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  Thames, river, Canada — Infoplease.com
Reconsidering the cause of cultural collapse in the lillooet area of british columbia, canada: a geoarchaeological perspective.
Urban waste sinks as a natural resource: the case of the Fraser River (1).
Canada's environmental farm plans: transatlantic perspectives on agri-environmental schemes.(Ontario's Environmental Farm Plan)
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  Encyclopedia: River Thames
The River Loddon is a tributary of the River Thames.
The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of the River Thames.
The River Darent is a Kentish tributary of the River Thames in England.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/River-Thames   (8351 words)

  
 River Thames - Simple English Wikipedia
The River Thames is a large river in England.
The Thames has a length of 346 kilometres (215 statute miles) with its source near the village of Kemble in the Cotswolds; it then flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis, a shortening of its Latin name), Reading, Maidenhead, Eton and Windsor.
By the 18th century, the Thames was one of the world's busiest waterways, as London became the centre of the vast British Empire.
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Thames   (829 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   (1786 words)

  
 Avon River (Ontario) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Avon River is a river in Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
The river was named after the River Avon in England when the town of Stratford was founded on its banks in 1832.
The Avon River rises northeast of Stratford and flows southwest, entering the North branch of the River Thames near St.
www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Avon_River_(Ontario)   (144 words)

  
 River Thames Article, RiverThames Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Thames (pronounced /temz/) is a river flowing throughsouthern England and connecting London withthe sea.
The Thames rises in Gloucestershire, then it traditionally formedthe county boundary, firstly between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, between Berkshire on the south bank and Oxfordshire on the north, between Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, Surrey and Middlesex, and between Essex and Kent.
In return, the Thames has undergone a massiveclean-up from the filthy days of the late 19th and early- to mid- 20th centuries, and life has returned to its formerly dead waters, (it is now thecleanest river in the world which flows through a city).
www.anoca.org /island/london/river_thames.html   (1123 words)

  
 River Thames - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Thames has a length of 346 kilometres (215 statute miles) with its source near the village of Kemble in the Cotswolds; it then flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis, a truncation of its Latin name), Reading, Maidenhead, Eton and Windsor and London.
The Thames rises in Gloucestershire, then it traditionally formed the county boundary, firstly between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, between Berkshire on the south bank and Oxfordshire on the north, between Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, Surrey and Middlesex, and between Essex and Kent.
In the late 1990s, the 12km long Jubilee River was built, which acts as a flood channel for a section of the Thames around Maidenhead and Windsor.
smartybrain.com /index.php/River_Thames   (1229 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Thames
Thames, river in southern England, the most important river in England.
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ca.encarta.msn.com /Thames.html   (53 words)

  
 CHRS - Thames River
The Thames flows 273 km through southern Ontario, meandering quietly past the cities of London and Chatham to Lake St. Clair.
Wildlife and fish species also have a southern flavour, and include many that are rarely found elsewhere in Canada, such as the eastern spiny softshell turtle, queen snake, southern flying squirrel, and Virginia opossum.
Much of the Thames valley still appears as it did 200 years ago, and many early buildings are still standing.
www.chrs.ca /Rivers/Thames/Thames_e.htm   (203 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Richelieu (river Canada)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sorel, port city and the county town of Le Bas-Richelieu County, Québec, Canada.
Iberville, town in the county of Le Haut-Richelieu, in the province of Québec, Canada.
City : pictures of cities : Canada: Thames River, London, Ontario
encarta.msn.com /Richelieu_(river_Canada).html   (160 words)

  
 River Thames : Thames   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It has a length of 346 kilometres (215 statute miles) with its source in the Cotswolds; it then flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis), Maidenhead, Windsor, London proper, Greenwich, and then Dartford[?] before entering the sea.
About 90 kilometres from the sea, upstream of London, the river begins to exhibit signs of tidal activity as the North Sea begins to affect it.
Londoners rarely use the word 'Thames', it is simply referred to as 'the river'.
www.city-search.org /th/thames.html   (896 words)

  
 Species at Risk
The river and its many tributaries are rich in aquatic life, with approximately 90 species of fish, 30 species of freshwater mussels and 30 species of reptiles and amphibians.
However, the Thames is situated in a highly developed part of southern Ontario and, as such, faces many pressures from urban and rural land uses and human activities.
Twenty-four aquatic species found in the Thames River have been nationally listed as extirpated, endangered, threatened, or of special concern including 11 fish, seven mussels, and six reptiles (four turtles and two snakes).
www.thamesriver.on.ca /Species_at_Risk/species_at_risk.htm   (305 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Thames, battle of the (U.S. History) - Encyclopedia
Thames, battle of the, engagement fought on the Thames River near Chatham, Ont. (Oct. 5, 1813), in the War of 1812.
After the British were driven from Detroit, Harrison followed their retreating army into Ontario and up the Thames River until General Procter was forced to give battle.
By the battle of the Thames, U.S. control in the Northwest was restored.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Thamesbat.html   (242 words)

