Other uses infobox UK place country England official name Slough latitude 51.51 longitude 0.593056 static image File Aerial View of Slough Trading Estate.JPG 240px static image caption small The Slough ... statistic title1 Urban sub area unitary england Slough Borough Council Slough lieutenancy england Berkshire region South East England constituency westminster Slough UK Parliament constituency Slough post town SLOUGH postcode area SL postcode district SL1 SL3 dial code 01753 os grid reference SU978797 ... the compass E Slough IPAc en audio en uk Slough.ogg s l a is a Borough status in the United ... census, the Demography of Slough population of Slough was 119,070 est. 122,000 in 2006 and the borough ... Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2008. ref Slough has the highest proportion of religious adherents ... day Slough area was List of Buckinghamshire boundary changes formerly in Buckinghamshire with a small part of the borough originally in Middlesex . Slough is home to the Slough Trading Estate ... pa cm200506 cmbills 001 17.pdf Slough Estates petition to Parliament, Crossrail bill 2005 06 ref Slough was previously home to a campus of Thames Valley University . Location Slough is at gbmapping SU978797 , just west of Greater London . Nearby towns are Windsor, Berkshire ... to the north. Most of the area that now makes up Slough was traditionally part of Buckinghamshire ... Great West Road . Over the years Slough has expanded greatly, incorporating a number of different villages. Original villages that are now suburb s of Slough include Chalvey , Cippenham , Colnbrook , Langley, Slough Langley , Poyle , Upton, Slough Upton , and Wexham . Other areas of the town include Brands Hill, Britwell , Huntercombe, Slough Huntercombe , Manor Park, Salt Hill , Upton Lea, and Windsor ... Met Office weather observing station to Slough is London Heathrow Airport , about 5 miles east of Slough town centre. This part of the Thames Valley is notable for generally having the warmest daytime ... more details
Ash may refer to wiktionary ash TOC right Products of fire, incineration or combustion The solid remains of fire s, such as Ash analytical chemistry , the compounds that remain after a scientific sample is burned commonly reported as a percentage on pet food labels Bottom ash , products of coal combustion Cigar ash , the ash produced when a cigar is smoked Fly ash , product of coal combustion Incinerator bottom ash , a form of ash produced in incineration facilities Vibhuti , the ash of cow dung and several other substances, used in Hindu rituals Wood ash , products of wood combustion Ashes or remains, dried bone fragments left from cremation Trees and shrubs Ash Fraxinus Ash Fraxinus , genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family Australian Mountain Ash , common name for Eucalyptus regnans Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum , genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs ... mountain ash Linguistics , a letter used in Old English texts Near open front unrounded vowel ... Ash artist , French graffiti artist Ash ballet Ash ballet , by Peter Martins 1991 Ash band , a rock band from Northern Ireland Ash comics Ash comics , Comic book about a superhero firefighter Ash, the professional name of independent filmmaker Ashley Baron Cohen born 1967 Ash novel , an LGBTQ young adult novel by Malinda Lo ASH Archaic Sealed Heat , a video game Alien film AshAsh , the android antagonist in the film Alien 1979 Ash Crimson , a character in The King of Fighters series Ash Ketchum , the main protagonist from the Pok mon anime Ash Williams , the main protagonist from the Evil Dead series Ash , An East London UK Artist 2010 Present Organizations and schools Action ... for Alt.suicide.holiday, a Usenet newsgroup People Ash name Asca, Ashe, Esche, Askir, Askr, Oesc, Aesc, the basis for a class of European names derived from the name of the ash tree used with a mystical or magical significance, as in Ascaric Places United Kingdom Ash, Derbyshire , England Ash, Devon ... more details
ASH can refer to Austin State Hospital Archaic Sealed Heat , a Nintendo game Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Obstructive and non obstructive Asymmetric septal hypertrophy , a classification for forms of heart disease Action on Smoking and Health , opposition to tobacco smoking Oracle Database Active Session History , a monitoring mechanism within Oracle databases Almquist shell , a Unix shell environment Anthony Stewart Head , an actor disambig es ASH ... more details
Slough Creek may refer to a water body in the United States Slough Creek Wyoming , in Montana and Wyoming Slough Creek in Kansas, the site of the 1856 Battle of Slough Creek geodis ... more details
