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  White River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The White River in the South Island of New Zealand.
White River, South Africa is a town in Mpumalanga Province.
White River (Township), Ontario is a township in Ontario.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_River   (195 words)

  
 White River Wapahani Trail, Indy Greenways
White River is the longest "greenway" in Marion County, and it makes a winding path through the city from the northeast corner to the southwest.
The White River Canoe Route is 16 miles long, with launch areas in Town Run Trail Park at 96th Street, Broad Ripple Park, Cornell Avenue next to the Monon Trail, Friedmann Park at Kessler Boulevard, and Riverside Park below 30th Street.
Thanks to that and a popular Catch-and-Release initiative, the river's fish population is returning strongly from one of the worst environmental disasters in Indiana history.
www.indygreenways.org /whiteriver/whiteriver.htm   (491 words)

  
 White River Junction: Connecticut River Byway
White River Junction is a village within the town of Hartford, VT, and is the Waypoint community for the towns of Hartland and Norwich, VT, and Lebanon, Hanover, and Plainfield, NH.
White River Junction was a crossroads for five railroads, all constructed between 1847 and 1863.
In 1759 the rapids at the confluence of the White and Conn. Rivers nearly brought death to Robert Rogers and 3 Rangers.
www.ctrivertravel.net /white-river.htm   (2734 words)

  
 White River National Wildlife Refuge -- Southeast Region
White River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 for the protection of migratory birds.
The refuge lies in the floodplain of the White River near where it meets the mighty Mississippi River.
White River National Wildlife Refuge is one of over 550 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States.
whiteriver.fws.gov   (236 words)

  
 White River: The Arkansas Floater's Kit
The first 31 miles of the White River are similar to the beginning stretches of other Ozark streams -- fast and furious in the wet months, and comparatively calm the rest of the year.
People have been commenting on the beauty of the White river since at least 1819 when explorer Henry Rowe Schoolcraft said of the stream: "It unites a Current which possesses the purity of crystal, with a smooth and gentle flow, and the most imposing, diversified, and delightful scenery.
Flyfishing is extremely popular on the White during low water periods, but most anglers opt for the standard White River rig -- a 16- to 20 foot johnboat equipped with a 10-20 hp motor.
www.finefishing.com /1freshfish/aawhereto/midwest/whiteriver.htm   (1684 words)

  
 White River
The first 31 miles of the White River are similar to the beginning stretches of other Ozark streams, fast and furious in the wet months, and comparatively calm the rest of the year.
Flowing into the White along the route are two superb smallmouth streams, Crooked Creek and the Buffalo River and another fine trout stream_the North Fork River The latter offers a scenic six-mile float between Norfork Dam and the town of Norfork.
Fly- fishing is extremely popular on the White during low water periods, but most anglers opt for the standard White River rig—a 16- to 20-foot johnboat equipped with a 10-20 hp motor.
www.ozarkconnections.com /floatkit/white.htm   (1615 words)

  
 Ministry of Environment - White River
White River Provincial Park on northern Vancouver Island is a small, undeveloped wilderness area that offers excellent fishing opportunities and protection for important Roosevelt elk and fl bear habitat.
The park is located on the White River, approximately 25 km south of Sayward and 7 km west of Schoen Lake Provincial Park on northern Vancouver Island.
The White River is a prime recreational area for angling and nature appreciation.
wlapwww.gov.bc.ca /bcparks/explore/parkpgs/whiteriver.htm   (572 words)

  
 Arkansas' Ozark Mountains Region: Lakes & Rivers: White River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In between, the river's flow is interrupted by at least eight dams, six in Arkansas and two in Missouri.
Today this cold-water section of the White River in the Ozark Mountain Region is a world-class trout stream with matchless natural beauty.
Launch sites along the White River are numerous, and many of the resorts along the river have launching areas available for their guests.
www.ozarkmountainregion.com /lakes_rivers/white.asp   (1005 words)

  
 White River, Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
White River is on Highway 17, the Trans-Canada Highway, north of Sault Ste Marie.
White River is only a very small town with a very limited but just about adequate range of facilities.
White River is a very friendly town, and used to be called the coldest spot in Canada.
freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/on/w_river.htm   (421 words)

  
 White River, Ontario: Community Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
White River is surrounded with natural beauty perfect for the avid outdoors person in the summer or winter.
White River is located at the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 631.
White River and the surrounding area are policed by the Ontario Provincial Police.
www.nwconx.net /~wrlib/allabout.html   (720 words)

