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In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  Fuel balance in russia tough this year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
River port authorities told The Russia Journal the reason for this was that local coalmines increased their production, thus reducing the need for imports.
Grain and wheat volume fell by 70,000 tons, as farm output recovered from the 1999 harvest losses and interregional transfers were no longer necessary.
According to Trotsenko, the big hope of the river shippers this year is that the domestic rail tariff for freight will rise by the 25 percent that the Railways Ministry has announced.
www.russiajournal.com /fan/russia_245_4468_news.htm   (1060 words)

  
 History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1 by J.B. Mansfield, Captains, Shipping, Lighthouse Keepers and Marine
In 1833, the steamer Britannia, of 200 tons, was built at Kingston, Canada, and launched, as were also the Cobourg, of 500 tons, the Kingston, and the Brockville, each being named after the place at which she was built.
The banks of the river were, in many places, crowded with spectators, whose loud acclamations manifested the joy they experienced in wit- nessing the first attempt to introduce a steamboat on that beautiful river.
The Niagara river, between Fort Erie and Buffalo, was so wedged in with ice that the waters of the lake in consequence rose several feet, while the Niagara river fell so low that numerous rocks and islands, before invisible, made their appearance.
www.linkstothepast.com /marine/chapt35.html   (11890 words)

  
 Nutrient Transport--Puget Sound Basin, Washington
Each year, the major rivers and streams of the Puget Sound Basin transport loads of approximately 11,000 tons of inorganic nitrogen, and 2,100 tons of total phosphorus to Puget Sound and its adjacent waters (fig 1).
Two exceptions are the Puyallup River, where WWTPs account for 22 percent of the transported nitrogen load, and the Snohomish River, where WWTPs account for 15 percent of the transported phosphorus load (table 1).
The Samish and Nooksack Rivers in the eastern part of Puget Sound Basin, where there are greater areas of urban and agricultural land use, have some of the highest yields, and these basins also receive the largest nutrient inputs (table 1).
wa.water.usgs.gov /pubs/fs/fs.009-98   (1649 words)

  
 New Vessel Registrations, 1874   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Catherine, Summerside, for Angus Mcmillan, Summerside, PEI, 199 tons.
Brig Lilian, Souris, for Alfred Wallace Owen, Ch'town, PEI, 276 tons.
Brig Georgie, Souris, for A. Owen, Charlottetown, 299 tons.
www.islandregister.com /1874newvessels.html   (854 words)

  
 India Outdoors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
River section today includes a Class II section, a good introduction for first timers as well as to the river in general.
A low to medium volume, Class IV river, the Tons was first run in 1980 by Jack Morrison, followed by a commercial exploratory trip in 1986.
Rafting on the Tons (the biggest tributary of the Yamuna with its source in the snowfields of the 20,720ft high mountain, Bandarpunch), a small volume, Class 4 river offers an excellent adrenaline rush and adds to the excitement of being in the outdoors.
www.indiaoutdoors.com /raftingexp.php3   (7817 words)

  
 Community Role   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Clearly, river aggregate -- the most plentiful source locally -- is essential to every type of construction in Greater Pittsburgh where concrete or asphalt is utilized.
The sand and gravel -- that was deposited in the region during the advance and retreat of glaciers during ice ages -- is the highest quality material available, meeting the most stringent engineering and chemical content specifications for durability and skid resistance.
Additionally, river dredging is less intrusive, as it often takes place in isolated areas, and since the material is transported by barge, it greatly reduces the use of trucks on our highways to move material.
www.riveraggregates.org /2002communityrole.htm   (1122 words)

  
 list of boats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was dismantled at Whitehorse in 1911 and the hull was used as a landing barge at Lower Laberge.
It was the worst accident involving steamboats on the river.
Operated on the upper river during the gold rush and on the lower river in the early 1900s.
www.yesnet.yk.ca /schools/carcross/sternwheelers/listofboats.htm   (2734 words)

  
 Local Economy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The commercial dredgers fulfill nearly all of the regional demand for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) specified Level E Aggregate, which is required for all major highways in the state of Pennsylvania, and is the standard generally specified by counties, municipalities and construction companies.
The Port of Pittsburgh (encompassing the three rivers) is the largest inland port in the US containing over 40 river terminals handling in excess of 50 million tons of cargo.
River aggregate accounts for 98% of traffic in Pools 8 and 9 on the Allegheny River; 57% of traffic on Pool 7; and 50% of traffic on Pools 2-5.
www.riveraggregates.org /2002contribution.htm   (1607 words)

