Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: River Worth


Related Topics

In the News (Wed 16 Dec 09)

  
  Winter Fishing on the Frying Pan River well worth the hardship
On a winter day ruled by gloom and horizontal snow, even a fishing guide might be excused for dreaming of being elsewhere.
Although the Frying Pan River is one of Colorado's most beautiful places, nobody can accuse its most famous fishing hole of scenic charm.
He conceded that eating anything uncooked from a river is risky, because there is always a chance of ingesting the parasite giardia.
www.anglerguide.com /articles/655.html   (785 words)

  
  River Oaks Police Department Employment
River Oaks is an incorporated residential community on State Highway 183 within the western boundary of Fort Worth in west central Tarrant County.
In 1960 the population of River Oaks surpassed 8,000.
River Oaks is positioned 32.77 degrees north of the equator and 97.39 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.riveroakspd.com /employment/empmenu.htm   (762 words)

  
 Colonial Williamsburg Journal
Yet in the sweep of the river's saga the periwinkle's place is as enduring as the granite Yorktown Victory column, its slippery, shiny trail as integral a part of York's storied landscape as the networks of battlefield trenches.
Rivers served for highroads of commerce in colonial Virginia, and settlement patterns followed them, a straggling manner of habitation that fostered riverbased trade and goaded government to a series of attempts to legislate towns into existence.
The York is among Virginia's cleaner rivers, thanks to the stewardship of industries, installations, and individuals on its shores.
www.history.org /foundation/journal/yorkriv.cfm   (3640 words)

  
 River life has its ups, downs
Besides, her husband, Donnie, is now in his 50s, and the rugged part of living on the river isn't as appealing to him anymore.
It's worth all the extra effort, she said, because when she's home, the river is the first thing she sees when she sits up in bed in the morning.
She looks out of the picture window at a bend in the river from the bluff where her house is perched and feels a peace and connectedness.
www.etv.state.ms.us /Singing_River_Website_20031204/Singing_River_Website/sh1-riverlife.htm   (768 words)

  
 St.Johns Riverkeeper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Perhaps the river’s greatest legacy is to still flow from rain and marsh and springs, and—when we allow it—to enchant, to inspire, and to inform our senses with its presence.
It is a river worth sustaining; a grand and noble blue highway that remains a vital weave in the fabric of our modern lives.
The St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida at 310 miles and one of the few rivers in the United States that flows north, dropping less than 30 feet from its source to its mouth, or about 1 inch per mile.
www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org /theriver.html   (327 words)

  
 Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Worth County obtained its territory from Dooly and Irwin counties in 1853.
The Flint River forms a part of the county's western boundary.
Pindartown, an Indian village of note in pioneer days, was located on the Flint River in Worth County.
www.dca.state.ga.us /snapshots/p1.asp?County=Worth   (208 words)

  
 River Smallies.com - The Smallmouth: Second Generation Part II (Cap'n Chuck Duggins)
We call it something different on the river because of the way the wind tends to swirl around and be less predictable on a given shore.
Current is the speed at which the water passes AROUND objects or a given SPOT in the river as it shifts and swirls on its downward journey to the sea, and is measured in miles per hour or feet (linear) per second.
Both the width and the depth of the river influence the speed at any given location while in a situation such as mine, where there are dams both above and below where we fish, the dams control the flow.
www.riversmallies.com /articles_cd2.html   (1477 words)

  
 Loxahatchee River - Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve
The Loxahatchee River - Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve is a small dynamic estuary (where freshwater meets saltwater) in northern Palm Beach and southern Martin Counties.
The Loxahatchee River - Lake Worth Creek Preserve is divided into two sections: the Wilderness and Urban Preserves.
The Wilderness Preserve (Wild and Scenic River portion) is upstream of river mile 5.5 along the Northwest Fork and is managed by maintaining the existing wilderness (animals and plants) condition.
www.liveoakproductiongroup.com /AquaticPreserve/loxahatchee.html   (143 words)

  
 Uptown - Trinity River - Fort Worth, Texas
The Trinity River Vision is a plan to preserve and enhance the Trinity River and its corridors so they remain essential greenways for open space, trails, neighborhood focal points, wildlife and special recreation areas.
The vision entails preserving and enhancing approximately 88 miles of river and major tributary corridors in Tarrant County.
The Trinity River Vision lays the groundwork to enable downtown Fort Worth to double in size over the next 40 years.
www.uptownfortworth.com /trinityriver.htm   (141 words)

  
 White River well worth the short drive for a little fishing
With the help of an incredibly wet spring, the lake is on the rise and took on over 71/2 feet of water in the past month, making conditions excellent for checking out the fishing.
However, according to officials at the White River Municipal Water District, water pumping at the lake contributes very little to drops in the lake's level.
In fact, it is estimated by the water district that for every one inch drawn off of the lake for municipal water use, 11 inches are lost to evaporation.
www.lubbockonline.com /news/051897/white.htm   (688 words)