Slough Museum is an independent museum in Slough in the England English county of Berkshire . There are two exhibition galleries presenting the past, present and future of the town. External links http www.sloughmuseum.co.uk Slough Museum website coord 51.507 0.586 type landmark region GB display title Category Museums in Berkshire Category Culture in Slough Category Museums with year of establishment missing Category Local museums in Berkshire Category Buildings and structures in Slough Category Organisations based in Slough UK museum stub ... more details
wiktionary slough For other uses, see Slough disambiguation . Slough hydrology , is a term in hydrology that refers to Slough, a stream distributary or anabranch, or in some cases, a regular stream. More localized meanings of Slough are a muddy marsh in the British Isles. a swamp or shallow lake system with trees Eastern and South Eastern United States . a secondary channel of a river delta , without trees Pacific coast of North America . a pond , often alkaline prairies of North America . Category Hydrology Slough hydrology ... more details
Geobox River Name section name Columbia Slough category Slough hydrology Slough category hide 1 Image image ColumbiaSlough at mouth.jpg image size image caption Columbia Slough near River delta mouth image ... note Map section map Columbiasloughwatershed.png map size 300 map caption Columbia Slough watershed map alt Much longer than wide, the Columbia Slough watershed extends along the Columbia River ... Map.PNG map1 size 300 map1 caption Location of the mouth of Columbia Slough in Oregon map1 locator Oregon map1 alt The mouth of the Columbia Slough is in northwestern Oregon. Websites commons The Columbia Slough is a narrow waterway, about convert 19 mi km long, in the floodplain of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Oregon . ref name BES cite web title Columbia Slough Watershed publisher Portland ... of Fairview, Oregon Fairview , the Columbia Slough meanders west through Gresham, Oregon Gresham ... of the main Slough hydrology slough as well as many side sloughs, detached sloughs, and nearby lakes ... Tidal fluctuations cause reverse flow on the lower slough. The Columbia floodplain , formed by geologic ..., Washington . Five percent of Oregon s population, about 158,000 people, live in the slough ... slough provide supplemental drinking water to Portland and nearby cities. The cities, the drainage ... the middle slough and marine terminals near the lower slough. The Oregon Department of Environmental ... in the United States Native Americans fished and hunted along the slough. In the early 19th ... lines and industries near the slough. Increased investment in the floodplain led to larger losses ... the Columbia River by levees, the slough became one of Oregon s most water polution polluted waterways ... wetlands, Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area , ref name Friends shares the lower slough watershed ... able to portage over culvert s and levees can travel the entire length of the slough. The 40 Mile Loop and other hiking and biking trails follow the waterways and connect the parks. Name Slough usually ... more details
Wiktionary sloughSlough is a town in Berkshire, England. Slough may also refer to Hydrology Slough hydrology , a term in hydrology referring to a stream distributary or anabranch, or in some cases, a regular stream a muddy marsh British Isles a swamp or shallow lake system with trees Eastern and South Eastern United States a secondary channel of a river delta , without trees Pacific coast of North America a pond , often alkaline prairies of North America Place Slough railway station , Slough Literature Slough poem Slough poem , by Sir John Betjeman about the town of SloughSlough of Despond , fictional bog originally featured in A Pilgrim s Progress by John Bunyan Zoology Slough moulting , in animals, to shed the skin or shell Sloughing , the act of shedding or casting off dead tissue People Alan Slough born 1947 , footballer who played for Luton Town and Fulham John P. Slough 1829 1867 , American politician and general See also Sloughi , a breed of dog disambig ... more details
