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  2. Grassed waterway - Wikipedia

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    Grassed waterway in Velm, Belgium, during a sunny day. A grassed waterway is a 2-metre (6.6 ft) to 48-metre-wide (157 ft) native grassland strip of green belt.It is generally installed in the thalweg, the deepest continuous line along a valley or watercourse, of a cultivated dry valley in order to control erosion.

  3. List of waterways - Wikipedia

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    Total length of waterways per country in kilometers. This is a list of waterways, defined as navigable rivers, canals, estuaries, lakes, or firths.In practice, and depending on the language, the term "waterway" covers maritime or inland transport routes, as suggested by "way".

  4. Freshwater marsh - Wikipedia

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    In the 1980s and 1990s, this marshland was drained by upstream dams and water control structures, down to 10% of the original area. [27] The marshland is located on the intercontinental flyway of migratory birds and is used by two-thirds of West Asia's water fowl. [27] The marsh is currently dominated by an invasive grass, Phragmites australis ...

  5. Lists of waterways - Wikipedia

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    Estuary of Klamath River in Redwood National and State Parks, California This article is a collection of lists of natural ( rivers , estuaries , and straits ) and artificial ( reservoirs , canals and locks ) waterways .

  6. List of drainage basins by area - Wikipedia

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    These areas can still be included in topographically defined basins if the hypothetical flow of water (or ice) over the surface of the ground (or ice sheet) is considered. For example, the Antarctic ice sheet can be divided into basins, [ 1 ] and most of Libya is included in the Mediterranean Sea basin even though almost no water from the ...

  7. Pantanal - Wikipedia

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    The Pantanal (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐ̃taˈnaw]) is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul , but it extends into Mato Grosso and portions of Bolivia and Paraguay .

  8. Okavango Delta - Wikipedia

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    Satellite image of Okavango Delta, with national borders added Typical region in the Okavango Delta, with free canals and lakes, swamps and islandsThe Okavango Delta [2] (or Okavango Grassland; formerly spelled "Okovango" or "Okovanggo") in Botswana is a vast inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough at an altitude of 930–1,000 metres (3,050–3,280 ft) [3] in ...

  9. Everglades - Wikipedia

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    The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee. Water leaving the lake in the wet season forms a slow-moving river 60 miles (97 km) wide and over 100 miles (160 km) long, flowing southward across a limestone shelf to Florida Bay at the southern end of the state. The Everglades ...