Piscataqua River

Panchganga's water levels rise steadily

Edit The Times of India 21 Sep 2016

Incessant rainfall in the catchment area of the Panchganga river has resulted in a steady increase in its water level over the past few days. On Tuesday, the water level of the river at Rajaram barrage touched 21 feet after the region witnessed over 40 mm rainfall within three days ... Dams located in the upstream of the river have also almost reached capacity ... *Panchganga river water level-21.3 feet (at Rajaram bandhara)....

Editorial: In St. Paul, looking over a big balcony

Edit Pioneer Press 21 Sep 2016

San Antonio does, too, with its River Walk ... Paul contemplates a “river balcony” to enhance its connection to one of the world’s great rivers, it does so with a distinctive attribute at hand ... Crowds showed up earlier this month to learn more about the proposed river balcony, described as a 1.5-mile public walkway connecting the Science Museum of Minnesota on the west with Union Depot on the east....

Alternative methods to understand the water regime of the temporary rivers (Universitat de Barcelona)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Sep 2016

Temporary rivers are the habitat for lots of species -for instance, the dragonfly Trithemis annulata- and are an important percentage of our rivers (image ... There is a varying water regime in temporary rivers, from abundant flows in spring to seasons of droughts (image ... The water regime of temporary rivers is not well known because there are no hydrometric or control stations and they do not seem relevant to fluvial resources (image....

Cabinet approves the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016 (Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation of the Republic of India)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Sep 2016

Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation of the Republic of India). The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approval the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016 ... § This will give more teeth to the NMCG for Clean Ganga for the environmental protection/rejuvenation of River Ganga....

20 thousand-ton cargo ships expected to reach Wuhan next year (Wuhan Municipal Government)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Sep 2016

The 20-thousand ton river-sea cargo ships are expected to directly ship from Zhejiang Province's Zhoushan to Wuhan, according to the meeting on establishing partnership between Zhoushan River - Ocean Combined Transportation Services Center and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province on September 19, 2016....

Cabinet approves the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016 (Prime Minister’s Office of India)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Sep 2016

The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approval the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016 ... Setting up of an Empowered Task Force chaired by Hon'ble Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to ensure that the Ministries, Departments and State Governments concerned have.....

Link rivers to end Cauvery dispute, suggests Madhya Pradesh chief minister

Edit Deccan Herald 21 Sep 2016

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that linking rivers could help solve water crises faced by many states. Talking to DH here on the sidelines of a road show for the upcoming ‘Global Investors Summit-2016,’ on October 22 and 23 in Indore, Chouhan said, “River-linking is one of the solutions which all states should consider.”....

Apex Council Meeting Decides to Set up Telemetry System and Joint Teams for River Basin Study (Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation of the Republic of India)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Sep 2016

Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation of the Republic of India). The Apex council meeting on Krishna river held in New Delhi today decided for setting up telemetry systems for water gauging on river Krishna to provide upto date data on flow of water in the river ... Sushri Bharti said this decision will give more teeth to the NMCG for environmental protection of river Ganga....

Floods in India will get worse, unless we take the long term, ingenious approach

Edit Your Story 21 Sep 2016

The rivers that originate in the Himalayan glaciers and flow into other parts of the Indo-Gangetic plain such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana pass through the Middle and Lesser Himalayas before reaching the plains. The rivers that flow into Bihar, however, traverse very little distance before hitting the plains. These rivers, such as Narayani, Bagmati, and Koshi, and are much more forceful and damaging ... An angry river....

Tiny fish, big protection: Pearl darter could be 'threatened' species

Edit The Times Picayune 21 Sep 2016

The fish is named for the Pearl River, the border between St. Tammany and Washington parishes on one side and Pearl River and Hancock counties on the other, but hasn't been found in that watershed for more than 40 years ... Known Pearl darter populations are dotted along 279 miles of the Pascagoula River system in southeast Mississippi, about 43 percent of its historic range ... And it's because the Pascagoula River isn't impounded," he said....

Centre creates a new body under PM's chairmanship to carry out its clean Ganga mission

Edit The Times of India 21 Sep 2016

Giving more teeth to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) — a central agency which is involved with implementation of the ongoing Ganga rejuvenation programmes, the government on Wednesday approved setting up of a new body — National Council for River Ganga — which would empower the Mission to work more independently and directly take action against polluters....

Oconee River 'Hidden Gems' (Georgia College & State University)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Sep 2016

This past weekend, over 60 paddlers from across the state spent two days on the Oconee River on a 'Hidden Gems ' float trip. Sponsored by the Georgia River Network and the Altamaha Riverkeeper, the 'gem' was the river itself, a less-well-known natural resource for those outside Milledgeville and the surrounding area ... River in the coming future....

Fun With Sturgeon (Northwest Power and Conservation Council)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Sep 2016

A six-foot fiberglass sturgeon, coasters in the shape of the toothy mouth of a Pacific lamprey, temporary sturgeon tattoos, a sturgeon coloring page, and a big map of the Columbia River Basin were all part of the Council's interactive display at this year's sturgeon festival in Vancouver, Washington ... Hydropower dams have impacted sturgeon by altering the velocity and timing of river flows, which are important for spawning....

TrainWreck #3666, in the Piscataqua River, NH

Wakeboarding Piscataqua River

Swimming in the Piscataqua River

Late Night Squid Fishing in the Piscataqua River, NH (Slow-Motion Footage)

Kid jumps in Piscataqua River