File Heart of Slough development 2009.jpg thumb 260px right Artist s impression of the Heart of Slough Project The Heart of Slough Project is an ambitious plan for the town centre redevelopment of Slough , in Berkshire . The aim is to create a leading European and national focus and cultural quarter for the creative media, information and communications industries. It will create a mixed use complex, multi functional buildings, visual landmarks and a public space in the Thames Valley . Timeline Recommendations for the 400 million project have been approved, ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england berkshire 6201145.stm BBC NEWS England Berkshire Backing for town s 400m makeover Bot generated title ref and planning approval was given by Slough Borough Council s planning committee on 9 July 2009. ref http www.slough.gov.uk news articles 19344.aspx Heart of Slough planning approval ref In December ..., Slough ref http www.maidenhead advertiser.co.uk news article 14142 progress for heart of slough project Progress for Heart of Slough project ref As part of the Heart of Slough project construction ... 2010 03 24 45552 heart of slough beats faster ref ref http www.maidenhead advertiser.co.uk news article 15508 video heart of slough project begins 450m work ref Heart of Slough Updates Slough s new Bus ... in Slough is starting to take place, still a long way to go but big progress is being made as of September ... news bblurs vision for slough bus station wins green light 5202592.article ref Library The Learning Curve See also Slough External links http www.slough.gov.uk services 16968.aspx Slough Borough Council Heart of Slough Page http www.bbc.co.uk berkshire content articles 2008 01 21 heart of slough feature.shtml BBC Berkshire feature on the Heart of Slough project http www.cabe.org.uk design review heart of slough 1 CABE article on the Heart of Slough References Notes reflist colwidth 30em DEFAULTSORT Heart Of Slough Category Slough ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox UK place country England official name Ditton unitary england Slough lieutenancy england Berkshire region South East England constituency westminster Slough UK Parliament constituency Slough post town SLOUGH postcode district SL3 postcode area SL dial code 01281 os grid reference SU996778 latitude 51.4908 longitude 0.5660 label position left population Ditton is a suburb of the unitary authority of Slough , Berkshire in South East England . It is also covered by the M4 motorway M4 and the Queen Mary Reservoir . It was a hamlet place hamlet in the parish of Stoke Poges . It was a separated part of the parish lying about 2 miles to the south west with the parishes of Upton, Slough Upton and Langley Marish intervening. It is most famous for being the location of the Manor of Ditton and Ditton Park . It was at Ditton Park in 1935 that the idea for the development of the British Radar Defence System was conceived. It was List of Buckinghamshire boundary changes transferred to Berkshire from Buckinghamshire in 1974. Slough suburbs Category Suburbs of Slough Berkshire geo stub nl Ditton Berkshire pt Ditton ... more details
Huntercombe is an area of Cippenham in Slough in the England English county of Berkshire formerly in Buckinghamshire . It adjoins Burnham, Buckinghamshire Burnham in Buckinghamshire. The district is well known to residents of Slough and Burnham, but is usually not listed on maps of the area. The area includes the public house Huntercombe Arms which is situated on the Huntercombe Roundabout which leads to the Huntercombe Spur , a dual carriageway on the M4 motorway M4 Motorway. On the Burnham side of the area, it includes the Maidenhead Huntercombe Hospital formerly Huntercombe Manor which is part of The Huntercombe Group , and Burnham Abbey . Berkshire geo stub coord 51.5202 0.6547 type city region GB display title Slough suburbs Category Suburbs of Slough Category Villages in Berkshire ... more details
Noyes Slough is a secondary channel of the Chena River contained entirely within the city limits of Fairbanks, Alaska dubious date September 2010 . ref Geographic Names Information System. http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 3 NO P3 FID 1407280 Noyes Slough , U.S. Geological Survey. Accessed June 15, 2009. ref It is approximately Convert 7 mi km long and separates the Garden Island Alaska Garden Island district of Fairbanks from the rest of the town. During the summer, the slough is used by canoe canoeists and waterfowl. In the winter, the slough hydrology slough freezes and is used by cross country skiing cross country skiers , snowshoeing snowshoers , and musher s. It forms part of the route for the annual Open North American Sled Dog Championship and the Iron Dog snowmobile race, each of which end in downtown Fairbanks. The slough is named after Fred Noyes, who ran a sawmill on the slough prior to the founding of Fairbanks. The first mention of the name appears in a 1905 mining district map. ref Smetzer, Mary Beth. http www.newsminer.com news 2009 jun 14 fairbanks waterways attract slough cleaners Fairbanks waterways attract a slough of cleaners Dead link date September 2010 , Fairbanks Daily News Miner. June 14, 2009. Accessed June 15, 2009. ref The Noyes Slough is nicknamed Deadman s Slough after Vuko Perovich killed a man who was found floating in the slough in 1907. ref cite web title PEROVICH V. UNITED STATES, 205 U. S. 86 1907 url http supreme.justia.com us 205 86 case.html work PEROVICH V. UNITED STATES, 205 U. S. 86 1907 publisher US Supreme Court ref References reflist coord 64 50 34 N 147 48 25 W display title Category Fairbanks, Alaska Category Rivers of Alaska Category Landforms of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska FairbanksNorthStarAK geo stub ... more details
