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Showing 1 to 20 of 110 for “"New River"”.
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Thermal pollution modeling of the New River
… from the Glen Lyn, Virginia power plant on the New River was compared to the thermal plume data from a hydraulic river model of this section of river. Both summer (high temperature, low river flow) and winter (low temperature, high river flow) conditions were modeled. The model plume in summer …
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The Appalachian cultural landscape along the New River
… patterns in the cultural landscape along the New River. Chapter one introduces the study. Chapter Two explains the physical setting of the four physiographic provinces through which the New River flows. Chapter Three briefly gives an overview of the historical social context of the New River …
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Erosional history of the New River, southern Appalachians, Virginia
… geology of a 60-km<sup>2</sup> area of the New River drainage system was mapped at a scale of 1:24,000. The area is located within the Eggleston and Newport 7 ½-minute topographic quadrangles in Giles County, southwest Virginia. The data derived from mapping the surficial geology …
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Habitat use by fishes of the New River, West Virginia
Density estimates of the species and life stages in different habitat types were made from electrofishing collections and underwater fish counts. During midday, fish densities in edge pool and riffle habitats were comparable, but densities in edge pool habitat were significantly higher than …
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Characterizing a Hidden Fishery: Setline Fishing in the New River, Virginia
… important food fish that are harvested from the New River, Virginia by multiple methods, yet standard creel survey approaches do not accurately sample setline effort, a popular fishing gear for catfish. I characterized the New River setline fishery by estimating setline effort and catch rates of …
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The corporatization of health care in the New River Valley, Virginia
… toward these changes, The Managed Care in the New River Valley survey was conducted. The findings show that although managed care is not as strong as it is in other parts of the country, physicians still believe that their control of health care is declining. The importance of managed care …
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Geologic controls on mass movement in the New River Gorge, West Virginia
… evaluated for influences on mass-movement in the New River Gorge. Mass-movement deposits were mapped at a 1:24,000 scale in three study areas within the gorge and a Geographic Information System was developed to analyze the affects of local bedrock geology on the deposits.;Analysis of bedrock …
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Model Validation for a Steel Deck Truss Bridge over the New River
… to model a steel deck truss bridge over the New River in Hillsville, Virginia. These methods were evaluated by comparing analytical results with data recorded from 14 members during live load testing. The research presented herein is part of a larger endeavor to understand the structural …
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A geophysical characterization of New River terrace deposits in Giles County, Virginia
… alluvial sediments, commonly referred to as New River terrace deposits, near the town of Pembroke in Giles County, southwest Virginia. Geological and geophysical investigations were utilized to characterize the terrace deposits and investigate the nature of the observed faults. Geologic …
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Democracy, Citizens' Media, and Resistance: A Study of the New River Free Press
… analysis of a progressive citizen's paper, the New River Free Press, located in a rural, Appalachian community that is home to a large technical, military, state university. After first reviewing major scholarly criticism of mainstream media in a democratic society and characteristics and …
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New constraints on the late Cenozoic incision history of the New River, Virginia
The New River crosses the core of the ancient, tectonically quiescent Appalachian orogen as it follows its course through North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is ideally situated to record the changes in geomorphic process rates that occur in the Appalachians as a response to late …
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Feeding ecology of age-o smallmouth bass in the New River, West Virginia
… bass (Micropterus dolomieu Lac~p~de) in the New River and to examine spatial, temporal, and size-related differences in foraging success. Understanding factors that regulate foraging success of age-O smallmouth bass may provide further insight into factors regulating yearclass strength in …
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A community college for the New River Valley: process methodology and design proposal
… town of Dublin, in Pulaski County a part of the New River Valley Planning District. The thesis paper traces the development of the proposed design solution through the various phases of the design process to the final presentation of the proposed facility. The paper externalizes criteria selected …
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Seasonal population levels, breeding and hunting of waterfowl on the New River, Virginia
A 15 mile portion of the New River was censused by canoe 33 times over a 1 year period. Species and number of waterfowl were recorded for each operation. A total of 16 species were observed, including 8 species of diving ducks, 7 species of dabbling ducks and 1 species of goose. Species diversity …
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A multidisciplinary study of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, from the New River, Virginia
Studies were conducted with the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, that examined seasonal periodicities in spawning, body condition, and percent tissue water content. In addition, responses of adults to brief (24 hr) and extended (30 d) periods of exposure to toxicants were investigated. These …
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Managing Muskellunge in the New River, Virginia: Effective Regulations and Predation on Smallmouth Bass
… Bass Micropterus dolomieu fisheries of the New River, Virginia. Following the institution of a 42-in minimum-length limit (MLL) on Muskellunge, bass anglers feared that increased Muskellunge abundance might be negatively affecting Smallmouth Bass via increased predation. In order to …
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Cliff ecology: Extent, biota, and recreation of cliff environments in the New River Gorge, WV
The New River Gorge National River (NERI) contains an extensive network of exposed cliff-forming sandstone units, the most extensive in West Virginia and possibly within the entire Appalachian range. These cliff resources are critical to NERI's national significance, and contain specialized and …
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Time and duration of spawning by smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui) in the New River drainage
… collected from one unregulated section of the New River, two regulated sections of the New River, and two tributary streams of the New River were used to back-calculate spawning dates. Growth rates of young-of-the-year declined as fish got older. Smallmouth bass spawned early in the spawning …
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Genetic Characterization of Intermixed Walleye Stocks in Claytor Lake and the Upper New River, Virginia
Historically, the New River may have contained a genetically unique, river-spawning population of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum). Additionally, a number of genetically different walleye stocks have been stocked in Claytor Lake, Virginia. The increasing importance of the walleye fishery led to …
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The Lower Pennsylvanian New River Formation: a Nonmarine Record of Glacioeustasy in a Foreland Basin
… and facies architecture of the New River Formation (NRF) are poorly understood. A sequence stratigraphic framework for the NRF, based on a combination of outcrop mapping and subsurface well-log analysis, reveals: 1) regionally significant erosional surfaces along the bases of …
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