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The Whangamōmona River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southeast from its sources near Whangamōmona before turning east to reach the Whanganui River. In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Whangamōmona River by the New Zealand Geographic Board. [1]
The Miami and Erie and Wabash and Erie canals, which connected the Ohio River with Lake Erie, passed through an area now included in the park. [2]The first 14 acres (5.7 ha) of the state park were donated by the park's namesake, Mary Jane Thurston, who was a teacher in Grand Rapids.
These revised maps made Whangamōmona part of the then-Manawatu-Wanganui Region since the Whangamōmona River is a tributary of the Whanganui River. Residents objected, as they wanted to continue being part of the Taranaki Region, and on 1 November 1989, they responded by declaring themselves the "Republic of Whangamomona" at the first Republic ...
Before the McAlpine Locks and Dam were built, the Falls of the Ohio marked the most treacherous stretch of the entire 981-mile river. The falls were a “series of rapids, waterfalls, and chutes ...
Buck Creek State Park is a 4,016-acre (1,625 ha) public recreation area in Clark County, Ohio, in the United States, that is leased by the state of Ohio from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The state park 's main feature is the C. J. Brown Reservoir, a flood control reservoir created by the USACE on Buck Creek (or Lagonda Creek ) as part of a ...
John Nation helps paddle the canoe during the Ohio River Way Challenge, Thursday, June 6, 2024, on the Ohio River in Cincinnati. A team of people on canoes are making a 250-mile trip down the Ohio ...
It fronts on Ohio State Route 124. The park borders the Shade River State Forest, from which it was created in 1951. The dam was created in 1952 when the park was opened to the public. [2] Park features include a campground, rustic cabins, picnic facilities, hiking trails, a swimming beach, boat ramps, and a disc golf course.
Independence Dam State Park is a 591-acre (239 ha) public recreation area located on the banks of the Maumee River three miles east of Defiance in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The state park features ruins of the Miami and Erie Canal. Recreational features include boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and primitive camping. [3]