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The White River is an intermittent stream in the South Plains of Texas and a tributary of the Brazos River of the United States. It rises 8 miles (13 km) west of Floydada in southwestern Floyd County at the confluence of Callahan Draw and Running Water Draw .
Tarim River, China case study focuses on the cultural, socio-economic, and environmental aspects of the basin to plan for restoration projects. [13] Mekong Delta, Vietnam restoration to aid with coastal protection. [14] Four Major Rivers Restoration Project in South Korea to restore the Han, Nakdong, Geum, and Yeongsan rivers. [15]
The lawsuit dragged on for years until 1913 when the two counties reached an agreement. Pierce County would keep the White River, but King County would pay 60% of the cost of flood control. Dams, levees, and barriers were built along the White River in hopes of preventing major flooding, but in 1933 a large flood inundated the region.
White River National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1935. The refuge is 3 to 10 miles (4.8 to 16.1 km) wide and encompassing 90 miles (140 km) of the lower 100 miles (160 km) of the White River . It also includes 3 miles (4.8 km) of the Arkansas Post Canal which is part of the Army Corps of Engineers ' McClellan-Kerr Navigation System on the ...
Sumner County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called Monday to 1807 Winding Way in White House near Sexton Racing on Cook Lane in reference to the shooting, according to a press release.
Named to honor an early settler, Moses Sumner, the town had a post office open in 1885.By 1891 the population was 100, and the town was well on its way to prosperity. In 1892 the population was up to 150, and by 1898 the town had a one-teacher school with sixty-three students.
The Stuck River in Washington state is a former small stream turned distributary and later final course of the White River, near Auburn to the Puyallup River at Sumner. The river's name comes from the Lushootseed word /stéq/, "log jam", or /stəx̣/, "gouged through", [1] [2] or "plowed through". [3] Throughout the late 19th century, farmers ...