisham station.
		"o'er the watery strath, or quaggy moss."quaggy adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, sloughy, swampy]
	www.babylon.com /definition/quaggy/All (164 words)

	Local poetry and creative writing competition - - Port Cities
		This river rises on Bromley Common and flows through Bromley, Mottingham and Eltham where it joins the Ravensbourne.
		The Quaggy has a long history of flooding.
		The River of Words competion was a collaboration between the Creekside Centre, Lewisham Council, Deptford and the National Maritime Museum.
	www.portcities.org.uk /server/show/ConNarrative.113/chapterId/2378/Local-poetry-and-creative-writingcompetition.html (114 words)

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