to divert the course of a river
1river — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, great, large, long, mighty, wide ▪ the mighty River Nile ▪ The river was too wide to swim across comfortably …
2River Mole, Surrey — The River Mole is a river in southern England, which rises in West Sussex near Gatwick Airport and flows north west through Surrey for 80 km (50 miles) to the River Thames near Hampton Court Palace. The river gives its name to the Surrey district …
3The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …
4River Nene — River The River Nene at Kislingbury Watermill, Northamptonshir …
5River Don, South Yorkshire — River Don The River Don as it flows past Hillsborough Stadium. Origin Pennines …
6The Two Georges — is an alternate history novel co written by science fiction author Harry Turtledove and Oscar winning actor Richard Dreyfuss. It was originally published in 1995 by Hodder Stoughton in the United Kingdom, and in 1996 by Tor Books in the United… …
7river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
8River Trent — Geobox|River name = Trent native name = other name = other name1 = image size = image caption = Trent Bridge at Nottingham country = United Kingdom | country country1 = state = England | state | state type = Country within the UK state1 = region …
9River Torrens — Infobox River river name = River Torrens caption = View of Elder Park and Riverside Precinct from Torrens Lake. origin = Mount Pleasant, Mount Lofty Ranges mouth = Gulf Saint Vincent at Henley Beach South basin countries = length = 85 kilometres… …
10River Frome, Bristol — Geobox|River name = Frome map size = map caption = other name = other name1 = country = England country region type = Counties region = South Gloucestershire region1 = Bristol region2 = region3 = | region6 = region7 = city = Bristol city1 = city2 …
