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  2. Snapping Shoals Creek - Wikipedia

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    Snapping Shoals Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the South River. [2]Some say Snapping Shoals Creek was so named for fish which could be easily caught or "snapped" at a shoal, while others believe the swift river current caused this name to be selected. [2]

  3. Oglethorpe Power - Wikipedia

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    Vice Chairman, Snapping Shoals EMC George L. Weaver: Central Georgia EMC Randy Crenshaw: Irwin EMC, Middle Georgia EMC Fred A. McWhorter: Rayle EMC Ernest A. “Chip” Jakins III: Jackson EMC Jeffrey W. Murphy: Hart EMC Sam Simonton: Walton EMC Danny Nichols: Colquitt EMC Horace H. Weathersby III: Planters EMC Jimmy G. Bailey: Diverse Power Wm ...

  4. South River (Ocmulgee River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    The most notable rapid on the river is Snapping Shoals, located on the county line between Henry County and Newton County. The shoal is classified as Class III rapids. [6] The dam immediately before Snapping Shoals was once used as a hydro-electric production plant to power a local machine shop. [7]

  5. International System of Units - Wikipedia

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    The International System of Units, internationally known by the abbreviation SI (from French Système international d'unités), is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement. It is the only system of measurement with official status in nearly every country in the world, employed in science ...

  6. Georgia State Route 212 - Wikipedia

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    In Snapping Shoals is SR 81. Shortly afterward, SR 212 briefly parallels the South River. The highway intersects SR 162 before crossing the Yellow River. A little distance later, it intersects SR 36. Just before crossing over Lake Jackson, it straddles the Newton–Jasper county line, going back and forth from one county to the other. When it ...

  7. System of units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The current international standard for the metric system is the International System of Units (Système international d'unités or SI). It is a system in which all units can be expressed in terms of seven units. The units that serve as the SI base units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela.

  8. Non-SI units mentioned in the SI - Wikipedia

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    While not an SI-unit, the litre may be used with SI units. It is equivalent to (10 cm) 3 = (1 dm) 3 = 10 −3 m 3.. While the International System of Units is used throughout the world in all fields, many non-SI units continue to be used in the scientific, technical, and commercial literature.

  9. Unit of time - Wikipedia

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    The second is the international standard unit (SI unit) for science. Celestial sphere-based: as in sidereal time, where the apparent movement of the stars and constellations across the sky is used to calculate the length of a year. These units do not have a consistent relationship with each other and require intercalation. For example, the year ...