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Read Works: Passages: "Zebra Mussels and the Hudson River"
[Free Registration/Login Required] The information passage "Zebra Mussels and the Hudson River" focuses on the Hudson River ecosystem and how the introduction of Zebra Mussels would impact it. A Step Read, an easier version of the...
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Great Canadian Rivers: Louis Riel: Rebel of the Red
Great Canadian Rivers: Louis Riel: Rebel of the Red
NOAA
Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Salinity and Tides in York River
In this learning activity, students explore tides and salinity from tidal freshwater to high salinity conditions along the York River estuary. They learn how salinity changes with an incoming and outgoing tide, observing the dynamics of...
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: North American River Otter
Meet the North American River Otter and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Orpheus Books
Q Files: Earth: Erosion: Rivers
Identify the upper waters, lower courses and whatever "falls" in between while studying the science of rivers.
US Geological Survey
Usgs Earth's Water: Rivers and the Landscape
Describes the formation of rivers and the transport of soil and sediment. Links to related material is provided within the text.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Flow Rates of Faucets and Rivers
In the Flow Rate Experiment, students perform hands-on experiments with a common faucet, as well as work with the Engineering Our Water Living Lab (accessible through TeachEngineering.com) to gain a better understanding of flow rate and...
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: The Ganges River
PBS explores the geography of India with an in-depth look into the famous Ganges River. Identifies the location of the confluence of the two rivers that form the Ganges. Describes the agricultural and commercial benefits of the river to...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The Roots of Preservation: Emerson, Thoreau, and the Hudson River School
Essay on Emerson, Thoreau and the Hudson River School and the legacy it left. Section for guiding student discussion and scholar's debate.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: River Dolphin (Platanistoidea )
Provides photographs and a fact card about the river dolphin. Discusses the four species and where they are found, physical features, and communication by echolocation.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: River Turtle (Emydidae)
Provides photographs and a fact card about the river turtle. Discusses the main species and where they are found, physical features, diet, reproductive behavior, and their precarious existence due to threats they face from humans.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Missouri River
This entry provides a description of the physical features, the location, and the history of the Missouri River.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Anne Rivers Siddons (B. 1936)
Native Georgian Anne Rivers Siddons writes about Southerners in all her novels. This site features a biography of the prolific writer, as well as a brief discussion of her work. A suggested reading list is also included.
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Texas River Guide
This site discusses Texas rivers and plans for improvement and conservation providing maps.
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Blue Macaws: Relating to the Parana Paraguay River
An excerpt from a book written in 1866 about the Parana-Paraguay river system. It describes in detail what this river system was like in the last century.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: River Dolphins of No Return
Robin Meadows's article, "River Dolphins of No Return," focuses on the four types of dolphins worldwide that live only in rivers (Amazon River dolphin, Yangtze River dolphin, Indus and Ganges river dolphins).
University of North Carolina
The Ecology of the Cape Fear River System
The Cape Fear Estuary drains the largest watershed in North Carolina, containing 27% of the State's population. The Cape Fear River itself (about 320 km or 200 miles in length) is formed in the Piedmont by the confluence of the Haw and...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Cambodia: Rivers
Read this discussion of the rivers in Cambodia from this Country Studies report. Find out sources and mouths of the major rivers.
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The Colorado River
Features basic information on the Colorado River including a map of the states it flows through.
Other
Yangtze River: The Three Gorges Dam
This is a good site for information on the Yangtze River, lists articles and other link sites.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Cornfed River
Article depicts Lewis and Clark's adventures in the Missouri river flood plain in 1804.
University of Oxford (UK)
Pitt Rivers Museum: Robert Hottot's Expedition to Central Africa, 1908 09
An online exhibition which documents a scientific expedition up the Congo river in the early 1900s. You can view the complete photos, documents, and equipment by clicking on the left side navigation bar.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Moreau River
Artist rendering of a picture depicting the Corps of Discovery camping at the mouth of the Moreau River on the night of June 3, 1804.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Creedence Clearwater Revival 'Green River' Essential Guide to Early Ccr
A retrospective of the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival, focusing on how the group differed from most groups of the late 1960s. The article focuses on how the band produced its unique sound. Two video clips of the group from their...
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