  
 Thames - A Canadian Heritage River
In December 1998, the Thames River was officially nominated as a Canadian Heritage River.
The Thames is the largest river tributary to Lake St. Clair and the second largest river in southwestern Ontario.
Much of the soil in the Thames River basin is well suited to agriculture, especially with tile drainage and, as a result, the area has been intensively farmed for over 200 years.
www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca /HeritageRiver.htm   (1234 words)

  
 River Thames
The Thames has a length of 346 kilometres (215 statute miles) with its source near the village of Kemble in the Cotswolds; it then flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis, a truncation of its Latin name), Reading, Maidenhead, Eton and Windsor.
From the time it leaves Wiltshire, where it rises, it traditionally formed the county boundary, firstly between Berkshire on the south bank and Oxfordshire on the north, then between Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, Surrey and Middlesex, and between Essex and Kent.
A versifying waterman, John Taylor, the Water Poet (1580—1653), described the river in a poem commemorating a voyage from Oxford to London,
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/river_thames.html   (1134 words)

  
 Lighthouse Conservation Area
Lighthouse Conservation Area is a 1 hectare park located at the mouth of the Thames River at Lake St. Clair.
A pioneer family named Cartier settled at the mouth of the Thames River in the early 1800’s and built the first lighthouse.
The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority obtained the lighthouse in 1973 and has since moved the structure and rebuilt it stone by stone.
www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca /LighthouseCA.htm   (191 words)

  
 NAMED CAMPAIGNS - WAR OF 1812
The invasion and conquest of Canada was a major objective of the United States in the War of 1812.
Among the significant causes of the war were the continuing clash of British and American interests in the Northwest Territory and the desire of frontier expansionists to seize Canada while Great Britain was preoccupied with the Napoleonic Wars.
Ross landed at the mouth of the Patuxent River in Maryland with Washington as his objective on 19 August and marched as far as Upper Marlboro (22 August) without meeting resistance.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/reference/18cmp.htm   (1336 words)

  
 Thames - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary
The modern spelling of the word Thames illustrates an interesting phenomenon in the history of the English language.
The spelling Thames, which first appears in 1649, is an example of the kind of "learned" respelling that went on in English from the late Renaissance through the Enlightenment, when the prestige of Latin and Greek prompted scholars to "correct" the form of many English words.
The a in Thames is etymologically correct, since the Latin forms had that vowel, but the h is a "learned" error, added in the mistaken belief that Thames derived from Greek.
www.yourdictionary.com /ahd/t/t0141100.html   (328 words)

  
 Rowing in London, Ontario, Canada
Legend has it two scullers were racing on the Thames River that day, and as they powered past the Victoria a large number of people rushed to one side to witness their efforts thereby causing the steamer to sink.
As a result of this incident, boating enthusiasm on the river was severely restrained for many years.
Provincial championships would be held on the Lake and the River too; and in 1994, London's first international championship rowing regatta was staged ‑‑ the Commonwealth Rowing Championships which attracted approximately 400 athletes from thirteen countries as well as 8,000 spectators.
publish.uwo.ca /~mmurphy4/fLondonRowingHist.html   (1092 words)

  
 WWF Canada - Sponsored Projects - Biology and ecology of the queen snake in the Upper Thames River watershed
WWF Canada - Sponsored Projects - Biology and ecology of the queen snake in the Upper Thames River watershed
Biology and ecology of the queen snake in the Upper Thames River watershed
The goal was to gather long-term data desperately needed to prevent this slim water snake from becoming endangered, or ultimately, extinct in Canada.
www.wwf.ca /NewsAndFacts/Projects/2003/queenSnake.asp   (320 words)

  
 Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River.
The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead.
Tower of London Tower of London, ancient fortress in London, England, just east of the City and on the north bank of the Thames, covering about 13 acres (5.3 hectares).
www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=London&rc=10&fh=25&fr=11   (529 words)

  
 Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
This dream has now become a reality as Dr. Judd, along with Anita Caveney, president of the McIlwraith Field Naturalists of London, help erect the last rail of the fence marking the cabin site.
The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
Our area of jurisdiction, the upper watershed of the Thames River, covers 3,432 square kilometres in southwestern Ontario and is home to approximately 485,000 people.
www.thamesriver.on.ca   (138 words)