  
 Nitrogen and Nitrate in the Upper Potomac Basin
During 1990, approximately 109,000 tons of nitrogen was input to the upper Potomac River watershed upstream from Washington, D.C.: 22.0 percent from atmospheric deposition, 38.5 percent from animal manure, 30.5 percent from commercial fertilizer, 6.5 percent from municipal and industrial discharges, and 2.5 percent from other nonpoint sources.
Nitrogen inputs averaged 9.35 tons per square mile (ton/mi2) for the entire upper Potomac River watershed and ranged from 4.99 ton/mi2 in the North Branch Potomac River watershed to 14.2 ton/mi2 in the Monocacy River watershed.
Fertilizer comprised 54 percent of the input to the Monocacy River watershed and 37 percent of the input to the Conococheague Creek watershed.
md.water.usgs.gov /publications/abstract/agu0594_jdb.html   (599 words)

  
 NEW SOUTH WALES SHIPWRECKS
She grounded on the bar of the Wagonga River in a moderate swell where she was buffeted and filled with water.
She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Valparaiso with 1471 tons of coal; the pumps reduced the water level until they became choked with coal dust.
Her original size appears to be 32 tons, lbd 41 x 14.4 x 7 ft, but after she capsized in 1852 she was altered to lbd 56.7 x 14.5 x 6.4 ft. Captain Hunter.
oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /nsw-wrecks.html   (15159 words)

  
 Nancy Lee-Summary/PNREC
Snake River data were obtained from the Corp of Engineer's Walla Walla district office and the Columbia River data were obtained from the Portland district office.
Down river tonnage probably will remain steady as long as grain and lumber products continue to be transported on the rivers, although the new farm program may cause an increase in volume.
Without the Columbia-Snake river ports, the barge traffic would have to be diverted to truck and rail which creates cost impacts to producers and the public as transportation costs and road damage rises.
www.pnrec.org /pnrec97/lee2.htm   (1221 words)

  
 Rafting tours India,Trekking tours India,Garhwal trekking,Zanskar trekking,River rafting India,Ladakh trekking,Trekking ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
From watching the reflection of the sunrise in the river to gazing at the star-studded sky in the night, the wonders of this camp are boundless.
Mori is a sleepy hamlet in the Uttarkashi dist. of Uttaranchal by the River Tons.
The river tons is well know for its white water that will keep enthusiasts enthralled and talking about it for eons.
www.greatindianoutdoors.com /camping/mystic_river.htm   (696 words)

  
 Pabbar River in India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Pabbar River is a tributary of the Tons River which drains into the river Yamuna.
The main stream is fed by the Chandra Nahan glacier and springs that originate from underground waters.
The river joins with the Tons river at the base of the Chakrata massif near the border of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
www.india9.com /i9show/35213.htm   (76 words)

  
 American Profile: 4/22/2001 - 4/28/2001: One Man's Cleanup Mission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
From Louisiana to Minnesota, the shores of the Mississippi River echo with the names of heroes who have left their mark on its storied miles: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, French adventurers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, and, of course, Mark Twain.
Over the last four years, Pregracke has mobilized thousands of volunteers in 42 river communities to join him in his quest, which at last count had wrenched 500 tons of debris from the Big Muddy and its tributaries.
As a boy, he worked on the river with his father as a commercial fisherman and shell diver and saw firsthand how it had become a dumping ground.
www.americanprofile.com /issues/20010422/20010422mid_754.asp   (706 words)

  
 Potomac River Watershed Cleanup - Cleanup Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Silvery alewives flashed in the dark water of Rock Creek.
They collected an estimated 70 tons of trash this year, in the 13th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.
She supervised yesterday’s efforts from Hard Bargain Farm, the foundation’s education center in Accokeek.
www.fergusonfoundation.org /cleanupstories.html   (1025 words)

  
 ali_river   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Some people say there is a river faerie live in it.
To thank the river faerie, people also donate items to the river.
Any one can donate to the river, just either send it to Jubelic or bid something on one of her trade.
www.geocities.com /du_wei_wei/ali_river.html   (361 words)

  
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Used mainly by the Gaddi shepherds of the area, and in the early days by the British in order to avoid the long arduous travel through the Satluj valley, this route provides a challenging trek from the Tons/Yamuna watershed in the Garhwal Himalayas into the Sangla valley in the Satluj watershed.
Moving through the beautiful Pabbar valley, the main tributary of the Tons River, we cross the Buran pass into the equally scenic Baspa valley.
This trip can be combined with a stay at our adventure camp on the Tons river and can be extended with a drive into the Spiti, Lahaul or Kinnaur valleys at the end of the trek.
www.makemytrip.com /indiabest/teknaraft_MMT/gadditrail.htm   (761 words)

  
 MURRAY RIVER WRECKS
The Murray River, with its joining rivers, the Murrumbidgee, and the Darling, is the greatest of Australia's rivers, forming, for a greater part of its length, the political boundary between Victoria and New South Wales.
The use of the Murray's water for irrigation and town use is a contentious issue for the three states bordering the river.
After an eventful life on the river the was destroyed by fire at Mypolonga, 13 September 1928.
oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /murray-wrecks.html   (1037 words)

