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    Governance: Devils Lake & The Red River Basin Water governance may not be the first thing one thinks of when it comes to Canada and the United States, but they share the world’s largest continuous border between two countries. The ability to co-manage water between Canada and the United States has always been an issue since the origins of both countries. The two cases that will be discussed in this paper will include the St. Mary River and Milk River case, as well as the Red River Basin and Devils Lake

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    Flooding of the Red River

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    The Red River located near Fargo, North Dakota, has a history of flooding due to abnormal climate conditions. Every year precautions are taken to help minimize damages that are caused by the flooding. There are four main reasons that contribute to the river flooding so often. These main reasons for the floods are: Synchrony of discharge with spring thaw, ice jams, glacial lake plain, and the decrease in gradient downstream. The first reason that contributes to the river flooding so often is the

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    characteristics of North Dakota vary significantly throughout the state. The state is divided amid four central physiographic regions: the Great Plains, the Missouri Coteau, the Glaciated Plains, and the Red River Valley. The average temperature is different throughout the state, ranging from 37 degrees in in the northeast to 44 degrees along the southern boarder. Though, annual averages are deceptive because they conceal the substantial seasonal temperature disparities shared all through the state (North Dakota

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    The Red River Resistance occurred in Red River because the Canadian government was making plans that involved this settlement directly. They wanted to build a road from Fort Garry, located in the Red River Colony, to the Lake of the Woods, as well as an eventual railway to link the area to the rest of Canada. The Canadian government also appointed William McDougall as the first lieutenant governor. On October 11, 1869, Riel received a visit from his Cousin Andre Nault who told him that surveyors

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    the Arkansas River shall be found to fall north or south of latitude 42, then the line shall run from the said source due south or north, as the case may be, till it meets the said parallel of latitude 42, and thence, along the said parallel, to the South Sea: All the islands in the Sabine and the said Red and Arkansas Rivers, throughout the course thus described. to belong to the United States; but the use of the waters, and the navigation of the Sabine to the sea, and of the said rivers Roxo and Arkansas

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    Alex Leon Mr. Riley N.C. Wildlife 27 November, 2017 Red Wolf The Canis Rufus also known as the Red Wolf is an endangered species that is native to North Carolina, This fox is commonly mistaken for a Coyote but the Red Wolf is bigger and longer than a coyote, but still smaller than the Grey Wolf. But due to building and people taking over their land, the number of these wolves has decreased, once announced extinct in 1980, This wolf still lives and still fighting for survival, Might not want to mistaken

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    in the red river settlement. Riel grew up with a Francophone catholic society, but he classified as a francophone Metis. In the early life of Louis Riel, he was sent off to study at the College de Montreal. 1868 was the year he returned to his hometown. Louis Riel’s name is still greatly remembered to this day. Louis Riel was definitely a hero. All he wanted was equality for his people (Francophone Metis.) Because of this, Riel lead the Red River Rebellion. Soon, Riel also lead the North West Rebellion

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    portion of New York was once the colony of New Netherland? The first Dutch North American colony of New Netherland, extended from Albany, New York, in the north to Delaware in the south and included parts of present-day New York, Delaware, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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    Do you know what the definition of Atchafalaya is? It’s a river two hundred and twenty five miles (three hundred and sixty-two kilometers) S Louisiana flowing S into Atchafalaya Bay (inlet of the Gulf of Mexico). IT’s actually pretty interesting. The Atchafalaya is a distributary of the Mississippi. Around the late ninetieth century and early twentieth century a flood happened in Mississippi causing the Atchafalaya River to increase its size of the channel and the carrying capacity. That is until

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    The Nile River was once called the highway of ancient Egypt because it was used for transportation. The Nile River is so big that it travels through and connects 11 countries. Egypt on the Nile River was one of four ancient river civilizations that had a powerful influence on the people who lived in that area. For thousands of years, the Nile’s flooding cycle determined the seasons, like a calendar for ancient Egyptians. The Nile River is the only major river that flows south to north. The ancient

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