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A water bar in the Catskills.The trail forks right; the drainage ditch to the left. A water bar or interceptor dyke is a road or trail construction feature that is used to prevent erosion on sloping roads, cleared paths through woodland (for utility companies such as electricity pylons), or other accessways by reducing flow length.
The bar is a metric unit of pressure defined as 100,000 Pa (100 kPa), though not part of the International System of Units (SI). A pressure of 1 bar is slightly less than the current average atmospheric pressure on Earth at sea level (approximately 1.013 bar).
A point bar is an area of deposition typically found in meandering rivers. Point bars form on the inside of meander bends in meandering rivers. As the flow moves around the inside of the bend in the river, the water slows down because of the shallow flow and low shear stresses there reduce the amount of material that can be carried there.
The Aqua Water Bar by Luqel harvests its water the old-fashioned way — from the faucet. First, it was the banana-randomberry-wheat grass smoothies. Now a new bar in Dubai, the Middle Eastern hub ...
In town, water fountains and bike-sharing stations were covered for the cold weather. ... Aspen's airport set the bar even higher in terms of prices. At the food counter, travelers could order an ...
A wet bar with a bar fridge adjoining a kitchen. A wet bar is a small bar used for mixing and serving alcoholic beverages that includes a sink with running water, as opposed to a "dry bar" that does not include a sink. [1] A wet bar can increase the rate at which drinks are served because of the sink, which allows for glasses to be cleaned ...
The Columbia Bar is a system of bars and shoals at the mouth of the Columbia River spanning the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. It is one of the most dangerous bar crossings in the world, earning the nickname Graveyard of the Pacific. The bar is about 3 miles (5 km) wide and 6 miles (10 km) long. [1]
A new study found that cold-water immersion offers a number of short-lived potential health benefits. In the 12 hours after cold-water immersion, participants had reduced stress levels. Brief cold ...