凱霍加河
凱霍加河(英語:Cuyahoga River)[6][7][8][9]位於美國的俄亥俄州,這條河因曾經容易著火而聞名。這主要是因為河面上漂浮著石油工業的排放物,因為這條河流受到了時代周刊等媒體的關注,從而促進了環保運動和1972年淨水法的通過。[10]
凱霍加河 Cuyahoga River | |
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流域 | |
源頭 | |
• 位置 | 41°26′26″N 81°09′07″W / 41.44056°N 81.15194°W[1]由東凱霍加河[2]與西凱霍加河[3]合併而來 |
• 海拔 | 1,093英尺(333.1公尺) [2][3] |
河口 | 41°30′13″N 81°42′44″W / 41.50361°N 81.71222°W伊利湖[1] |
• 海拔 | 571英尺(174.0公尺) [1] |
流域面積 | 809平方英里(2,100平方公里) [4] |
流經國家 | 美國 |
本貌 | |
長度 | 84.9英里(136.6公里)[5] |
參考文獻
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cuyahoga River. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. [2009-05-03].
- ^ 2.0 2.1 East Branch Cuyahoga River. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. [2009-05-03].
- ^ 3.0 3.1 West Branch Cuyahoga River. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. [2009-05-03].
- ^ Map of Ohio watersheds. Ohio Department of Natural Resources. [2011-05-19]. (原始內容 (GIF)存檔於2007-03-11).
- ^ Upper Cuyahoga River Watershed TMDLs Figure 2. Schematic Representation of the Upper Cuyahoga Watershed (PDF). Ohio EPA. [2011-05-19]. (原始內容 (PDF)存檔於2009-05-12).
- ^ Feran, Tom. Shooing the hog out of Cuyahoga. The Plain Dealer. 2004-02-13.
- ^ Feran, Tom. It's a Cleveland thing, so to speak. The Plain Dealer. 2006-06-02.
- ^ Siegel, Robert; Block, Melissa. Letters: Cuyahoga River. All Things Considered (National Public Radio). 2009-06-23 [2009-06-23]. (原始內容存檔於2009-06-26).
- ^ McIntyre, Michael K. How to pronounce 'Cuyahoga' turns into a national debate: Tipoff. The Plain Dealer. 2009-06-28 [2009-06-29]. (原始內容存檔於2011-06-07).
- ^ Cuyahoga River Fire. [2011-05-19]. (原始內容存檔於2011-06-26).