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Rivers Frequently Asked Questions (Score: 3.000)

Western Fisheries Research Center The Western Fisheries Research Center is nationally and internationally recognized for research on diseases of salmon and trout, and for the development of molecular biological tools for natural resource management. (Score: 1.689)

National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) Homepage for description of the National Stream Quality Network (NASQAN),a long-term program monitoring the concentrations and flux of sediment and chemicals in the Nations largest rivers (Mississippi, Columbia, Colorado, Rio Grande, and Yukon). (Score: 1.380)

Columbia Environmental Research Center Website for the Columbia Environmental Research Center with links to staff, publications, databases, field stations, and projects including those on the Rio Grande, burrowing owls, sea turtles, and geospatial technology. (Score: 1.261)

Missouri River InfoLink: a clearinghouse of Missouri River information Portal for Missouri River Infolinks, a clearinghouse to multiple links giving Missouri information, photo gallery, river weather forecast, projects and features, maps, meetings, history, and science research. (Score: 1.120)

Sediment-Water Chemistry in Large River Systems: Biogeochemical, Geomorphic, and Human Controls Research Study (Score: 1.000)

Water science for schools: Earths water - surface water Educational site for elementary school students with information on surface water (rivers, streams, lakes, floods). (Score: 1.000)

Impounded river systems Article from Status and Trends of the Nations Biological Resources on the serious impacts to river systems due to damming and flow regulation, and rehabilitation, monitoring, and research on such rivers. (Score: 0.690)

Large floods in the United States: where they happen and why Discussion of large floods and occurrence in relationship to regional climatology, topography, and basin size. (Score: 0.690)

Watershed modeling Description of the development and use of modeling modules to study watersheds supporting a broad range of model applications and model user skills. Includes links to related memos, training, software, projects, and references (Score: 0.690)

Pesticides in Midwestern rivers, 1989-2002 Overview of aspects of research on pesticides and herbicides in Midwestern rivers with collection of data, results over a period of time, online publications, and bibliography. (Score: 0.552)

Fish passage through dams in large temperate floodplain rivers: an annotated bibliography Report discribes an electronic database of annotated citations relevant to fish passage through dams. Document may be searched using the search form or downloaded as an Endnote, Microsoft Word, or WordPerfect (Score: 0.535)

Water resources of Michigan - restoring natural flow regimes Links to descriptions, maps, photos, and reports of projects related to studies of the effects of dams and flow regulation in watersheds significantly altered by humans in the state of Michigan. (Score: 0.491)

Minnesota watershed information project This web site provides an interactive environment to view drainage area and detailed minor watershed (HUC Level 5/6/7) characteristic information for Minnesota. (Score: 0.484)

Water resources of Missouri - current studies and research Links to USGS research projects on water resources in Missouri. (Score: 0.465)

Canoeing North Dakota rivers Links to streamflow, stage, pictures, maps, river descriptions, and general information for canoeing on North Dakotas rivers. Files are in PDF format. (Score: 0.452)

Relations among geology, physiography, land use, and stream habitat conditions in the Buffalo and Current River systems, Missouri and Arkansas (Score: 0.395)

River corridor habitat dynamics, Lower Missouri River Detailed description of The Lower Missouri River Corridor Habitat Dynamics Project studying river habitat in a heavily engineered river. (Score: 0.343)

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About river systems:

Definition: Rivers and all their tributaries. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]

Used for: river ecosystems