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Saline River (other)
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Saline River may refer to: United States *Saline River (Little River tributary), in southwestern Arkansas *Saline River (Ouachita River tributary), in southern Arkansas *Saline River (Illinois), a tributary of the Ohio River *Saline River (Kansas), a tributary of the Smoky Hill River **Battle of the Saline River, August 1867 *Saline River (Michigan), a tributary of the River Raisin *Saline Bayou, in Winn Parish, Louisiana, a tributary of the Red River Elsewhere *Saline (Italian river), a river in Abruzzo See also * Saline Branch, a tributary of the Vermilion River in Illinois, United States * Saline Creek (other) Saline Creek may refer to: *Saline Creek (Cedar Creek), a stream in Missouri *Saline Creek (Mississippi River) Saline Creek is a creek that rises in western Ste. Genevieve County and flows east briefly passing through a portion of northern Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline River (Little River Tributary)
The Saline River is an tributary of the Little River in southwestern Arkansas in the United States. Via the Little and Red rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It rises in the Ouachita Mountains in southeastern Polk County, in the Ouachita National Forest, and flows generally south through Howard County and along Howard County's boundary with Sevier County, through Dierks Lake, which is formed by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam. It enters the Little River as part of Millwood Lake, which is formed by another USACE dam on the Little River. See also *List of Arkansas rivers List of rivers in Arkansas ( U.S. state). For a list of dams and reservoirs in Arkansas, see List of Arkansas dams and reservoirs Rivers are listed by drainage basin, by size, and alphabetically. By drainage basin This list is arranged by draina ... References ;Notes ;Sources * DeLorme (2004). ''Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .The Encyclopedia o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline River (Ouachita River Tributary)
The Saline River, also known as Saline Creek, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 3, 2011 tributary of the Ouachita River in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is the longest river that flows entirely within the state of Arkansas. The Saline River begins in the eastern foothills of the Ouachita Mountains in Saline and Garland counties. The river has four headwater tributaries, the South Fork, the Middle Fork, the Alum Fork, and the North Fork, which merge northwest of the city of Benton. The upper section of the Saline is a clear, cold-water stream with a series of fast running shoals interspersed with quiet pools. The central section of the river has clear to murky water with long slower moving pools interrupted by short stretches of fast water. The lower section is sluggish with murky water. The L'Aigle Creek (Saline River of the Ouachita River) connects to the Saline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline River (Illinois)
The Saline River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 in the Southern Illinois region of the U.S. state of Illinois. The river drains a large section of southeast Illinois, with a drainage basin of . The major tributaries include the South Fork, Middle Fork and North Fork, all lying within the Saline Valley. The once meandering swampy river was important among Native Americans and early settlers as a source of salt from numerous salt springs where it was commercially extracted in the early 19th century. History From 1807 to 1818, Illinois paid the United States Treasury $28,160.25 in revenue. During the same time, Ohio paid $240 and Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri paid nothing. One third of the State of Illinois revenue came from the salt industry coming from African American slaves working on the Saline River in 1818. The last concessionaire of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline River (Kansas)
The Saline River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 29, 2011 tributary of the Smoky Hill River in the central Great Plains of North America. The entire length of the river lies in the U.S. state of Kansas in the northwest part of the state. Its name comes from the French translation of its Native name Ne Miskua, referring to its salty content. Geography The Saline River originates in the High Plains of northwestern Kansas. The south fork of the river rises near the Sherman County- Thomas County line while its north fork rises in central Thomas County. The confluence of the two streams lies in Sheridan County roughly northwest of Grinnell, Kansas. It flows east for through the Smoky Hills region of north-central Kansas and joins the Smoky Hill River approximately 1 mile south of New Cambria, Kansas in Saline County. The Saline is sluggish and unnavigable with no major tributaries and has a riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Saline River
