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  2. Severn Estuary - Wikipedia

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    The site (Severn Estuary and Upper Severn Estuary) is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS). [ 22 ] Both SSSI citations provide detail of the geological and biological interest and of particular note is the international importance for wintering and wading birds of passage, [ 1 ] and of estuarine habits ...

  3. Bristol Channel - Wikipedia

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    The channel shoreline alternates between resistant and erosional cliff features, interspersed with depositional beaches backed by coastal sand dunes; in the Severn Estuary, a low-lying shoreline is fronted by extensive intertidal mudflats. [14] The Severn Estuary and most of the embayments around the channel are less than 30 ft (9 m) deep.

  4. Lake Lanier - Wikipedia

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    Lake Lanier Islands is a resort complex on the lake, opened in 1974, that includes a resort hotel called Legacy Lodge (formerly Emerald Pointe Hotel), a water park, and a golf course, among other amenities. The complex also included a second resort hotel, PineIsle, which operated from 1975 to 2005, and was demolished in 2008.

  5. Federal officials pause plan to rename Georgia’s Lake Lanier

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    GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Federal officials are pausing a plan that could lead to new names for Georgia’s Lake Lanier The post Federal officials pause plan to rename Georgia’s Lake Lanier ...

  6. Freshwater shoreline management - Wikipedia

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    Shoreline management involves the long-term monitoring of watershed and shoreline revitalisation projects. [1] Freshwater shoreline management is frequently run by local conservation authorities through state, provincial, and federal lake partner programs. These programs have been used as a method of tracking shoreline change over time ...

  7. Lake Lanier Islands - Wikipedia

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    Lake Lanier Islands is a resort complex built on a small group of islands on Lake Lanier, the largest lake in Georgia, located 60 miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia.The resort complex was established in 1974 and includes a hotel, water park, golf course, multiple conference and meeting venues, beaches, boat docks, and a number of other recreational amenities.

  8. Once toxic soup, a Lake Superior estuary is now swim-worthy - AOL

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    DULUTH — A swath of the St. Louis River once teeming with toxic waste is now healthy enough for swimming. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Steel joined state and city ...

  9. River Parrett - Wikipedia

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    To the northeast of the River Parrett's mouth, the Bristol Channel becomes the Severn Estuary, which has a tidal range of 14 metres (46 ft). [19] The rate and direction of flow of the Parrett is therefore dependent on the state of the tide on the River Severn. In common with the lower reaches of the River Severn, the Parrett experiences a tidal ...