  
 White River --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
The longest river in Alaska and one of the longest in North America, the Yukon originates in Tagish Lake on the border of the Yukon Territory and British Columbia.
White won a Rosenwald fellowship at the age of 23, and...
Europe's longest river and the principal waterway of Russia, the Volga arises in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow and flows southeastward for 2,325 miles (3,740 kilometers) to empty into the Caspian Sea.
concise.britannica.com /ebc/article?eu=407956   (818 words)

  
 BLM Vernal White River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The White River can be a relaxing run on one of Utah's best canoe, camping and kayaking rivers.
Near the highway, the river swings in looping meanders inherited from a time before canyon­cutting began, when it wound lazily across a nearly flat surface.
For 100 miles between the town of Rangely, Colorado and the rivers's confluence with the Green River, the White River cuts a rugged scenic trough into the ernal high desert plains of the Uintah Basin.
www.blm.gov /utah/vernal/rec/white.html   (428 words)

  
 Bull Shoals Lake - White River in the Arkansas Ozarks
Bull Shoals Lake - White River in the Arkansas Ozarks
The Bull Shoals Lake and White River area of the Arkansas Ozarks is a one-of-a-kind destination, whether it is for fishing, hiking, relaxation, vacation, retirement or a permanent relocation for your family to call home.
With Bull Shoals Lake and the upper end of the White River, there are more shoreline miles in Baxter and Marion counties than any other place in the state.
www.bullshoals.org   (908 words)

  
 Watershed, White River, Table of Contents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The White River is impounded as Lake Sequoyah and by Beaver Dam before entering Missouri near Eagle Rock in Barry County.
The White River then flows southeast from Bull Shoals Dam, where it exits the Ozark Plateau, turns south into the delta region of Arkansas, and continues to its confluence with the Mississippi River, some 720 miles from its origin.
The portion of the White River basin covered by this document is termed the White River watershed.
conservation.state.mo.us /fish/watershed/whriver/contents/390cotxt.htm   (1107 words)

  
 White River
The magnificent scenery of the Upper White River country has been extolled for decades, and today the Marion County area is a tourist's paradise.
The river was at a good boating stage by February 1, resulting in the frequent arrival of steamboats at McBee's and all three vessels were there on Februbary [sic] 10.
Her tremendous struggle against river hazards, the competition from other boats, and the increasing threat of the railroad, typified the last days of steam packets on the upper river.
www.ozarkhistory.com /whiteriver.htm   (8429 words)

  
 White River School District
White River Administration offices are located at 240 North A Street, in the original High School Annex building.
White River School District Budget - this is a powerpoint slide show in pdf format (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it)
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Ensuring the safety and welfare of the students entrusted to our care is of the utmost concern in the White River School District.
www.whiteriver.wednet.edu   (275 words)

  
 White River Junction News
On weekends in foliage season, the White River Flyer makes four round trips daily from here to the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, about 5 miles south, bending with the river past fields, mountain vistas, and a wildlife sanctuary bursting...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, A couple in Hartford is appealing a town order to stop operating a homeless shelter out of their house.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION - "The Diary of Anne Frank" has such a powerful story by itself that any embellishment in its telling only detracts from its impact.
www.topix.net /city/white-river-junction-vt   (1175 words)

  
 colorado river white water rafting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Some are going river rafting on the Bhote Koshe of Nepal, some sea kayaking around a tranquil island in the Bahamas.
Colorado river rafting trips from mild to wild, all ages and abilities on the most popular mountain rivers in the state.
white water river rafting trips in Utah, Colorado and Idaho on the Colorado River, Green River, Yampa River, San Juan River, Salmon River and...
www.river-rafting-guide.com /colorado-river-white-water-rafting   (637 words)

  
 White River trout fishing Arkansas White River White Hole Resort Flippin Arkansas
This area is in the White River Valley section of the Ozark Mountains.
Each year the upper twenty miles of the White River is stocked with 1 1/2 million rainbow, cutthroat, and brown trout.
White River fishing boats are very unique: flat bottom fiberglass jon boats that are over 20 feet long and about 4 feet wide.
www.whiteholeresort.com   (1486 words)

  
 White River Hardwoods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
White River's OneSource policy meets the needs and requirements of Architets, Interior Designers, and Builders.
White River offers a large variety of traditional smooth hardwood profiles and decorative embossed hardwood profiles.
White River manufactures a full range of complementary accessories and specializes in resin mouldings for curved or radius work.
www.traditional-building.com /brochure/whiterv.htm   (201 words)