The Battle of the Saline River in August 1867 was one of the first recorded combats of the Buffalo Soldiers of the U.S. 10th Cavalry. This battle occurred 25 miles northwest of Fort Hays in Kansas near the end of August 1867. see discussion''">Talk:Battle of the Saline River#Clarify: which of two August engagements?">see discussion''/sup> Prelude On August 1, 1867, Cheyenne warriors under Tall Wolf, son of Medicine Arrows, attacked and killed a party of railroad workers in Ellis County, an incident which led to a battle between the Cheyenne and Buffalo Soldiers from Fort Hays that became known as "The Battle of the Saline River."Cozzens, Peter, ed. (2003). Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, Volume Three: Conquering the Southern Plains', Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. Battle Captain George Augustus Armes, Company F, 10th Cavalry, while following an active "hostile indian" trail along the Saline River was surrounded by about 400 horse mounted Cheyenne warriors. Armes forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline River (Michigan)
The Saline River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 river in southeastern Michigan in the United States. A tributary of the River Raisin, it originates in Washtenaw County; flows through the cities of Saline and Milan, where it enters Monroe County; then joins the River Raisin at the village of Dundee. Although named after the city of Saline, which was once famous for its salt springs, the Saline River is not at all salty. See also *List of rivers of Michigan This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan. ... References Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Washtenaw County, Michigan Rivers of Monroe County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Erie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline Bayou
Saline may refer to: * Saline (medicine), a liquid with salt content to match the human body * Saline water, non-medicinal salt water * Saline, a historical term (especially US) for a salt works or saltern Places * Saline, Calvados, a commune in Normandy, France * Saline, Fife, a village in Fife, Scotland * Saline Island, an islet in Grenada * Saline River (other), several rivers United States * La Saline, Missouri, an abandoned community in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri * Saline City, former name of ghost town Drawbridge, California * Saline, Louisiana * Saline, Michigan * Saline, Texas * Saline, Utah, a ghost town * Saline Bayou, Winn Parish, Louisiana * Saline Branch, a tributary of the Vermilion River in Illinois * Saline City, Indiana * Saline City, Missouri * Saline County (other), several counties * Saline Creek (other), several streams in Missouri * Saline High School (other) * Saline Range, a mountain range in Californi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winn Parish, Louisiana
Winn Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,313. Its seat is Winnfield. The parish was founded in 1852. It is last in alphabetical order of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes. Winn is separated from Natchitoches Parish along U.S. Highway 71 by Saline Bayou, the first blackwater protected waterway in the American South. History Winn Parish was established in 1852 from lands which had belonged to the parishes of Catahoula, Natchitoches, and Rapides. During the Civil War, David Pierson, a young attorney, was elected to represent the parish at the Secession Convention called in January 1861 in Baton Rouge by Governor Thomas Overton Moore. Pierson voted against secession and refused, along with several others, to change his "no" vote at the end of the process when asked to do so to make the final tally unanimous. That these conscripts refused to fight for the Confederacy is understandable considering that Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline (Italian River)
The Saline is a river in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy The river is formed by the confluence of the Fino and Tavo rivers. It flows northeast and enters the Adriatic Sea near Montesilvano and Città Sant'Angelo Città Sant'Angelo () is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. History The origins of Città Sant'Angelo are uncertain and have always been a basis for historical discussion, beginning with the Vestini, an ancient Sabi .... References Rivers of the Province of Pescara Rivers of Italy Adriatic Italian coast basins {{Italy-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline Branch
The Saline Branch, or ''Saline Branch Ditch'', is a tributary of the Vermilion River in east central Illinois. It drains a parcel of east-central Champaign County, including most of the city of Urbana, Illinois and the University of Illinois campus within Urbana. Extensive engineering work from the late 1800s through the early 1900s, completed in 1908, straightened and ditched the once-wandering creek. It discharges into the Salt Fork of the Vermilion River; the discharge includes outflow from the Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District. The U.S. Geographic Names Information System The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ... (GNIS) states an alternate name for this stream is West Branch Salt Fork. References External linksHome Town Locator: Saline Branch Drainage Ditch in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