  
 Is Copper River salmon worth the high price? (printable version)
The result of the buzz and the scarcity is that Copper River salmon is often twice as expensive as the same species of wild salmon from Oregon or California.
In a state known for rugged terrain, the Copper River is one of Alaska’s longest and wildest rivers.
Like the Copper River salmon, the wild salmon was rich, moist and flavorful, and to choose between them, I realized, would solely be a matter of preference.
www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=72055   (591 words)

  
 California - Nature Conservancy Acquires 3 Miles Along Santa Clara River
The purchase, which was made possible by a grant from the Santa Clara River Trustee Council, will safeguard vital habitat for a wide variety of animals and plants, including as many as 35 endangered, threatened or sensitive species.
The parcel is located at the confluence of the Santa Clara River and Piru Creek and encompasses roughly three miles of river channel.
One of southern California’s last large free-flowing rivers, the 94-mile long Santa Clara River and associated riparian habitats are crucial to the survival of many sensitive species of wildlife, including the unarmored three-spine stickleback, steelhead trout and California red-legged frog.
www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/california/press/vulcan072105.html   (1001 words)

  
 Loxahatchee River - Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve
Staff involvement in biological and water quality monitoring conducted by Loxahatchee River Control District and South Florida Water Management District maintains an ongoing and improved awareness of the health of the waters of the aquatic preserve.
Kitching Creek is a major tributary to the Loxahatchee River that traverses Jonathan Dickinson State Park and empties into the federally designated Wild and Scenic Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River.
The Loxahatchee River — Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve includes the Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River that was designated as the first of two Wild and Scenic Rivers in Florida.
www.dep.state.fl.us /coastal/sites/loxahatchee   (465 words)

  
 What is Worth Ranch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Worth Ranch has been in the Longhorn Council since 1929, and in that time has hosted hundreds of thousands of Scouts.
Worth Ranch has a deep and historical past that reaches back to when the Comanche Indians lived on the parade ground of the camp.
Worth Ranch offers a look back at traditional scouting by providing a quality program that has existed from the beginning.
www.worthranch.com /whatis.htm   (256 words)

  
 River Ridge Golf Course - Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
River Ridge Golf Course- Unless you live in Griswold or happen to get a tip from a croupier at the nearby Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos, you probably don't know about River Ridge Golf Course.
Yet, this four-year-old course, set on a bluff above the Quinebaug River, just nine miles north of the casinos, is worth discovering.
River Ridge features narrow tree-lined holes, clever bunkering, a punchbowl green here and there, roller coaster elevation changes and, of course, the flowing trout-filled Quinebaug.
www.riverridgegolf.com /reviewpg.htm   (214 words)

  
 Fort Worth - Trinity River Vision - UrbanPlanet.org
The Fort Worth plan would be only one part of the Dallas plan, which is absolutely a huge, huge swath of land.
Fort Worth received $12.8M from the transportation bill that was passed by Congress yesterday to be used for the design and construction of two bridges that will span the future bypass channel that will be built as part of the Trinity Uptown plan.
But U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, one of the project's chief supporters, had asked for $16 million for the bridges, which will be needed to span a 1 1/2-mile bypass channel designed to carry floodwaters away from the project site.
www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=9989   (1871 words)

  
 History of Loxahatchee River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
MFLs for the NW Fork of the Loxahatchee River
MFLs for Tributaries to the NW Fork of the Loxahatchee River
Construction of St. Lucie and Lake Worth inlets further diverts freshwater flows away from Jupiter Inlet.
www.sfwmd.gov /org/wsd/mfl/loxmfl/rvr_history.html   (663 words)

  
 New Jersey, Lake Reclaimed for Camden County (NJ) : The Trust for Public Land
Lindenwold, NJ, 8/28/01: Lake Worth was officially declared a Camden County Park today in an announcement made by the Trust for Public Land and the Camden County Board of Freeholders.
Lake Worth is one of the properties identified in the plan for the proposed multi-use recreational greenway that spans the width of southern New Jersey and links the Delaware River and the Barnegat Bay.
By protecting land to create new parks, as is the case with Lake Worth, the River to Bay Greenway will enhance recreational resources for urban and suburban residents in rapidly growing Camden, Burlington and Ocean counties.
www.tpl.org /tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=4923&folder_id=629   (910 words)

  
 Current River Missouri Eminence MO
The Current River was the first river in America to become a National Riverway.
Most spring-fed of all the Ozark Rivers, the Current may be floated any time of the year.
The Current River is a class I, occasionally a class II river.
www.eminencemo.com /currentriver.html   (213 words)

  
 River Oaks Article Archives by KeepMedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
FORT WORTH -- When Grace Keller opened the door to her northwest Arlington trailer home nearly 20 years ago and found her fiance's body stretched across the kitchen floor, she thought he was unconscious and...
FORT WORTH -- Some of the musical instruments used by students in the Fort Worth school district could be described as antiques -- if only they were in better shape.
FORT WORTH -- Between its cameo role in Miracle on 34th Street and its longtime sponsorship of the Thanksgiving Day parade televised each year from New York, Macy's needs little introduction to most shoppers,...
www.topix.net /city/river-oaks-tx/keepmedia   (1799 words)

