| 单词 | drainage basin |
| 例句 | But when Minh’s intern Kiki draws her attention to a call for proposals to restore the Mesopotamian drainage basin by traveling into the past to study it, she jumps at the chance. Princesses, Priestesses and Time Travel: What’s New in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Its drainage basin, which is four times the size of Switzerland, is still covered by untouched primary lowland rainforest. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Negotiators have an opportunity to hammer out an agreement reflecting today’s values and priorities, equipping the drainage basin — which is the size of France — to meet diverse challenges. Modernize Columbia River Treaty to meet challenges ahead | Op-Ed 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Lakes located in closed drainage basins concentrate salt in their waters and can have extremely high salt content that only a few and highly specialized species are able to inhabit. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Several homes were evacuated in the community of Orcutt as the drainage basin and roadway were damaged by the rain. Storm hits Santa Barbara and Montecito hard, bringing mass rescues, damage and the jitters 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z A man, identified by the coroner as Anthony Ray Lopez Sr., 63, of Ontario, was found in the drainage basin and pronounced dead at the scene about 12:04 p.m. Second body found in Ontario wash after storm swept away about 10 people last week 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z And although the Ruki's drainage basin makes up only a twentieth of the entire Congo Basin, a fifth of the dissolved organic carbon in the Congo comes from this one tributary. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z An unidentified man was found dead in a drainage basin; two others were still missing as the search continued through the afternoon and Wednesday morning, officials said. Drier, colder conditions hit Southern California after storm shatters rainfall records on election day 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z If all of the ice that exists upstream in the Thwaites Glacier's drainage basin melts, global sea levels will rise by more than two feet. We now have a timeline on sea level rise from climate change 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The geographic area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a drainage basin or watershed. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The blue line shows the extent of the drainage basin. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "CO2 emissions are relatively high across the Ruki's entire drainage basin but not dissimilar to other tropical rivers," Drake explains. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Map view of a drainage basin with main trunk streams and many tributaries with drainage divide in the dashed red line. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z A recent investigation by the Treasure Coast Palm newspaper found that all 32 drainage basins around Lake Okeechobee with available data exceeded phosphorus limits. Opinion | Florida’s waters choke on fertilizer, dead fish and red tides — while Big Ag floats above it all 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The Mississippi River drainage basin includes approximately 40% of the U.S., a measure that includes the smaller drainage basins, such as the Ohio River and Missouri River that help to comprise it. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The dashed red line is the drainage basin of one of its tributaries. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The vegetation in its drainage basin affects its carbon cycle, as does land use. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The basic unit of division of the landscape is the drainage basin. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The commission dates to 1985, created under state law amid concern that the northern portions of the river’s drainage basin in Howard County were sending pollution downriver into Southern Maryland. Riverkeeper’s dismissal heightens state conflict 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Countries in yellow are at least partially in Aral Sea drainage basin. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Metro Vancouver’s water supply comes from three large drainage basins on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, as shown in Figure 13.6. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z If all of the ice that exists upstream in the glacier's drainage basin were to melt, it would raise the height of our oceans by more than two feet. The "Doomsday Glacier" appears poised to collapse. If it does, Earth's sea level will rise by 2 feet 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Further, a drainage basin for each tributary can also be designated. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The minnow is found in Arizona and a small part of New Mexico in drainage basins of the Bill Williams, Gila, Little Colorado, Salt and Verde rivers. Judge rejects agency’s pullback of effort to protect minnow 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Currently, drainage basins in Queen Anne, Ballard, Fremont and Wallingford, overflow an average of about 144 times a year — basically any time there’s heavy or prolonged rain, the city said. MudHoney? Sir Digs-A-Lot? Seattle wants your help in naming its next massive tunnel machine 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Figure 13.6 The three drainage basins that are used for the Metro Vancouver water supply. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z About 12.3% of the project area lies within the Church Creek drainage basin. Charleston development will worsen flooding, challengers say 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Oblique view of the drainage basin and divide of the Latorita River, Romania. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z About 50% of their drainage basins are now losing mass, at average rates from 1992 of 28 billion tonnes a year at Pine Island and 46 billion tonnes a year at Thwaites. Antarctic instability 'is spreading' 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The trail was built in the early 2000s as a flood mitigation project for the creek, whose drainage basin extends well into the county. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Over geological time, a stream will erode its drainage basin into a smooth profile similar to that shown in Figure 13.9. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The shoulder was re-striped in places to make it about a foot wider, and crews replaced six drainage basins and moved two junction boxes that help monitor traffic data, Barrera said. Buses can avoid congestion by using I-5 shoulder lane in Snohomish County 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The Mississippi River drainage basin is the largest in North America, draining 41% of the contiguous U.S. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Water quality was being tested at several areas, including a drainage basin and in the ocean. 100,000 gallon sewer water spill near South Carolina coast 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The glacier’s drainage basin covers an area roughly the size of Britain on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and it already accounts for about 4% of global sea-level rise. North Korea’s nuclear site, Mars rocks and CRISPR arguments 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The area from which the water flows to form a stream is known as its drainage basin. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But the go-go-growth placed housing developments across the drainage basin of the two major reservoirs and dams safeguarding downtown Houston. Booming Houston built over land meant for flood projects 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Location of the Mississippi River drainage basin and Mississippi River delta. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Developers built over the land instead, and kept building subdivisions across the drainage basin for the city’s existing flood-control reservoirs and dams. Booming Houston built over land meant for flood projects 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z He says the airport was built in the 40s and it’s got old storm drain pipes running from all kinds of drainage basins. FAA grant to help repair Vicksburg airport drainage problems 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z An example of a drainage basin is shown in Figure 13.4. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Roughly half of the houses in the Guanabara Bay drainage basin—Rio de Janeiro and the surrounding cities—remain unconnected to sewage treatment plants. What's in Rio's Bay and Beaches? Waukesha would be the first U.S. community located outside the Great Lakes drainage basin since a compact protecting Great Lakes water became law in 2008. Waukesha’s request for lake water nearing decision 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z When we reached Wadi Paran, the largest drainage basin in the Middle East, we watched the raging waters flow across the highway, leaving us no choice but to turn around. A Luxurious Adventure Vacation in a Place You’d Never Expect 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The Apalachicola River is part of a drainage basin in the Southeast that is taxed by a growing population and conflict between states. Water Wars Threaten America's Most Endangered Rivers 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z This map illustrates the concept of a drainage basin divide. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For some, it will be a tool for planning future real-time trips to explore the river and for others a chance to check out Delaware’s largest drainage basin. Conservancy launches virtual tour of Chesapeake Bay 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Rasmussen was housesitting for his mother in the Mojave Desert community northeast of Los Angeles when the minivan was swept off a road into a drainage basin during a storm in Palmdale on Oct. Drowning claimed life of man found buried in mud-covered car 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The city stopped mowing the grasses around the drainage basin areas of the Big Sioux at the same time. Sioux Falls sets lofty goals for Big Sioux River 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Photograph: Jupiterimages/Getty The origins of New Orleans Over thousands of years, the Mississippi river pushed the toe of Louisiana’s “boot” outward by shooting sediment from its drainage basin out into the Gulf of Mexico. Is New Orleans in danger of turning into a modern-day Atlantis? 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z The boundary between two drainage basins is the height of land between them. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Sturgeon are native to the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River drainage basin, and spearfisheries exist at Winnebago and Black Lake in Michigan. Gone Spearfishin’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Investigators zeroed in on Frein after the Jeep he was allegedly driving was found partially submerged in a drainage basin north of the state police barracks. Pennsylvania fugitive Eric Frein in custody 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Investigators zeroed in on Frein after the Jeep he was allegedly driving was found partially submerged in a drainage basin north of the state police barracks at Blooming Grove, Pike County. Eric Frein captured 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The Jeep he was using was partially submerged in a drainage basin about 2 miles from the barracks. Alleged trooper shooter Eric Frein cornered in Canadensis? 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z The Stikine River has its lowest discharge levels in the depths of winter when freezing conditions persist throughout most of its drainage basin. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z However, at the scale of individual drainage basins, this relationship is largely obscured by the effects of other factors, such as regional precipitation, temperature, and/or vegetation. [Technical Response] Response to Comments on “Intensifying Weathering and Land Use in Iron Age Central Africa” 2012-08-30T18:25:29.873Z The Mississippi River is particular tough to deal with because it carries run-offs from farms throughout the entire Mississippi drainage basin, which is enormous. Q&A: A slow-motion crisis 2012-02-29T18:21:24.323Z These pouch harbours are probably “drowned” drainage basins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Japan has an area of 147,655 square miles, less than the area of the drainage basin of the Colorado River in Arizona and New Mexico. