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	Rivers State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		NG-RI Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria.
		It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by the Anambra, Imo and Abia States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by the Bayelsa and Delta States.
		The state was formed in 1967 with the split of the Eastern Region of Nigeria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rivers_State (193 words)

	River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rivers begin at their source in higher ground, either rising from a spring, forming from glacial meltwater, flowing from a body of water such as a lake, or simply from damp, boggy places where the soil is waterlogged.
		River management is an ongoing activity as rivers tend to 'undo' the modifications made by man. Dredged channels silt up, sluice mechanisms deteriorate with age, levees and dams may suffer seepage or catastrophic failure.
		Meuse - principal river of the southern provinces of the Netherlands and eastern Belgium.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River (2076 words)

	Nigeria: PHYSICAL SETTING - Rivers State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The entire topography of the State is also characterised by a maze of effluents, rivers, lakes, creeks,lagoons and swamps crisscrossing the lowlying plains in varying dimensions.
		Drainage densities of rivers within the state have typical value of 1.5 km and sinuosity ratios are in excess of 1.9, indicating that the meandering channels are tortuous.
		Rivers State is a State of physical difficulties, such as lowlying terrain riddled with an intricate system of natural water channels; too much surface water and a high rainfall; unin habitable mangrove swamps and some parts of the state suffer from inaccessibility.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/Riversstateadv.asp?blurb=362 (1341 words)

	Rivers and Human Activity (from river) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		state, southern Nigeria, comprising the Niger River delta on the Gulf of Guinea.
		It is bounded by the states of Anambra and Imo on the north, Abia and Akwa Ibom on the east, and Delta on the west.
		It is a left-bank tributary of the Oka River in the Volga basin.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-207366 (853 words)

	Encyclopedia: Port Harcourt
		It is the administrative centre and capital city of Rivers State.
		Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria.
		The initial purpose of the port was to export coal that arrived in large quantities from the mining town of Enugu to the north via the Bonny River along which the port sits.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Port-Harcourt (736 words)

	WRAL.com - Sports - Rivers, NC State Roll Through Kansas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Rivers' favorite target and fellow senior, Jerricho Cotchery, finished with 171 yards and a touchdown on 13 catches, eclipsing the school's all-time reception mark in the contest.
		Rivers was 21-of-24 for 268 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, and NC State held a 28-10 halftime lead.
		Rivers connected with Brian Clark on a 40-yard touchdown pass with 7:24 remaining in the third, and after a partially blocked Kansas punt, Reggie Davis ran it in from nine yards out for the score.
	www.wral.com /sports/2722759/detail.html (945 words)

	Nigeria: PEOPLE, POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT - Rivers State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Rivers State, with its diverse ethnic and linguis tic groups, is very rich in culture and the arts.
		The population of Rivers State is unevenly distributed among LGAs, towns and villages, such that ecological and physical con ditions underscore the observed population distribution pattern.
		The fact is that because of physical conditions of the state, the limited land area for agricultural practices and constant floods, Rivers State's population is concentrated in a few towns and the state headquarters
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/Riversstateadv.asp?blurb=363 (712 words)

	Rivers show signs of peril - The Boston Globe
		For the past seven years, state biologists have worked the banks of Massachusetts rivers with notebooks and underwater electric wands, zapping everything within a 6-foot radius and making note of the fish that are too dazed to swim away.
		Funded almost entirely by state hunting and fishing license fees, Richards and a crew of about seven state staff -- usually with a volunteer or two -- have inventoried dozens of state rivers and the larger streams this way since 1998.
		The state's work is being applauded by at least two organizations concerned with troubled rivers in the state's northeast corner.
	boston.com /news/local/articles/2005/08/25/rivers_show_signs_of_peril (952 words)

	News -- Rivers State in the eye of reforms
		First on its agenda was education, as it went ahead to the improve the structure and aesthetics of all the primary and secondary schools in the State.
		The project, which were expected to lead to the facial, structural and aesthetic improvement of all the educational institutions in the state is aimed at adding value to the quality of life of students and staff of the educational institutions in the state.
		Rivers State is one of the first states in Nigeria to launch free medical services for children under six and for senior citizens above 60 years.
	odili.net /news/source/2005/sep/8/313.html (804 words)

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		River State was created on May 27, 1967 and constituted one of the earliest states which came into being in replacement of the old regional structure.
		Rivers State is bounded by Delta State, Imo State, Akwa Ibom State and Bayelsa State.
		River State is also one of the industrial states of Nigeria.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /govvvt_state_rivers.aspx (499 words)