  
 Norfolk Suffolk Broads East Anglia Attractions Accommodation Business Norfolk Suffolk UK.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Two boys are remanded in custody charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a river.
Two boys, aged 13 and 16, are charged with murdering a woman who was found dumped in a river in Essex.
Their unique mix of 70?s and 00?s rock is well worth seeing....
www.norfolkbroads.com   (313 words)

  
 Kayaking On The River Was Worth All The Trouble   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
I drove to the nearest river access (about a half-mile) all ready with a check and form filled out to buy a $60 season pass.
She looked very official in the truck, its police band radio telling me I should be glad I was down on the river and not some other places around Sacramento at the moment: shootings, stabbings, thefts and vandalism.
I did a U-Turn and went to the next river access where the gate attendant took my $60 and gave me a pass in about 10 seconds.
mikefitz.blogster.com /kayaking_on_river_was_worth.html   (773 words)

  
 Ludwig Wittgenstein [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
It is also worth noting that supporters of Wittgenstein often claim that he was neither a Realist nor an Anti-Realist, at least with regard to metaphysics.
This river bed provides the support, the context, in which claims to know various things have meaning.
But unusual circumstances can occur and what was part of the river bed can shift and become part of the river.
www.iep.utm.edu /w/wittgens.htm   (6909 words)

  
 Kennebec River Historic Waterway Conference Speakers
Barb recently completed the 10-Year Monitoring Report for the Grand River as a Canadian Heritage River which was tabled with the Canadian Heritage Rivers Board in May 2004.
In 2000, Barb was part of a Grand River Conservation Authority delegation to Australia that accepted the Thiess Riverprize 2000, an international award for excellence in river management, worth AUD $100,000.
She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the North American Water Trails, the Canadian River Management Society, the A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium Steering Committee and is a Past President of the Ontario Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
www.state.me.us /doc/publications/kennebec/speaker.html   (277 words)

  
 RiverPeople Discussion Forum for River Rafting, Safety, and Rescue
I applaud you your statement that you owe something to your wife and children, and that there is "no river anywhere worth dying for." I also appreciate your statement that commerial magazines and advertisements are one factor which promote the public's "take it to the limit", regardless of skill.
Although the river is maximum class III during normal running season, there are still days where water can be too high to allow the average paddler to run it.
We've had to make a couple of hairy river rescues (fortunately no injuries or fatalities) on days where the water was too high for safe running, and we don't wish to repeat those.
www.riverpeople.com /forum.htm   (2804 words)

  
 Gar/Cats/Carp Trinity River FT.Worth? - Texas Fishing Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The river was running very fast so we didn't do any gar fishing.
Our plan of attack is to put big chunks of cut bait on some big hooks, plus perhaps use some live perch as well, floated on a bobber rig with steel leader about 18 inches from the surface.
The slough was dammed off to form the lake, and these are fish from the spillway overflow.
www.texasfishingforum.com /.ubb/Forum6/HTML/000110.html   (1131 words)

  
 Residence Inn By Marriott Fort Worth River Plaza in Fort Worth, Texas
Residence Inn By Marriott Fort Worth River Plaza
The Residence Inn Fort Worth/River Plaza is located in the heart of the Cultural District, along the Trinity River jogging trail, and across from the Fort Worth Zoo.
Residence Inn By Marriott Fort Worth River Plaza, Fort Worth, Texas
www.hotel-rates.com /us/texas/fort-worth/residence-inn-by-marriott-fort-worth-river-plaza.html   (537 words)

  
 Reel-Time Forums - North River still worth it?
06-17-2005 12:05 PM I was on the river this morning.
I was up in a creek in the S. River.
06-17-2005 01:09 PM There are plenty of good places to fish in the river but everyone heads straight for the mouth...kinda funny actually.
www.reel-time.com /forum/printthread.php?t=43760   (224 words)

  
 The River Trading Post Guarantee
Should you decide to trade your piece for one of greater value at River Trading Post, we will credit the price of your original purchase toward the price of your new one, providing your piece is in the same fine condition as when you originally purchased it from us.
We guess there are some folks out there that are more interested in the size of a discount than they are in what they actually paid for an object.
Since we've been collecting for 40 some years, we've got a pretty fair idea of what something is worth, and we made up our mind that we are going to price things for what they're worth at River Trading Post.
www.rivertradingpost.com /guarantee.htm   (562 words)

  
 Fort Worth Zoo
Zoo Creek, an existing tributary of Fort Worth’s Trinity River, meanders through the animal habitats in this area.
River otters busy themselves in a crystal spring, alligators lazily pass the day and fl bears come nose-to-nose with those brave enough to meet them in close quarters.
The Fort Worth Zoo extends a Texas-sized invitation for folks to come take a look-see at what makes the Lone Star State so legendary.
www.fortworthzoo.com /visit/texaswild.html   (513 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.