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British Columbia (BC) and Yukon River Levels
Real time river level information in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, from Environment Canada.
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/formn...
NSADP: Northern Sinai Agricultural Development Program
Examines political and environmental issues surrounding a proposed irrigation project in Egypt, the effect on the River Nile, and the possibility of "water wars" between Egypt and other countries who depend on the Nile.
http://www.geocities.com/khodari/index0.ht...
River Research and Applications
International journal of basic and applied scientific research on biological, ecological, geomorphological, hydrological, engineering and geographical aspects of rivers. Free access to abstracts.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin...
River Network
River conservation resources, news, consulting services, land acquisition, grant and contact information for this non-profit organization for the protection of rivers.
http://www.rivernetwork.org/
RestoringRivers.org
Information about the National River Restoration Science Synthesis (NRRSS) project, which aims to provide a United States national level synthesis that can be used to inform policy at local, regional, and national levels.
http://www.restoringrivers.org/
River Revival
Directory of some grassroots activists and non-governmental organizations engaged in dam decommissioning and river restoration activities, with notes on their particular interests.
http://www.irn.org/revival/decom/orgs/orgs...
Riparian Buffer Systems
Riparian buffers are established and managed to reduce the impact of adjacent land use. Features information from the Wye Research and Education Center at the University of Maryland.
http://www.riparianbuffers.umd.edu/
Riparian Management Systems
Information about Riparian Management Systems how they help protect water quality through nitrate, phosphorus, and sediment removal. Site from Iowa State University includes details of project sites, FAQs, publications, and research details.
http://www.buffer.forestry.iastate.edu/
National Weather Service Hydrologic Information Center
Current hydrologic conditions, flood summaries, river forecasts, and related information for the U.S. Also links to other hydrometeorological information resources.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/
Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Freshwater Systems
The World Resources Institute reports that the world's freshwater ecosystems are dangerously degraded. Provided as HTML and PDF.
http://biodiv.wri.org/pubs_content.cfm?Pub...
The World Commission on Dams
An independent, international, multi-stakeholder process produced a report addressing controversial issues associated with large dams.
http://www.dams.org/
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center - About the Upper Mississippi River System
General description of and information about the 1,300-mile Upper Mississippi River System. Includes heritage, economic, and environmental information and details of current threats faced by the river.
http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/umesc_about/abou...
American Heritage Rivers
US EPA program to help river communities restore their environment, revitalize their economy, renew their culture and preserve their history.
http://www.epa.gov/rivers/
American Rivers
American Rivers is a national non-profit conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring America's rivers and to fostering a river stewardship ethic.
http://www.americanrivers.org
The Nile River
Provides facts, maps, photos and information on the Nile river and Cairo.
http://nileriver.port5.com/
Regulated Rivers: Research & Management
International journal of interdisciplinary research into river management, including the effects of major dams, weirs, canalization, and water transfers. Free access to abstracts of back issues.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin...
Riparian Ecosystem Creation and Restoration: A Literature Summary
An overview of the status of riparian ecosystems in the U.S. and guidelines for restoring and creating them.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literat...
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cableway Safety Training Class
Web-based class describes how cableways are used for measuring stream flow and how to inspect a cableway before it is used.
http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/sws/cableways...
The National Rivers Website
The National Rivers Website provides information on canoeing, kayaking, fly-fishing, rafting, river conservation, river access, and river navigability law.
http://www.nationalrivers.org/
UK Rivers Network
Network of river groups in the UK and Ireland. Site includes regularly updated news and a message board.
http://www.ukrivers.net/
European Rivers Network: RiverNet
Mainly European information on river-basins, ecological projects, organizations working on rivers, and threats to rivers. Includes comprehensive page of European river links. Multilingual site.
http://www.rivernet.org
Rivers of the World: Their Beauty and Majesty
Provides comparative ecological and other information about 16 of the world's major rivers: Congo, Mississippi, Columbia, Blackstone, Volga, Ganges, Pawtuxet, Connecticut, Colorado, Amazon, Missouri, Murray-Darling, Hudson, Nile, Euphrates, and Housatonic.
http://web.bryant.edu/~langlois/ecology/ri...
