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Veneti
Veneti people of ancient Italy. They occupied the shore of the Adriatic from Trieste to the mouth of the Po River and spoke an Illyrian language. Friendly toward Rome, they came under Roman rule in the 2d cent. BC ... Read more
Adda
Adda , river, 194 mi (312 km) long, rising in the Rhaetian Alps, N Italy, and flowing SW through Lake Como, then S into the Po River near Cremona. Its upper course furnishes much electric power; the lower river irrigates the Lombard plain. Many battles have been fought along its course, notably the ... Read more
Po
Po , Latin Padus, longest river of Italy, c.405 mi (650 km) long, rising in the Cottian Alps of Piedmont, NW Italy. It winds generally east in a wide valley, past Turin, Pavia, Piacenza, Cremona, and Ferrara, to enter the Adriatic Sea through several mouths. Its marshy delta is constantly expandin... Read more
river
river stream of water larger than a brook or creek. Land surfaces are never perfectly flat, and as a result the runoff after precipitation tends to flow downward by the shortest and steepest course in depressions formed by the intersection of slopes. Runoffs of sufficient volume and velocity join t... Read more
levee
levee [Fr.,=raised], embankment built along a river to prevent flooding by high water. Levees are the oldest and the most extensively used method of flood control. They are constructed by piling earth on a surface that has been cleared of vegetation and leveled. From a broad base the levee narrow... Read more
floodplain
floodplain level land along the course of a river formed by the deposition of sediment during periodic floods. Floodplains contain such features as levees, backswamps, delta plains, and oxbow lakes. Floodplains may be extensive, such as below the conflux of the Ohio and the Mississippi, where the... Read more
Guastalla
Guastalla , town (1991 pop. 13,354), Emilia-Romagna, N Italy, on the Po River. It is an agricultural and industrial center. Probably founded in the 7th cent., Guastalla was held by various lords and in 1539 was bought by Ferrante Gonzaga of Mantua. It was made a duchy in 1621. After the Guastalla br... Read more
Rovigo
Rovigo , city (1991 pop. 52,472), capital of Rovigo prov., Venetia, N Italy, between the Adige and the Po rivers. It is an agricultural market and an industrial center. Manufactures include furniture, ceramics, dyes, beer, and leather goods. First mentioned in the 9th cent., Rovigo belonged to the E... Read more
Manicouagan
Manicouagan , river, 310 mi (499 km) long, rising in E central Que., Canada, and flowing S to the St. Lawrence River near Baie Comeau. The river is an important source of hydroelectricity. ... Read more
Arctic Red River
Arctic Red River c.310 mi (500 km) long, rising in the Mackenzie Mts. of W Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Mackenzie River. At its mouth are a post of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the village of Tsiigehtchic, formerly Arctic Red River. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Po River"

Li Po
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Li Po Li Po (701-762), one of the most...height of its prosperity. Li Po was probably born in central...continued to explore the scenic rivers and lakes of neighboring regions...central plains of the Yellow River and eastward to the coastal...China's two great poets, Li Po and Tu Fu, in ...
Po
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Po , Latin Padus, longest river of Italy, c.405 mi...Ticino, Adda, and Oglio rivers are its chief tributaries...is produced there. The Po River is navigable for small...used for irrigation. The Po valley is densely populated...
Chang Po-go
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Chang Po-go Chang Po-go (died 846) was a Korean adventurer...southwestern coast of the Korean peninsula, Chang Po-go early migrated to T'ang China...in Hs ü -chou in the lower Huai River valley. Returning to Korea in 828, he...
river
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...territorial . Important River Systems River valleys have been important...agricultural lands. Navigable rivers are important in commerce and...influenced the location of cities. Rivers with sufficient velocity and...power. Among the most important river systems of the world are ...
Italy
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...rise to six small rivers that flow southward into the Po. Italy's highest...of the Alps, the Po River, the only large river in Italy, flows...southern border of the Po Plain. Numerous streams and a few small rivers, including the Arno...
Hannibal Barca
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...a city south of the Iberus River (Ebro) and an ally of Rome...cross the Alps and reach the Po Valley before the Romans were...Hannibal finally reached the Po Valley, his army was reduced...After spending the winter in the Po Valley, where he gained many...
William Balfour Baikie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...up the Niger and Benue rivers that Europeans could...expedition to the Niger River was formed in 1854...peoples on the banks of the river, collect objects of...Beecroft died at Fernando Po before the expedtion...up the Niger and Benue rivers, which was instrumental...previously unexplored ...
Racine: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...first known visit by white men to the Root River area, the site of present-day Racine...their search for a route to the Mississippi River. Prior to the 1830s, the area of southeastern...established trading posts along the Root River in the present day cities of Racine and...
place-name changes
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...until 1932) Shenyang Fernando Po I. Bioko Fiume Rijeka Formosa...Novgorod Gzhatsk Gagarin Halha river Ha-lo-hsin river Hangchow Hangzhou Hankø...Mongolia Nei Mongol Zizhiqu Irrawaddy river Ayeyarwady river Ismail Izmail...
Trenton: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Trenton: History Delaware River Draws Settlers The site of modern...nearby portion of the Delaware River. The first permanent European...industrial potential of the river. Trent built a stone grist...Trenton Historical Society, PO Box 1112, Trenton, NJ 08606...