  
 Deccan Herald News page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Saraswati, which literally means a river of lakes, and deified as a goddess, is mentioned for the first time in the Rig Veda, a ritual text dated between 1500 and 1000 BC.
In the Tenth Mandala of the Rig Veda, Saraswati is described as a river flowing between the Yamuna and the Sutlej.
Their hypothesis is that the Tons, a perennial river fed by the Bandar Poonch glacier of the central Himalayas in Garhwal region, once flowed westward through the Bata and Markanda valleys in the shivaliks.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/oct26/sl3.asp   (976 words)

  
 Whitewater Rafting India | River Rafting India
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 New Vessel Registrations, 1878   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hildred, Mount Stewart, 244 tons, classed at English Lloyd's 7 A; Peake, Bros. and Co., Charlottetown.
Bark Moselle, Mount Stewart, 499 tons, classed at English Lloyd's 9 A 1; Peake, Bros. and Co., Charlottetown.
Natalie, Vernon River, 199 tons, classed at English Lloyd's 7 A; Peake, Bros. and Co., Charlottetown.
www.islandregister.com /1878newvessels.html   (1023 words)

  
 India Travelogue Camping Rafting Uttaranchal: Ganga & Tons White water rafting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Pandavas, and their rivals, the Kauravas, figure especially in the anthropology of the Tons valley, where the villagers claim to have descended from the two clans.
aft on the Tons, the biggest tributary of the Yamuna which has its source in the snowfields of the 20,720 ft high Bandarpunch peak.
A small-medium volume, Class 4 river, it offers excellent adrenaline rush and adds to the excitement of being in the outdoors.
www.indiatravelogue.com /pack/indi/tpack9.html   (623 words)

  
 Himalayan River Runners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
We operate two seasonal base camps on the Ganges (Ganga River Base Camp, Season September - End April) and Tons River (Tons River base camp, Season - May - June) from October through June each year.
Large tents with cots, table and chairs, safari showers and toilets ensure "Luxury Camping" in a pristine river setting of silver sands on the Ganges and pine forests on the Tons.
These base camps are the nerve centre of a myriad outdoor activities - white water rafting, canoeing/kayaking, rappelling, rock climbing bouldering, bird watching, angling and day hikes to nearby hill villages, or a discourse on yoga by the banks of the Ganges.
www.hrrindia.com /camps.htm   (143 words)

  
 rafting in india, rafting on Ganga, rafting in rishikesh, rafting in himalayas, rafting & camping on Ganga, rafting & ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the later part we float past temples and ashrams and Ghats enjoying the river bank life along the Ganga.
(All our guides are working with us for more than 10 years and are on the river almost every day of the season thus know the river and their job very well.
GHE Experienced River Guides are on the river almost every day and know there job very well.
www.thegarhwalhimalayas.com /expedition/rafting_dir_2003.htm   (1330 words)

  
 India Travelogue Camping and River Rafting Uttaranchal:River Ganges & Tons White water rafting, River Running and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Welcome to yet another season on the Ganga, and to our rafting expeditions on the Alaknanda, Zanskar, Brahmaputra and other rivers.
he rafting camp, is located on the Rishikesh - Devprayag road within 5-6 hours driving time from Delhi on the banks of the river Ganga, on a sandy river beach and a portion of riverside forest.
An excellent getaway from city stress - the tented river camp offers you a real outdoor experience with white water rafting at its very best, camp games, solitude, kayaking, abseiling, good food and new found friends.
www.indiatravelogue.com /pack/indi/tpack11.html   (467 words)

  
 river rafting in india, rafting expedition india, salt river rafting india, green river rafting, white water rafting ...
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Bhagirathi River Rafting Expedition -5 days, truncated version 3 days
Total Tons Tonnage River Expedition - 11 days
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Located at a pleasant 3500 feet above sea level, this area is rich in every type of western Himalayan flora and fauna, densely forested with deodar, pine, alpine oak, birch, chestnut, rhododendron and jamun.
Today, we return to our base camp on the banks of the Tons river.
We run several other treks based from this camp into Kinnaur and other parts of Himachal Pradesh - ask for details of our Buran pass trek departure each year.
www.makemytrip.com /indiabest/teknaraft_MMT/tons.htm   (489 words)

  
 Down By The River: Three Tons or 380 Tons, What's The Difference?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
For those of you keeping score at home, about 377 tons!
This is the difference in the amount of weapons grade explosives reported as "stolen" from the armory in Iraq and what was actually there!
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
getareellife.blogspot.com /2004/10/three-tons-or-380-tons-whats.html   (92 words)

  
 Tons River (India)
Search for courses, schools, shops and packages in Tons River.
Take a look at the list of companies in Tons River below.
If you are based in Tons River or offer products in Tons River then why not register your company?
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 Riversearch.com Member List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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