Slough Press is an American small press publisher that specializes in unique literature in all genres, publishing since 1976 from Texas in Austin , Dallas , and College Station . ref Slough Press Books http sites.google.com site sloughpressbooks ref Publisher and founder, Dr. Charles Chuck Taylor, Jr. , is an academic and Creative Writing professor at Texas A&M University at College Station nevertheless, the mission of Slough Press is to offer novels fiction , poetry , and non fiction that anyone can read. The innovation found in most Slough books can be in point of view, language used, writing process, cultural connections, or lifestyles and philosophies that are illustrated. Most Slough authors are from the South or Southwestern United States Southwest . History Slough Press was the inspiration of Chuck Taylor who relocated from the Midwest to Texas in the 1970s. Since its beginnings, several Slough authors have received major awards and been published by bigger presses to gain national recognition, including Marion Winik, Pat Littledog, and Mick White. ref Facebook http www.facebook.com pages Slough Press 119618144733029 ref Some of the most popular writers of the hundreds published since its beginnings include Dr. Ricardo Sanchez , Dr. Hedwig Gorski , and most recently Christopher Carmona. Many Slough authors have an international following and earned Ph.D degrees. The press remains faithful to its regional writers across genres. ref Slough Press Books http sites.google.com site sloughpressbooks ref Slough is unique because it has never succumbed to the exploitation of authors by charging fees or running contests to collect funds or force sales as do most other small presses today. Publishing Notes and references Reflist External links http sites.google.com site sloughpressbooks Official website Category Book publishing companies based in Texas Category Publishing companies established in 1976 ... more details
Slough is a ten stanza poem by John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman , first published in the 1937 collection Continual Dew . It was written in protest against 850 factories that were to be built in the English town of Slough . The poem caused an uproar when first published. Citation needed date July 2010 However, on the centenary of Betjeman s birth, his daughter apologised for the poem. Candida Lycett Green said her father regretted having ever written it . During her visit, Mrs Lycett Green presented Mayor of Slough David MacIsaac with a book of her father s poems. In it was written We love Slough . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england berkshire 5351512.stm Poetic justice at last for Slough ref Poem extract the first stanza Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough It isn t fit for humans now, There isn t grass to graze a cow. Swarm over, Death Responses In 2005, Ian McMillan poet Ian McMillan published a poem titled Slough Re visited using the same metre and rhyme scheme as Betjeman s original, but celebrating Slough and rejecting mockery of the town as unfair. ref cite web url http www.uktouring.org.uk ian mcmillan index.html title Slough Revisited date 19 May 2005 publisher Volvic accessdate 31 January 2010 ref Punk band Gallows band Gallows who originally formed in Slough, and whose singer Frank Carter has frequently expressed his dislike for the town in interviews have several references to Betjeman s poem in their music their album Orchestra Of Wolves featured a song named Come Friendly Bombs , and an earlier song entitled Swarm Over Death released on the band s 2005 demo features the lyrics Come friendly bombs And fall here now It isn t it fit for humans now Swarm over death . In the first series of The Office UK TV series The Office , which is set in Slough, Ricky Gervais ... of this series. References Reflist External links http www cdr.stanford.edu intuition Slough.html Slough Category English architecture Category English poems Category SloughSlough Poem Category 1937 ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 Slough IPAc en icon s l a is a town and unitary authority Borough of Slough ... of the Great Western Railway and later by the Slough Trading Estate . In the 2001 census the Population of Slough population was 119,070 est. 122,000 in 2006 . It is one of the most ethnically diverse ... to a hamlet between Upton, Slough Upton to the west and Chalvey to the east, roughly around the Crown ... of Slough , Maxwell Fraser, Slough Corporation, 1973 ref Along with Salt Hill , these settlements ... found to Slough . During the 13th century, King Henry III of England Henry III had a palace in Cippenham ... . St Laurence s Church, Slough St Laurence s Church in Upton is around 900 years old and is the oldest building in Slough. Parts of Upton Court were built in 1325, while St Mary s Church in Langley was probably ..., stagecoach es began to pass through Slough, and a 1727 Act of Parliament established the Colnbrook ... to Maidenhead Bridge. Slough and Salt Hill became locations for the second stage to change horses ... between London and the West. Perhaps most notable were the Crown in Slough, and the Windmill and Castle ... Tuns Salt Hill still exist as public house pubs . ref p 45 46, The History of Slough , Maxwell Fraser, Slough Corporation, 1973 ref The astronomer William Herschel 1738&ndash 1822 , and his sister Caroline ..., 49 inch reflecting telescope he built in his garden in Windsor Road, Slough. A monument ..., Slough St Laurence s Church , Slough. It is believed that Joseph Haydn visited Slough and met Herschel ... , Upton cum Chalvey s parish Population of Slough population had reached 1,502 but this was exceeded by the neighbouring parish of Langley Marish 1,797 . ref p 50, The History of Slough , Maxwell Fraser, Slough Corporation, 1973 ref If Slough was known at all, it was as a source of bricks, and of hotels ... of Slough , Maxwell Fraser, Slough Corporation, 1973 ref From the coming of the railway to the founding of the trading estate The Great Western Railway opened in Slough in June 1838. Initially ... more details
For the fictional character Sl ine comics Infobox musical artist name Slough Feg image caption alias The Lord Weird Slough Feg image size background group or band origin San Francisco, California , United ... Justin Phelps br Greg Haa br Antoine Reuben Slough Feg also known as The Lord Weird Slough Feg is a Heavy ... folk metal band Skyclad band Skyclad . Citation needed date December 2008 Slough Feg s 2003 album Traveller Slough Feg album Traveller was a concept album based on Game Designers Workshop GDW s role playing game of the Traveller role playing game same name . With the release of Atavism Slough Feg album Atavism in 2005, the band officially shortened its name to Slough Feg. Guitarist Mike ... Weird made it too difficult to find Slough Feg albums in stores which alphabetized the CDs in inconsistent ... Scalzi of Slough Feg Bot generated title ref Slough Feg is currently signed to Profound Lore Records ... recently released The Animal Spirits Slough Feg album The Animal Spirits on October 26, 2010. Biography Slough Feg originates from central Pennsylvania, but relocated to San Francisco , California ... left the band shortly after. In 1998, the European music label Dragonheart signed Slough Feg and the band released their second album Twilight of the Idols Slough Feg album Twilight of the Idols in 1999. The band released Down Among the Deadmen Slough Feg album Down Among the Deadmen in 2000, and Traveller Slough Feg album Traveller in 2003. In 2005 the band moved to the Italian record label Cruz del Sur and released their fifth studio album, Atavism Slough Feg album Atavism . ref http www.sloughfeg.com The Lord Weird Slough Feg Official Site Bot generated title ref The band also officially shortened their name to, Slough Feg after the album s release. After the change of name, John Cobbett ... album their second with Cruz del Sur , Hardworlder Slough Feg album Hardworlder , recorded and produced ... s early days. The band toured in Europe, ref http www.thegauntlet.com bio 1201 Slough Feg.html The Gauntlet ... more details