	Idaho Rivers United - State Protection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Idaho Rivers United had strongly supported those provisions in the draft plan and was sorely disappointed to see them deleted in the final plan.
		Now there are 112 miles of state protected rivers and new dams and hydropower projects are prohibited on all of them, as are most stream channel alterations.
		State river protection is a good start, but by itself does not necessarily provide the level of protection needed to protect river integrity.
	www.idahorivers.org /statepayplan.html (785 words)

	Ohio's State Scenic Rivers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ohio pioneered the river preservation movement in 1968 with the passage of the nation's first scenic rivers act.
		All interested parties, including state and local officials, community groups and concerned citizens, meet to discuss the scenic rivers program and to encourage local support for the protection of the river as a natural resource.
		A legal notice of the intent to designate a river as wild, scenic or recreational is issued by the Director of ODNR 60 days prior to the declaration to allow sufficient time for public comment.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /dnap/sr (1326 words)

	Rivers and Streams
		River Bann and Lough Neagh Association - Community-based group of boating enthusiasts, environmentalists, anglers, and naturalists who aim to preserve and promote the amenities of the Bann and Lough Neagh, their tributaries and associated waterways, in Ireland.
		River Revival - Directory of some grassroots activists and non-governmental organizations engaged in dam decommissioning and river restoration activities, with notes on their particular interests.
		World's Rivers in Crisis: Some are Dying; Others Could Die - Over half the world's rivers are being seriously depleted and polluted, degrading and poisoning ecosystems, and threatening the health and livelihood of people who depend on them for irrigation, drinking and industrial water, says the World Commission on Water.
	www.savetheenvironment.com /riversandstreams.htm (4688 words)

	New Hampshire Almanac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the center is a broadside view of the frigate "Raleigh", in the left foreground is a granite boulder, and in the background a rising sun.
		The total area of the state is 9,304 sq miles (24,097 sq km), comprising 9,027 sq miles (23,380 sq km) of land and 277 sq miles (717 sq km) of inland water.
		Geographies sometimes speak of the state as the "Mother of Rivers." Five of the great streams of New England originate in its granite hills.
	www.state.nh.us /nhinfo/fastfact.html (639 words)

	Twin Rivers State Forest: Florida Division of Forestry - FDACS
		Twin Rivers State Forest Twin Rivers State Forest is comprised of 14 noncontiguous tracts.
		In the 1800's, both rivers were used as major commercial routes, steamboats were a common sight as they carried passengers, freight and mail on the rivers.
		Twin Rivers State Forest is located along the banks of the Withlacoochee and Suwannee Rivers.
	www.fl-dof.com /state_forests/twin_rivers.html (552 words)

	US Rivers - EnchantedLearning.com
		The longest river in the USA is the Missouri River (it is a tributary of the Mississippi River and is 2,540 miles long), but the biggest in terms of water volume is the deeper Mississippi River.
		The longest undammed river in the contiguous USA is the Yellowstone River (it is 692 miles long).
		Rivers also erode land and carry it downstream to the sea.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /usa/rivers (412 words)

	Vanguard - Headlines : Explosions, gunshots, war in Bayelsa, Rivers
		Haruna said: "I am here to co_ordinate the activities of the law enforcement agencies and to reassure the people of the state that there is no curse for alarm and we are going to do all within the limits of the law to ensure that law and order is maintained in Rivers State.
		The Rivers State Government is committed to the protection of the rights and liberties of all Rivers men and women, and indeed all people resident in Rivers State.
		Meanwhile, former Security Adviser to the Rivers State Governor, Chief Sara Igbe, in a radio broadcast, while condemning the arrest of Asari-Dokubo, appealed to members of NDPVF not to resort to violence as efforts were on to resolve the impasse.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/headline/f122092005.html (2049 words)

	Nigeria: Fight for Oil Wealth Fuels Violence in Delta (Human Rights Watch, 3-2-2005)
		The 22-page report, “Rivers and Blood: Guns, Oil and Power in Nigeria’s Rivers State,” based on a December fact-finding mission to the region, documents fighting between armed groups in the southeastern oil-producing state that escalated in late 2003 and continued throughout 2004.
		Both leaders have drawn support from hundreds of smaller groups in Rivers state, and both were originally backed by members of the state government.
		In Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state and the country’s hub for oil operations, attacks by the NDPVF in August killed at least 16 bystanders.
	hrw.org /english/docs/2005/02/03/nigeri10114.htm (892 words)

	Florida State Parks - THREE RIVERS STATE RECREATION AREA
		Three Rivers State Recreation Area is located on S. 271, two miles north of Sneads.
		It has been said that all rivers run to the ocean; but at Three Rivers State Recreation Area, all rivers run yet into another river.
		The lake was formed by flooding a vast river swamp when the Jim Woodruff Dam was completed in 1956 for the production of hydroelectricity.
	www.abfla.com /parks/ThreeRivers/threerivers.html (421 words)