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z This lake occupied not only the valley of the Baraboo, but extended up the lower course of every tributary, presumably rising until it found the lowest point in the rim of the drainage basin. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z Army Corps of Engineers to expedite a plan for severing the connection between the two giant drainage basins that engineers constructed a century ago in Chicago rivers and canals. APNewsBreak: Coalition pushing for Great Lakes, Mississippi watershed divide reaches 17 states 2011-09-25T14:09:47Z While officials cautioned residents not to be lulled into complacency, they also said the respites allowed some time to clear drainage basins. Leisurely Trip Inland for Tropical Storm Lee 2011-09-05T00:07:37Z The drainage basin of Tower Creek coincides with the limits of the extinct crater of an ancient volcano. Fly Fishing in Wonderland 2011-09-01T02:00:22.230Z They would learn that there are in the territory included in the drainage basin of the Colorado River unlimited deposits of phosphate rock from which all needed phosphate could be mined. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z “We were expecting to find a different genetic lineage in each drainage basin,” explains the paper’s main author Gracia González-Porter of the Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. River Turtle?s Genes Reveal Influence of Maya Indians 2011-07-26T20:49:00Z The evidences of many such village sites may be seen throughout all the region of the Missouri River drainage basin. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z As a result, the deep valleys advanced up their drainage basins toward the range divide, producing razorback ridges in the process. Novel Technique Reveals How Glaciers Sculpted Their Valleys 2011-04-04T16:38:00Z The , the Great Lakes Commission, the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and others are conducting their own studies on separating the two great drainage basins. Chicago News Cooperative: Carp Invasion May Prompt Changes to Waterways 2010-10-16T17:56:00Z Arkansas lies in the drainage basin of the lower Mississippi, and has a remarkable river system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The Río Casas Grandes must have once been a tributary of the Río Grande, but now its desert drainage basin is isolated. Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains In the extreme north-east corner of the republic where the Brazilian Guiana plateau slopes toward the Atlantic there is a small area lying outside the drainage basin of the Amazon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The third drainage basin is that of the great central plateau, or alta-planicie. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" The drainage basin measured from the water-partings of the enclosing mountains is some three times as great. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Mobile is in the large drainage basin, of the Tombigbee, Black Warrior, Coosa and Alabama rivers, which is between the Escambia and Pearl rivers. Description of a New Softshell Turtle From the Southeastern United States All has been ground to powder and carried off by flood and stream to enrich the soils and upbuild later strata in the drainage basins of the Saskatchewan, the Columbia, and the Mississippi. The Book of the National Parks In the drainage basin of the Ganges, through which the train is again carrying us south-eastwards, 100 million human beings, mostly Hindus, have their home. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The drainage basins should be heavily planted with trees, which will in time yield a large return, or with hay, which can be marketed each year. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation The drainage basin of Passaic River is admirably adapted to the development of the conservation system. The Passaic Flood of 1903 It occupies a large part of the drainage basins of two large rivers, the Cowlitz and Chehalis—one emptying its waters into the Columbia river and the other into Grays harbor. A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 Its drainage basin, including in this its own area, is estimated to be about five hundred square miles. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter In length it is equal to the Yenisei and Blue River, but its drainage basin is larger than that of either of the others. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Mountains tower above it on both sides to a height of four to seven thousand feet and the drainage basin which finds its outlet down the narrow gorge through which the road runs is enormous. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) The Mississippi alone carries yearly to the sea more than 400,000,000 tons of the richest soil within its drainage basin. The Fight for Conservation The Semliki receives directly or indirectly the whole of the drainage of Ruwenzori, and also that of the eastern face of the Congo mountains as well as the drainage basin of Albert Edward Nyanza. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 To possess one-half the drainage basin of the valley would have led to constant conflict with the owners of the other half. The United States of America, Part 1 I. _Columbia River district.—_The second great soil district of the dry-farming territory is located in the drainage basin of the Columbia River, and includes Idaho and the eastern two thirds of Washington and Oregon. Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall The willows in the Arctic drainage basin shrink to shrubs scarcely knee-high. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 This vast soil district belongs to the drainage basin of the Missouri, and includes North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Minnesota. Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall |
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