  
 Thames, River --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The traditional source at Thames Head, which is dry for much of the year, is marked by a stone in a field 356 feet (108.5 metres) above sea level and 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the town of Cirencester.
The Thames Sword is housed in the British Museum.
Not for its length but for its location is the Thames one of the best-known rivers in the world.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9071918   (930 words)

  
 The Forks Before 1826, London's History, LRAHM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Following a failed attempt by Upper Canada's first Lt.-Gov., John Graves Simcoe, to place the capital of the colony (created in 1791) there, the Forks of the Thames remained an undisturbed crown reserve until 1826.
During the War of 1812, two battles were fought to the west of the Forks.
At the Battle of the Thames, October 5, 1813, near Moraviantown, approximately 3000 US militia defeated a British and native force of about 1000.
www.londonmuseum.on.ca /Artifacts/TheForks/theforks.html   (275 words)

  
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During the War of 1812, the British wanted the Indians between the Ohio River and the border of Upper Canada to serve as a buffer against American encroachments.
In January 1813, U.S. forces occupied a vulnerable position on the River Raisin, and were attacked by combined British and Indian forces.
Rumors quickly exaggerated the numbers killed, and the new battle cry for the U.S. troops became "Remember the Raisin." At the battle of the Thames, William Henry Harrison led an army of five thousand and defeated the remaining British and Indian forces in western Ontario, killing Tecumseh in the midst of the fighting (shown here).
www.csulb.edu /projects/ais/nae/chapter_2/001_002_2.12.txt   (162 words)

  
 Tecumseh (Shawnee); shelby county ohio historical society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The village of his birth is in dispute, although many believe the location, (after recognizing five possibilities and their claims) of birth probably occurred at Old Piqua on the Mad River, just southwest of Springfield, Ohio.
When the Old Piqua village was destroyed by General Wayne in 1780, and the Shawnee moved to the banks of the Great Miami River in Miami County, the 12 year old Tecumseh was probably with them.
He moved back to the Great Miami River (Piqua area) in 1796, raised a crop of corn, and then moved to the Whitewater River in Indiana.
www.shelbycountyhistory.org /schs/indians/tecumseh.htm   (432 words)

  
 Internet Public Library: Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
Located at Lighthouse Cove where the Thames River empties into Lake St. Clair, the original 46 foot tall, limestone tower was built from 1814-1816 to replace a wooden tower that was destroyed during the War of 1812.
In 1867 the tower was raised to its present height of 53 feet with the addition being built of brick and mortar.
It was acquired by the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority, which undertook to restore and straighten the tower.
www.ipl.org /div/light/GL/ThamesRivRR.html   (191 words)

  
 Slavery in the Ohio River Valley!
The northern bank of the Ohio River once formed the boundary between the slave state of Virginia and the free states of the Northwest Territory.
He searched west along the Hocking River for ten miles before he found and killed the Indians, rescued the girl and after hiding from another band of Indians for two days, finally returned the girl to her family.
Fort Harmar was a fort at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, built in by the United States Government in 1785-86 to protect future settlers of the Northwest Territory.
www.coax.net /people/lwf/HRB_ORV.HTM   (2582 words)

  
 History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio History
The first craft regularly trading on the River, so far as known, was the Schooner Black Snake, Captain Jacob Wilkison, in May, 1815, on board which was the Captain's nephew, David Wilkison, afterward so prominent in River and Lake navigation.
Both these Vessels were captured by the British during the War of 1812-15, and both subsequently, at the battle of Lake Erie, recaptured by Perry, and piloted by Captain Martin, with cargoes of American soldiers, to the month of the River Thames, Canada.
Steamers continued in the local trade of the River without interruption for some 45 years, and until the competition of three Railroads (the Dayton and Michigan, the Wabash and the Narrow Gauge) became too strong for them, and they were compelled to yield the field so long held by them.
www.heritagepursuit.com /Lucas/LucasCommunicationChapVI-438.htm   (2179 words)

  
 Spectrum Laboratories : Chemical Fact Sheet - Cas # 15972608
River, Iowa when overland flow was the major component of river discharge exceeded 20 ppb.
Creek, Sandusky River and Maumee River during 1983-1986 was none detected-54.8 ppb.
The levels of alachlor in three rural ponds in Ontario, Canada were 0.6-15 ppb.
www.speclab.com /compound/c1597260.htm   (1399 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands
The town of Thames is also in New Zealand, as is the Firth of Thames
Thames Trader - commercial vehicle range from Ford Motor Co.
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