	Wildernet - Rivers Bridge State Park
		Description - Rivers Bridge is the only state park in South Carolina that commemorates the Civil War.
		Periodic educational programs and encampments are held to depict the battle and interpret military life during the Civil War.
		Location - Rivers Bridge is located in southern South Carolina, 7 miles southwest of Ehrhardt and 13 miles east of Allendale off SC Highway 641.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=SCSPRB&CU_ID=1 (358 words)

	Discover South Carolina
		State parks are gateways to South Carolina’s natural, cultural and recreational destinations and they offer lots of venues from which to enjoy them.
		More than 80,000 acres - from the edges of the Blue Ridge and the shores of cool Midlands lakes, to tidal creeks and sand dunes of the Atlantic - protect and preserve some of South Carolina's most fascinating natural and cultural resources.
		Campsites along the lake, trails in deep forests, shaded picnic areas and tours of plantation homes name only a few.
	www.southcarolinaparks.com (128 words)

	Five Rivers Environmental Education Center - NYSDEC - Delmar, NY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Five Rivers EEC aims to enhance the public's appreciation of and sense of responsibility for the environment and to raise public awareness and understanding of DEC's programs and responsibilities for natural resource and environmental quality management.
		Five Rivers is a place where conservation began, and today the Environmental Education Center proudly carries forward this long legacy of environmental stewardship.
		For 40 years, state biologists conducted a comprehensive and widely acclaimed study of the ruffed grouse, while raising a variety of game species for release.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/education/5river.html (762 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - Two Rivers State Recreation Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Two Rivers State Recreation Area is located just off NE 92, one mile south and one mile west of Venice.
		Two Rivers is a popular way station for canoe-campers enjoying a four-day trek along the 55-mile segment of the Platte River that is a designated Nebraska Canoe Trail.
		Deer, rabbits and foxes are among the wildlife found along this stretch of the Platte River.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/902lls.htm (246 words)

	Discover South Carolina - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Site of one of the Confederacy’s last stands against Gen. William T. Sherman’s sweep across the South, the earthen fortifications at Rivers Bridge State Historic Site are silent monuments to the fierce resistance that raged there on Feb. 2-3, 1865.
		Today, Rivers Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only state historic site in South Carolina that commemorates the Civil War.
		When you visit, please stay on the designated path and do not climb, or walk through, the structure or the trenches, as they are very prone to erosion.
	www.discoversouthcarolina.com /stateparks/Parkdetail.Asp?Pid=566 (349 words)

	Wildernet - Hiwassee and Ocoee Rivers State Park
		A 23-river mile section, from the N.C. state line to U.S. 411 North of Benton, has been declared a Class III partially developed river.
		The Ocoee River is a premier whitewater river in the Southeastern United States possessing Class III, IV, and V rapids.
		The average annual snowfall for the state is 12 inches.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=TNHIWA&CU_ID=1 (479 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Two Rivers State Recreation Area at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		While in the day use area, we were where the Elkhorn and Platte Rivers join, serenaded by the honking of Canadian Geese which had stopped to rest on their journey.
		There is a scenic vista of the river, with a mansion in the background, about 1/2 mile off in the distance.
		If you want a unique camping experience in a caboose, or just wish to get away from it all, in the middle of the country, this may be just the place to go, especially if it is off season or not a holiday.
	www.epinions.com /content_20121161348 (1351 words)

	Rivers State Foundation
		During the 14th Annual Convention in Cary, North Carolina, the Rivers State Foundation board of directors signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the AMARANTH Foundation USA to collaborate as partners in providing the highest quality healthcare in Rivers State.
		Consequently, with the said MOU and mandate from the board of directors, Dr. Abio Sokari led a team of physicians along with AMARANTH Foundation to Rivers State for a 2 weeks duration providing eye care, dental services and general surgery to the indigenes of our dear Rivers State.
		The hospitals in Gokana and Eleme local government areas were used as the anchor for this mission.
	www.riversstatefoundation.org /news.htm (418 words)

	Main Page - Three Rivers State Park » Florida State Parks
		Unfortunately this year the light displays here at Three Rivers had to be cancelled.
		Where Florida meets the southwest corner of Georgia, the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers converge to form Lake Seminole, the setting for this peaceful park.
		Anglers can launch from a boat ramp to enjoy some of the best freshwater fishing in the state, or fish from a 100-foot pier in the camping area.
	www.floridastateparks.org /threerivers/default.cfm (412 words)

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