River-basin Sentence Examples

To the east, in the Bang Pakong river-basin and down the eastern shore of the gulf, are Pachim, a divisional headquarters; Petriou; Bang Plasoi, a fishing centre, with Rayong, Chantabun (q.v.) and Krat, producing gems and pepper.

Boats could be conveyed over flat and easy portages from one river-basin to another, and these portages were subsequently transformed with a relatively small amount of labour into navigable canals, and even at the present day the canals have more importance for the traffic of the country than have most of the railways.

The river and its tributaries form the Thames Basin, the largest river basin in the United Kingdom (UK ).

The bridge of chief artistic merit is the Cambridge Bridge (1908), which replaced the old West Boston Bridge, and is one feature of improvements long projected for the beautifying of the Charles river basin.

The name first appears in the list of primitive Zoroastrian settlements contained in the Vendidad Sade, where, however, like most of the names in the same list, - such as Sughudu (Sogdiana), Mouru (Mer y or Margus), Haraquiti (Arachotus or Arghand-ab), Haetumant (Etymander or Helmund), and Ragha (or Argha-stan),--it seems to apply to the river or river-basin, which was the special centre of population.

The climate is generally dry, although less so on the mountains and in the Flathead river basin than on the Great Plains, and is subject to sudden changes and to great extremes of temperature; but the temperature varies more than the amount of precipitation.

A period of rapid development in the Red river basin followed the entrance of the Northern Pacific railway into this region in 187 2.

The lower part of the river-basin was inhabited by the Angrivarii.

The only river basin of any importance is that of the Vilaine, which flows through Rennes.

The eastern elevation is a ridge or cuesta formed by an outcropping hard layer of the ancient coastal plain; and it separates the Wisconsin river basin from the Fox River Valley and the streams flowing into Lake Michigan.

This Strategy includes the publication of guidance and technical documents, the results from pilot river basin management schemes and an information exchange platform.

The area of the river basin is calculated at 895,500 sq.

By far the largest Asiatic river basin is that of the Ob, which exceeds 1,000,000 sq.

The vast river basin thus enclosed embraces 432,480 sq.

This more detailed categorisation will enable us to focus our efforts in the first round of river basin management planning.

The river and its tributaries form the Thames Basin, the largest river basin in the United Kingdom (UK).

The Solent lies in the southeast river basin district.

Access is also given here to resources on river basin characterisation and planning.

The river basin model, which looks at the inputs and outputs of the system, helps to drive sustainable use of resources.

The assessment is important because it will inform monitoring programs and provide a starting point for the river basin management planning process.