Cordelia Slough is a convert 10.8 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed March 10, 2011 ref tidal watercourse which discharges to the Suisun Slough , which in turn empties into Grizzly Bay in Solano County, California . ref http californiamaps.org place.php?county Solano&feature Cordelia Slough Interactive on line map of Cordelia Slough ref The Suisun Slough, fed by the Green River and Red Top Creek, provides a productive habitat for a biodiversity diversity of aquatic ecosystem aquatic flora and fauna . In particular steelhead migrate up Cordelia Slough to spawn in its two tributaries. ref http swr.nmfs.noaa.gov recovery Steelhead CCCS.htm Recovery of Steelhead and Salmon in Northern California ref Endangered species Cordelia Bay is known for its species biodiversity and also for prevalence of endangered species such as Sacramento splittail , Pogonichthys macrolepidotus and the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse . ref http ceres.ca.gov wetlands sfbaygoals docs goals1998 draft062698 html appendixb3.html San Francisco Estuary Baylands Ecosystems Goals 1998 ref Water quality Some areas which drain into Cordelia Slough from the north are subject to development pressure from the overpopulation expanding population of the San Francisco Bay Area correspondingly, there are increasing risks of adverse water quality due to urban surface runoff from such new development. ref http afs.allenpress.com perlserv ?request get document&doi 10.1577 2F1548 8659 2001 ... Some areas which drain into Cordelia Slough from the north are subject to development pressure from ... Cordelia Slough is considered a subarea of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area , which is a State of California ... Shrew References Reflist External links gnis 221556 Cordelia Slough http californiamaps.org place.php?county Solano&feature Cordelia Slough Interactive on line map of Cordelia Slough Coord 38.135751 ... more details
File Sea otter morro bay 13.jpg thumb Sea otters are found in Elkhorn Slough Image Moss Landing California aerial view.jpg thumb Aerial view of the mouth of Elkhorn Slough on Monterey Bay Elkhorn Slough ... 15, 2011 ref tidal River delta slough and estuary on Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California ... at the mouth of the slough on the bay. Elkhorn Slough harbors the largest tract of tidal salt ... Slough area are preserved. ref name nature cite web title Elkhorn Slough Reserve publisher ... placesweprotect Elkhorn Slough.xml accessdate March 16, 2011 ref The slough s wildlife and habitats are protected primarily by two marine protected area s, the Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve SMR and Elkhorn Slough State Marine Conservation Area SMCA . The combined areas cover convert 1.57 ... The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is one of 27 National Estuarine Research .... The nonprofit Nature Conservancy was the first to buy Elkhorn Slough property with to protect ... over 800 acres. The nonprofit Elkhorn Slough Foundation also owns and protects over 1,700 acres of Elkhorn Slough. ref name nature Marine Protected Areas The Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve SMR and the Elkhorn Slough State Marine Conservation Area SMCA were established in September 2007 by the California ... along the California coastline. Elkhorn Slough SMR and SMCA are adjacent to the Moss Landing Wildlife ... 23, 2008. ref Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve The Elkhorn Slough SMR covers convert 1.48 ... resources is prohibited. It includes the waters below mean high tide within Elkhorn Slough lying east of longitude 121 46.40 W. and south of latitude 36 50.50 N. Elkhorn Slough State Marine Conservation Area The Elkhorn Slough SMCA covers convert 0.09 sqmi km2 . It includes the waters below mean high tide within Elkhorn Slough east of the Highway 1 Bridge and west of longitude 121 46.40 W. Harvest ... name Calif Clams may only be taken on the north shore of the slough in the area adjacent to the Moss ... more details
Image Raildumbartrazorback.jpg thumb 220px The California Clapper Rail is a resident of Seal Slough. Seal Slough is a narrow winding tide tidal channel through a tidal marsh in San Mateo, California San ... Satellite Photo of Seal Slough in San Mateo and Foster City, California Seal Slough is the westernmost winding channel. ref This River delta slough has been the object of a wetland restoration ecology ... name Seal Slough Bay Area Wetland Tracker Seal Slough, San Mateo, California ref Dredging has been carried out in Seal Slough since at least 1954. ref http sflib1.sfpl.org 82 search dShips D dships d 1,45,49,E frameset&FF dships dredges&1,2, Historic Photo and Record of Dredging of Seal Slough ref ... discharge was directed to Seal Slough. ref http www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us dept wwtp faq.html City of San ... through which Seal Slough meanders is a productive brackish water brackish wetland whose dominant flora is cordgrass . There are a number of significant wildlife features associated with Seal Slough, including ... ref A tide gate near the mouth of Seal Slough regulates tidal influx from San Francisco Bay to the Marina ... s in the