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Eel River (West Virginia)
Eel River may refer to: ;Rivers *Eel River (California), which flows into the Pacific Ocean near Eureka, United States **South Fork Eel River, which flows into the Eel near Weott, California ***East Branch South Fork Eel River *Eel River (Wabash River), in northern Indiana, United States *Eel River (White River), in southern Indiana, United States *Eel River (Massachusetts), which flows into Plymouth Harbor, United States ;Other uses *Eel River, Clay County, Indiana, United States, an unincorporated community *Eel River Bar First Nation, a First Nation located in Northern New Brunswick, Canada *Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick, Canada, a village in Restigouche County *Eel River tribe, a sub-set of the Miami people of Indiana, United States *Eel River Athapaskan peoples, a group of closely related tribal peoples in California, United States See also * Eel (other) * Eel River Township (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eel River (California)
The Eel River (Wiyot: ''Wiya't''; Cahto: ''Taanchow''; Northern Pomo: ''ch'idiyu'') is a major river, about long, of northwestern California. The river and its tributaries form the third largest watershed entirely in California, draining a rugged area of in five counties. The river flows generally northward through the Coast Ranges west of the Sacramento Valley, emptying into the Pacific Ocean about downstream from Fortuna and just south of Humboldt Bay. The river provides groundwater recharge, recreation, and industrial, agricultural and municipal water supply.William M. Brown and John R. RitterSediment transport and Turbidity in the Eel River Basin, 1971, prepared in cooperation with the California Department of Water Resources, 67 pages The Eel River system is among the most dynamic in California because of the region's unstable geology and the influence of major Pacific storms. The discharge is highly variable; average flows in January and February are over 100 times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Fork Eel River
The South Fork Eel River is the largest tributary of the Eel River in north-central California in the United States. The river flows north from Laytonville to Dyerville/Founders' Grove where it joins the Eel River. The South Fork drains a long and narrow portion of the Coast Range of California in parts of Mendocino and Humboldt counties. U.S. Route 101 follows the river for much of its length. The Kai Pomo, a branch of the Pomo people, once lived in the upper portion of the watershed.Barrett, p. 279 Before industrial development in the 1800s, many native tribes relied on the river's abundant runs of salmon and steelhead. In the 1920s, a private company built the Benbow Dam, blocking fish migration to a large area of the basin. The South Fork is designated as a National Wild and Scenic River from the confluence of Section Four Creek to the mouth. Course The South Fork Eel River begins near Iron Mountain in western Mendocino County, at an elevation of . Its headwaters are n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Branch South Fork Eel River
The East Branch South Fork Eel River, a tributary of the South Fork Eel River, is formed by the confluence of Cruso Cabin Creek and Elkhorn Creek, in Mendocino County in the U.S. state of California. The river is roughly long, meandering west to its confluence with the South Fork Eel at Benbow State Recreation Area Benbow State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California in the United States. It is located in Humboldt County south of Garberville on U.S. Route 101 on the South Fork Eel River. Benbow dam was constructed across the South Fork Eel Ri .... Major tributaries of the East Branch include Buck Mountain Creek, Squaw Creek, Rays Creek, and Tom Long Creek. The river flows west, turns north, and flows west again, through rugged terrain in the Coast Range of California. The East Branch is the South Fork Eel's largest tributary. Notes References * Rivers of Mendocino County, California Rivers of Northern California Tributaries of the Eel River (California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eel River (Wabash River)
The Eel River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the Wabash River in northern Indiana in the United States. Via the Wabash and Ohio rivers, its waters flow to the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. The Eel River rises southeast of Huntertown in Allen County and flows southwest through Allen, Whitley, Kosciusko, Wabash, Miami, and Cass counties to join the Wabash at Logansport. The river was called Kineepikwameekwa Siipiiwi - "river of the snake fish" by the Miami people, who inhabited the area at the time of European contact, the English rendered it as ''Ke-na-po-co-mo-co''. It is the northern of the two rivers named Eel River within Indiana. Origins and history Natural history Originating as an "ice-marginal channel" at the edge of the retreating Saginaw Lobe of the Wisconsin Glacier, the Eel River was later buried by the glacier's advancing Erie Lob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eel River (White River)
The Eel River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the White River in southwestern Indiana. Via the White, Wabash, and Ohio rivers, its waters flow to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The Eel River flows through Greene, Owen, Clay, and Putnam counties. It is the southern of the two rivers named Eel River within Indiana. The river forms in southwestern Putnam County at the confluence of Mill Creek and Big Walnut Creek. It runs generally south and slightly west for most of its course until it takes a southeast turn about west of Middlebury. It then flows about to its junction with the White River near Worthington. One of its tributaries, Big Walnut Creek, has a drainage basin of . Another tributary is Mill Creek, which flows into Cagles Mill Lake, also known as Cataract Lake, before joining the Eel. The Eel River has a mean annual discharge of 943 cubic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eel River (Massachusetts)