Dictionary entries related to "Po River"

Geology
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Alps above the plains of the Po ( Windsor Collection, folios...years were required for the Po to lay down its plain ([Muentz...and the proportionality of river size to valley breadth ( Codex...through its own flood plain, the Po to have filled in the great...the “ greatest of rivers, ...
Potanin, Grigory Nikolaevich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Travels to Lake Zaysan and the River Area of the Black Irtysh to Lake...geograficheskago obshchestva, po obshchei geografii , 1 (1867...Struve; “ Poezdka po Vostochnomu Tarbagatayu letom...geograficheskago obshchestva, po obshchei geografii , 37 , no...
Nebraska
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Central Lowlands of the Missouri River region. It is usually moist...Loess Hills region has many rivers that have carved the land into...prone to drought, and even the rivers may go dry. The Sand Hills...above sea level at the Missouri River, meaning that Nebraska is tilted...grass and tree ...
delta
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology ...for example, at the mouth of a river where the river discharges into the sea or a lake...coarsening upwards of sediments. A river provides the sediments to form a...dominated (e.g. the Mississippi and Po);(b)wave-dominated (e...
Obruchev, Vladimir Afanasievich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...observations of the Tedzhen and Murgab rivers and the ancient Amu-Darya river bed. His study of the action...mica deposits on the Slyudyanka River, looked for lapsis lazuli and...coal on the banks of the Oka River (a tributary of the Angara...products [Moi puteshestvia po Sibiri ( “ ...
Gothic Line
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...north and make a defensive stand in the Apennines near the Po River valley. The Gothic Line, as it came to be called, was...they broke the Gothic Line. American troops entered the Po River valley and took Bologna on 21 April. Unable to stop the...
phosphorus cycle
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ...biogeochemical cycle ). Inorganic phosphates (PO 4 3– , HPO 4 2– , or H 2 PO 4 – ) are absorbed by plants from...phosphates are returned to the soil, seas, rivers, and lakes. Phosphorus-containing rocks...
Mushketov Ivan Vasilievich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...minerals, and journeyed along the Chusovaya River. In 1873 he was assigned to Turkistan...Mountains and the plain of the Syr Darya River between Tashkent and Samarkand. In 1875...Kratky otchet o geologicheskom puteshestvii po Turkestanu v 1875 g . ( “ A Short...
International Order
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...Roman Republic expanding to bring all of Italy south of the Po River under a single government and then in a series of wars...northern England to the Syrian Desert and from the Rhine River south to the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara. The network...
Dern, Bruce
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1960—film debut in Kazan's Wild River ; 1962–63—regular...59935, U.S.A. Films as Actor: 1960 Wild River (Kazan) (as Jack Roper) 1961 The Crimebusters...Dern and the Making of Coming Home," in Po

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Exploring the Tsang Po River
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 10/8/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...traverse the 140-mile-long Tsang Po River deep below the Himalayan Mountains in Tibet. The Tsang Po lies in the world's deepest gorge...you again as you traverse the Tsang Po River in the coming couple of months. Take...
Evaluation of nitrogen non-point sources in Po river near Turin.(Technical report)
Magazine article from: American Journal of Environmental Sciences; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...treated flow is introduced in Po river downstream of the city...sewing systems flow in river Po. The treatment necessity...Cimena channel derivation the river flow rate is strongly reduced...The daily flow rates of all Po sections are available...
Deilmann To Sail Po River.(travel industry's Peter Deilmann's construction of river cruise vessel and services)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Cruise Travel; 1/1/2001; 560 words ; ...owner and operator of both ocean and river cruise vessels, is building his ninth European river ship, which will sail in Italy on the Po River from Venice beginning in April...season of weekly cruises along the Po River valley and on the Venetian...
Shakespeare looms large on cruise of Italy's Po River
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 7/3/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...most everywhere in the valley of the Po. Going down Venice's Grand Canal...on. Now in its third season on the Po River, the five-star Casanova headed up...incorrigible low water. The unpotable Po was proving uncooperative again. Last...
Sun, sea and slime. (pollution of Po River promotes abnormal proliferation of algae growth in Adriatic) (Europe)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 7/22/1989; 700+ words ; ...single polluter of the Adriatic is the river Po, which flows through some of the most...intensively cultivated parts of Italy. The Po, according to the government's own...Last year's plans to clean up the Po remained just plans. So local administrators...
Italy stays on alert for Po River flooding
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/21/2000; 313 words ; Italy stays on alert for Po River flooding From Journal Sentinel wire reports Saturday, October 21, 2000 Rovigo, Italy -- As the flood crest of the Po River entered a fertile strip of land in Italy's northeast on Friday...
Anxious vigil as the river Po sweeps all before it
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/20/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...damp and anxious vigil over their river, the swollen Po, as it rose ominously eight metres...repeated along the length of the river Po as, swollen by heavy rains, it...The church of the Madonna of the Po is half under a huge expanse of water...
Shakespeare looms large on dramatic River Po cruise
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 7/4/2003; 700+ words ; ...Mantua, indeed almost everywhere in the Po valley. Going down Venice's Grand...on. Now in its third season on the River Po, the five-star Casanova headed up...incorrigible low water. The unpotable Po was proving unco-operative again...
40,000 cocaine doses a day washed into Italy's river Po.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 8/5/2005; 313 words ; SCIENTISTS have discovered huge amounts of cocaine residue in an Italian river. The Po, which flows through Turin and crosses northern Italy, carries the equivalent of about 4kg of the drug a day: enough for 40...
IDA "Heart Like a River" Po ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/25/2005; 563 words ; ...of the music that Ida makes on its new album, "Heart Like a River." Daniel Littleton plays a melancholy guitar figure that repeats...unlikely to be healed by anything but time. "Heart Like a River" offers 11 variations on this approach -- two of them written...