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River Thames: Waters
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"A whale in the shallow water of the River Thames is like a human lost in the heat of the Sahara desert," said Laila Sadler, scientific officer at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. She estimated it could survive only for 24 to 48 hours in a river that has an average depth of between 20 and 26 feet.
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The famous River Thames winds its way through the beautiful green countryside of southern England and is a delight to explore. Cruise past immaculate gardens that sweep down to the water’s edge and admire the stunning homes of the rich and famous.
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Down a steep canyon from an overlook near Auburn, the American River flows unfettered for the first time in four decades – 40 years in which the federal government attempted to create what became a storied public works white elephant. An Auburn dam will likely never rise here after years of controversy and dispute – and $400 million in construction and study. Now with the natural river run restored, recreation will return, just like the scrub brush is struggling to do on the stripped canyon walls. Mired in controversy over economics and safety, work on an Auburn dam stopped in 1977, leaving an idle construction site that had derailed the river several miles below the confluence, where two forks of the American meld before flowing on to Folsom Lake. Workers had long diverted water into a tunnel that short-circuited a bend in the river to keep the site dry. After work stopped, the state attorney general's office sued the federal government to restore the river, and after several years, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation finished the job and closed off the tunnel to restore the natural flow in September.
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The Thames... as land form dictates, soon contracts itself into a deeper, swifter channel where river crowfoot spreads out its mermaid tresses. Its artless white flowers will caress the surface of the water in spring as its less aquatically inclined cousin, the tiny, yellow-flowered, celery-leafed crowfoot, shyly hugs the bank of what is clearly a river with ambition.
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Since being detected in 2006, zebra mussels have continued to proliferate and are now spreading to the lower Osage River and threatening to wreak havoc not only on the lake but the riverway, as well. The most recent find on the lower Osage River was the first for that stretch of waterway. Until now, the mussels appeared to have been confined to the upper Osage River on Lake of the Ozarks. Economic damage results when zebra mussel colonies clog utility and municipal water intakes, foul marine engines and encrust the submerged surfaces of boat hulls, docks and other structures. Among the biggest ecological concerns is the danger that zebra mussels pose for native mussels and crayfish, many of which are endangered or in decline. Lake Sun Leader_ 11/3/07
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Many restaurants provide views of the Thames, but how many actually provide views from the river? Aboard the R.S. Hispaniola it is easy to appreciate the relaxed atmosphere of sitting in refined, elegant surroundings on the Thames, whilst gazing across the water at the hustle and bustle of City life. Take in views from St. Paul’s Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament and, if you’re dining in the evening, the glittering fairy lights that constitute the South Bank at night.
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