The Eel River is a river mostly in the village of Chiltonville, Massachusetts, Chiltonville in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Its headwaters are springs and small ponds above Russell Millpond. Its watershed encompasses approximately . It flows along Plimoth Plantation and Plymouth Beach, Massachusetts, Plymouth Beach for about ½ mile before emptying into Plymouth Harbor between the beach and Manters Point. Crossings Below is a list of all crossings over the Eel River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. *Russell Mills Road *Massachusetts Route 3, Route 3 *Sandwich Road *River Street *Plimoth Plantation Highway *Warren Avenue (Massachusetts Route 3A, Route 3A) Tributaries Shingle Brook is the only named tributary of the Eel River. External linksPilgrim Hall Museum [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eel River, Clay County, Indiana
Eel River is an unincorporated community in northern Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally Incorporated town, incorporate .... History The Eel River, from which this community takes its name, was so named from a Native American word meaning "slippery fish". Geography Ell River is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Clay County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Terre Haute metropolitan area {{ClayCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eel River Bar First Nation
Eel River Bar First Nation, or Ugpi'ganjig is a Mi'gmaq First Nation located in Northern New Brunswick. It has a registered population of 757 people, of which 346 live on reserve. The total number of people living on the reserve is 415 as of 2016. Location Eel River Bar is situated on the Bay of Chaleur at the mouth of the Eel River, in Northern New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and .... It is approximately 3 km from Dalhousie, and about 20 km from Campbellton, the nearest city. Route 11 is the nearest highway, and Route 134 is a secondary road running through the community. References Indian reserves in New Brunswick Mi'kmaq in Canada {{FirstNations-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick
Eel River Crossing (2016 population: 1,953) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. The village branded itself Eel River Dundee in 2018 but the legal name remains Eel River Crossing. Eel River (Chaleur Bay) A descriptive derived from the French designation Anguille. Anse a l'Anguille changed to Eel River Cove by petition on October 14, 1950. In Mi'kmaq, Eel River was known as ''Okpĕgŭnchĭk'' which meant "discoloured foam on the water". On 1 January 2023, Eel River Crossing will become part of the new village of Bois-Joli. History Its name usually being simplified to Eel River, the village is situated on the river of that name. The word "Crossing" was added to the name after the Intercolonial Railway built its Halifax-Rivière-du-Loup main line through the community in 1875. Since 1972 A high-voltage converter station The Eel River Converter Station is located in river crossing Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami People
The Miami (Miami-Illinois: ''Myaamiaki'') are a Native American nation originally speaking one of the Algonquian languages. Among the peoples known as the Great Lakes tribes, they occupied territory that is now identified as North-central Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. The Miami were historically made up of several prominent subgroups, including the Piankeshaw, Wea, Pepikokia, Kilatika, Mengakonkia, and Atchakangouen. In modern times, Miami is used more specifically to refer to the Atchakangouen. By 1846, most of the Miami had been forcefully displaced to Indian Territory (initially to what is now Kansas, and later to what is now part of Oklahoma). The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma are the federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States. The Miami Nation of Indiana, a nonprofit organization of descendants of Miamis who were exempted from removal, have unsuccessfully sought separate recognition. Name The name Miami derives from ''Myaamia'' (plural ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eel River Athapaskan Peoples
The Eel River Athabaskans include the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone (Sinkine) groups of Native Americans that traditionally live in present-day Mendocino, Trinity, and Humboldt counties on or near the Eel River and Van Duzen River of northwestern California. These groups speak dialects of the Wailaki language belonging to the Pacific Coast Athabaskan group of the Athapaskan language family which is prominently represented in Alaska, western Canada, and the southwestern U.S. Other related Athapaskan groups neighboring the Eel River Athapaskans included the Hupa-Whilkut- Chilula to the north, the Mattole on the coast to the west, and the Kato to the south. The Whilkut, Nongatl and Lassik were essentially annihilated during the Bald Hills War in the 1860s. Some Wailaki people are registered members of Round Valley Indian Tribes. Tribes Nongatl The Nongatl ( Hupa word meaning ″Athapaskan to the south″) lived traditionally in the territory around the Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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