  
 White River Watershed Facts, King County, Washington
In 1906, a debris jam blocked the channel of the White River and diverted all the floodwaters away from King County down the Stuck River and into the Puyallup River.
The water remaining in the White River after the diversion, flows through the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation, and the cities of Auburn and Pacific before joining with the Puyallup River in Sumner.
The White River and it's tributaries serve as spawning, rearing and transportation areas for chinook, pink, chum, and coho salmon, as well as rainbow, steelhead and cutthroat trout.
dnr.metrokc.gov /wlr/watersheds/white/Whiterivfacts.HTM   (508 words)

  
 Wildernet - White River National Forest
Fall in the White River National Forest is brief but spectacular, as changing aspens cloak the mountains in gold.
Location - The two and one-quarter million acre White River National Forest is located in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, approximately two to four hours west of Denver on Interstate 70.
The White River encompasses much of the area from the Continental Divide, west to Rifle and from Meeker, south beyond Aspen.
www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaname=White%20River%20National%20Forest   (955 words)

  
 Indianapolis Canal Walk, White River State Park
Rail freed long distance trade and commerce from the banks of major rivers and canals just as the development and growth of passenger air travel after W.W. II was the death knell for passenger trains and ultimately ocean liners.
The bridge crosses at a bend in the White River as it continues east.
Besides being aesthetically beautiful it is one of the locations along the Canal Walk that serves as a subtle reminder of White River State Park's venue in the center of Indianapolis.
johnlind.tripod.com /canalwalk/cw.html   (2134 words)

  
 White River School District 47-1
The community of White River, its students, parents, teachers, administrators and Board of Education have the responsibility to prepare our students for a productive role in a democratic society.
We, the entire personnel at White River Elementary Schools, believe that all children can learn and will work to provide a positive school environment to enable the inclusion of every student within the educational setting to learn the essential skills that will enable them to succeed at their next level of education.
We, the staff of the White River Middle School, are committed to the maximum achievement of all students, taking them from where they are, to where they need to be in order to succeed at the next educational level.
www.whiteriver.k12.sd.us   (282 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - White River, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Near its mouth, the White is joined to the Arkansas River by a cutoff channel.
The White is navigable for shallow-draft vessels c.300 mi (480 km) upstream.
With the White East Fork (282 mi/454 km long), its chief tributary, the White drains much of S Indiana.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/WhiteRiv.html   (283 words)

  
 Searcy, Arkansas: White River
The White River is part of the McClellan-Kerr Inland Waterway Navigation System and meanders from its source in the northwest corner of the state, across the Missouri state line, and back into Arkansas to the Mississippi River.
The river traverses a wide variety of Arkansas' landscapes, ranging from the Mississippi River Delta, the Central Arkansas Lowlands, and the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri.
In the northern portion of the state, the White River is popular among canoeists and rafters.
searcy.dina.org /recreation/white.html   (157 words)

  
 White River on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Take me to the river: why paddling your own canoe calls for some rapid learning; The Indian canoe is the craft of the true backwoodsman, and it's making a comeback.
Rafters and landowners tussle over rivers; Elk River is the latest battle in Colorado water wars where property owners say thrill seekers invade their privacy.(USA)
Refugees crossing the destroyed Allenby bridge on the Jordan river becoming the new border between Israel and Jordan.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/WhiteR1iv.asp   (771 words)

  
 Bull Shoals White River State Park in the Arkansas Ozarks
In northcentral Arkansas amidst the natural beauty of the Ozark Mountains, Bull Shoals-White River State Park stretches along the riverside and lakeshore where the White River and Bull Shoals Lake join at the Bull Shoals dam forming one of the nation’s finest fishing and boating combinations.
The White River is renowned as mid-America’s premier trout stream, famous for it record rainbow and brown trout.
One of mid-America’s premier trout streams, the White River is renowned for its catches of record rainbow and brown trout.
www.arkansasstateparks.com /parks/park.asp?id=8   (412 words)

  
 Meeker Colorado and the White River Valley
Meeker, CO with a population of approximately 2200 people (except during hunting season when it doubles!), is located in the heart of the White River Valley in Northwestern Colorado.
Great fishing spots are everywhere in the White River National Forest, Flat Tops Wilderness and the White River Valley.
River Camp RV Park and Campground and "Horse Motel" 2 1/2 miles west of Meeker, Colorado.
www.meekercolorado.com   (550 words)

  
 THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK - THE TRUE STORY!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The reports varied the creature's size over the years and it was often encountered by fisherman and campers along the river.
In 1973 a resolution was passed in the Arkansas State Legislature creating the White River Monster Refuge along all of the White River that runs adjacent to the Jacksonport State Park.
The White River Monster has been sighted along the river and from the Jacksonport State Park.
www.prairieghosts.com /whiterv.html   (442 words)

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