local area. Course Seal Slough has a tidal exchange with San Francisco Bay on the eastern ... of the slough is highly tortuous as it winds easterly. Further along its course continuing eastward ... regarding Seal slough was developed in a 1980 study, in which California Department of Transportation ... Slough at East Third Avenue. ref name Harvey T.E. Harvey, H.S. Shellhammer, C.M.Hogan, K.Wilson ... and the city of San Mateo, California 1980 ref The most significant habitat area along Seal Slough ... of Seal Slough. Cordgrass and pickleweed habitats are among the most productive types in the state ... California Clapper Rail , which species occurs in Seal Slough. Other avafauna found in this robust wetland include killdeer , mallard s and the snowy egret . The Seal Slough mudflats also ... Mateo Description of Marina Lagoon and Seal Slough coord 37.57286 122.29092 region US format dms ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 File Anhingatrail.jpg thumb 320px A view of Taylor Slough from the Anhinga Trail boardwalk . Taylor Slough , located in the southeastern corner of the Florida Everglades , along with the much larger Shark River Florida Shark River Slough farther to the west, are the principal natural drainages for the freshwater Everglades. The term slough pronounced slew is used to describe areas of the Everglades where there is slightly deeper water than in the surrounding marshes and where a slow, but measurable, current is present. In essence, sloughs are the broad, shallow rivers of the Everglades. Sloughs occupy areas of slight depressions in the limestone bedrock underlying south Florida and generally remain wet during the seasonal dry period November to May . Sloughs are important refuges for aquatic wildlife during these dry periods. The famous Anhinga Trail in the eastern section of Everglades National Park leads into a section of the Taylor Slough that was further deepened during the construction of the old Ingraham Highway from Florida City, Florida Florida City to Flamingo, Florida . See also Everglades Everglades National Park Swamp Category Everglades Category Everglades National Park Everglades ... more details
coord 49 6 47 N 123 6 56 W display title Image FinnSloughBC by Foxtongue.jpg thumb 240px Finn Slough Finn Slough is a tiny Fraser River fishing community located at the south end of No. 4 Road in Richmond, British Columbia . The community has approximately 30 residents who live in wooden houses both floating and built on stilts along the marshy river bank. Many of the buildings were built between the late 19th century and 1950s and many have decayed severely, while some have been carefully restored. Finn Slough was founded by Finnish settlers who came to Richmond in the 1880s. Most of these residents made a good living from fishing and ended up as local landowners. The sleepy and decaying village of Finn Slough has been repeatedly photographed, and it appears on numerous postcards sold throughout Vancouver tourist shops. External links http www.finnslough.com Finn Slough Website Category Ethnic enclaves in Canada Category Finnish Canadian institutions Category Neighbourhoods in Richmond, British Columbia gvrd stub ... more details
coord 43.147 94.932 region US IA type landmark display title main Iowa geology File Barringer Arial.jpg thumb 350 px An aerial photo of Barringer Slough. Barringer Slough is a rich wetland area located in north east Clay County, Iowa Clay County in northwestern Iowa . This area is a reconstructed remnant of the Geology of Iowa Des Moines lobe Des Moines lobe , a region of Iowa which was once covered by interconnected prairie wetlands. This wetland marsh and the surrounding public uplands cover convert 1526 acre km2 . ref Iowa Department of Natural Resources map http www.iowadnr.gov wildlife wmamaps maps barringer slough.pdf ref Vegetation includes cattails, coontail, sedges, marsh marigold, and duck weed. Muskrats, herons, pelicans, and ducks are also plentiful. In the winter pheasants and deer migrate onto the slough to take advantage of the vegetative cover. ref Iowa State University Extension http www.extension.iastate.edu Publications IAN204.pdf ref During periods of high water it is possible to canoe from Lost Island Lake on the north side to the outlet on the south end through a narrow channel. References reflist File Barringer Slough Iowa.jpg thumb 400 px left Barringer Slough red on landform map of Iowa. Category Geography of Clay County, Iowa Category Landforms of Iowa Category Swamps of the United States ... more details