USGS Real-Time Water Data
Links to sites throughout the United States, by state, providing water level information.
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt
Collective Betterment Environmental
Scientists are working on issues related to the geomorphic and ecological effects of dam removal. Listserv offers information on recent dam removals.
http://www.collbett.org/dam_removal.htm
Alternative Stream Research - a Photo Study
Sample photos of stream projects in the US, plus a large collection of links to other websites.
http://www.tostreams.org/
Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN)
Award-winning, international education program that involves young people in hands-on river education, conservation, and restoration projects.
http://www.earthforce.org/section/programs...
Freshwater Data Tables: World Resources Institute
Definitive statistical tables from World Resources 2000-2001 covering Freshwater Resources and Withdrawals, Groundwater and Desalinization, and Major Watersheds of the World. (Tables are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format only.)
http://earthtrends.wri.org/datatables/inde...
The Watershed Management Council
Dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of watershed management. Site includes river/stream terminology and archives of conference proceedings and newsletters focused on various water-resources topics.
http://www.watershed.org
Dr. Robert N. Crittenden
Essays on the management of land and water sheds in Western Washington State.
http://www.robertcrittenden.com/land_use_a...
American Whitewater
Website of organisation helping to conserve and restore America's whitewater resources.
http://www.americanwhitewater.org/
Australian Conservation Foundation: Rivers and Water Campaign
ACF's Healthy Rivers and Waters campaign aims to improve the quality of rivers and return them to their natural state. Includes information about restoring the Murray Darling and Snowy rivers and campaigns against dams in Australia.
http://www.acfonline.org.au/asp/pages/intr...
Montana Water Trust
A private, nonprofit trust that works cooperatively with landowners to increase tributary flow to benefit Montana's native fish species.
http://www.montanawatertrust.org/
Environment Agency of England and Wales
Regulates air and water pollution problems.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
EUROCAT European Catchments and their Impact on the Coast
An EU-funded project that aims to achieve integrated catchment management and sustainable use of water resources at a catchment scale. Focuses on three coastal seas (Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, North Sea) and six associated river catchments (Vistula, Elbe, Rhine, Humber, Po, and Axios).
http://www.cs.iia.cnr.it/EUROCAT/project.h...
River World
Dedicated to the conservation and improved management of waterways worldwide. News bulletins and pictures.
http://www.riverworld.bcit.ca/
The Natural Tendencies of Rivers
Essay by J. G. Imhof of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Includes a classification of stream types (with examples from Ontario) and explains how different streams favor different species.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/streams/waters...
International Rivers Network
IRN campaigns for sustainable development practices and conservation of rivers and their watersheds throughout the world.
http://www.irn.org/index.html
EPA's Surf Your Watershed
Environmental Protection Agency's service to help citizens locate environmental information about their local regions.
http://www.epa.gov/surf/
Rivers of the Earth
Rivers of the Earth ranked by river length, river system length, drainage basin area, and average discharge rate.
http://home.comcast.net/~igpl/Rivers.html
Stream Systems Technology Center
USDA Forest Service organization that develops and implements methdologies for study of stream hydrology. Site provides information about physical aspects of wildland streams, especially fluvial geomorphology.
http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/index.html
River Thames: Floating Down the River
Includes geology, geography, statistics, navigation, history, pollution, locks, origins of place names, and boat mooring information.
http://www.the-river-thames.co.uk/rivertha...
U.S. Geological Survey Surface-Water Field Techniques Training Class
Online course provides a basic understanding of techniques the USGS uses to collect streamflow data.
http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/sws/SWTrainin...
WWF Fresh Waters
About this organization's river basin conservation activities and the concerns that motivate them.
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/...
Nujiang Hydrogeography
Spatial and temporal analysis of precipitation, temperature and potential evaporation in the Yunnan Upper Salween (Nujiang) River Basin.
http://www.salween.unibe.ch/
Patapsco River Conservation Project
A conservation effort cleaning this Maryland river. Includes a brief history, timeline, famous events, environmental news, updates, photos, and pictures.
http://www.geocities.com/mare1348/patapsco...
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