river-channel straightening
1River — For other uses, see River (disambiguation). The Tigris River near Hasankeyf, in southeastern Turkey …
2River engineering — The Los Angeles River is extensively channelized with concrete embankments. River engineering is the process of planned human intervention in the course, characteristics or flow of a river with the intention of producing some defined benefit.… …
3River Ant — Infobox River river name = River Ant caption = The River at How Hill origin = Antingham Ponds, Norfolk. Grid ref: mmukscaled|TG257353|100|TG 257 353. mouth = River Bure at Ant Mouth, south of Ludham Bridge, Norfolk. Grid ref:… …
4San Joaquin River — Coordinates: 38°04′00″N 121°51′04″W / 38.0666667°N 121.85111°W / 38.0666667; 121.85111 …
5Oder River — or Odra River ancient Viadua River, northern Europe. It flows from its source in the Oder Mountains in the Czech Republic north through western Poland, where it forms the boundary between Poland and Germany. As the second largest river emptying… …
6Fresno River — to the San Joaquin River.CourseThe Fresno River is formed by the confluence of Nelder Creek and Lewis Fork near the locality of Yosemite Forks. From this point, it flows south to Oakhurst, west for several miles, then southwest to Hensley Lake.… …
7Kissimmee River — Geobox | River name = Kissimmee River category = River image size = 300 image caption = A stretch of the straightened and channelized Kissimmee River in central Florida etymology = country = United States country state = Florida region type =… …
8Mississippi River — a major river of North America that flows from the US state of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. It was called the ‘Father of Waters’ by Native Americans. It is 2 348 miles/3 778 kilometres long and passes the cities of Minneapolis, St Louis,… …
9Rhine River — German Rhein River, western Europe. Rising in the Swiss Alps, it flows north and west through western Germany to drain through the delta region of The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is 820 mi (1,319 km) long and navigable for 540 mi (870 km) …
10Napa River Flood Project — A portion of the Napa River floodwall constructed by the Corps of Engineers. Photo taken from the 3rd Street bridge. The Napa River Napa Creek Flood Protection Project is a Civil Works project of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the city of Napa …