Westpoint Slough is the largest of several River delta sloughs feeding into Redwood Creek San Mateo County Redwood Creek in San Mateo County, California , USA . ref cite gnis id 237562 name Westpoint Slough entrydate 19 January 1981 accessdate 2009 11 10 ref This slough is surrounded by extensive undisturbed marsh lands including Greco Island , which forms its northern boundary. The channel of Westpoint Slough contains considerable mudflat areas moreover, both the marshes and mudflats offer considerable habitat area for local and migratory wildlife, especially birds. Multinational corporation Cargill currently owns convert 1436 acre mi2 sigfig 2 of salt ponds adjacent to part of Westpoint Slough. Cargill, in conjunction with Arizona based DMB Associates , has proposed Criticisms of Cargill Filling of San Francisco Bay Wetlands a highly controversial development of 32,000 people and 12,000 houses on this open space. ref http en.wikipedia.org wiki Criticisms of Cargill Filling of San Francisco Bay Wetlands ref Pacific Shores Center ref http www.pacificshores.com ref sits along Westpoint Slough, as does Westpoint Marina , which is in the late stages of construction. The Port of Redwood City , the Redwood City, California City of Redwood City , and the California Water Transit Authority State of California Water Transit Authority are proposing to construct a commuter ferry terminal ref http redwoodcityport.com html Ferries.htm ref along the slough. See also Port of Redwood City California Clapper Rail References reflist coord 37.517 122.202 format dms type river region US CA display title Category Landforms of San Mateo County, California Category Marshes of California Category San Francisco Bay Category Wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Area SanMateoCountyCA geo stub ... more details
Slough Fort is a small seven gun Royal Commission fort built in the 1860s on the north of Medway , Kent near Allhallows on Sea . It is intact and being used as riding school stable. It was built in 1867 as an arc of seven granite faced casemate s. The seven 7in rifled breech loader s were designed to impede shipping on the River Thames Thames . By 1895, modifications had been done to the flanks and it was armed with two 9.2in and two 6in breech loaders on hydro pneumatic disappearing mounting. The mountings were changed by 1905 and the fort was disarmed in 1912. ref cite web url http pastscape.english heritage.org.uk hob.aspx?a 0&hob id 418721&criteria fort&search all title Pastscape Slough Fort accessdate 2008 12 14 ref References reflist External links http www.ecastles.co.uk slough.html Slough Fort Coord 51.47567 0.64502 display title format dms Category Forts in Kent Category Palmerston Forts ... more details
NHL Team team name Slough Jets current 2011 12 Slough Jets season bg color Blue text color Red logo image Slough Jets 2002 logo.jpg League English Premier Ice Hockey League EPIHL division founded 1986 87 Slough Jets season 1986 history Slough Jets br 1986 87 Slough Jets season 1986 2011 12 Slough Jets season Present arena The Hangar city SloughSlough, England uniform image team colors Red, White, and Blue ... captain alternates minor league affiliates Slough Jets ENL Slough ENL Jets English National Ice Hockey League ENL 1 br Slough Jets ENL Slough ENL 2 Jets English National Ice Hockey League ENL 2 br Slough Junior Jets EIHL Titles 1 1998 99 Slough Jets season 1998 99 EPIHL Titles 2 1989 90 Slough Jets Season 1989 90 , 1994 95 Slough Jets Season 1994 95 EPIHL Playoff Titles 2 2007 08 Slough Jets Season 2007 08 0, 2009 10 Slough Jets Season Premier Cup 0 Slough Jets are an ice hockey team from Slough ... for the 2010 11 season. The team was founded in 1986 after the construction of the Slough Ice Arena in Montem Lane in Slough. With the help of Gary Stefan who had previously been with Streatham Redskins the Slough Jets were formed. The Slough Jets are one of the few clubs in the UK who from their foundation ... play in the EPIHL, which is the second tier of United Kingdom UK hockey. The Slough Jets home rink is the Slough Ice Arena, which is also known as the Hangar . The Slough Jets also have a thriving junior programme Slough Junior Jets Academy or SJJA with under 10s, 12s, 14s A & B , 16s and 18s teams. For the season 2009 10 Slough are coached by Peter Russell who joined after spells in the previous season at the Swindon Wildcats and the Bracknell Bees . For the 2010 11 season, Slough Jets .... For the full season by season history, see List of Slough Jets seasons . Note GP Games played ... PTS GF GA PIM 2006 07 Slough Jets Season 2006 07 44 29 11 2 2 62 203 140 935 2007 08 Slough Jets Season 2007 08 40 28 9 0 3 59 195 105 730 2008 09 Slough Jets Season 2008 09 54 31 21 0 2 64 217 179 ... more details
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