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Track #405364: The Coal River
Annotated by: Susan Ratcliffe
1. Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_River_%28West_Virginia%29

Gives history and good basic information about the river.

2. Topozone
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.3958&lon=-81.8408

Gives good general information but includes longitude and latitude and includes a topographic map.

3. The Globe Program
http://www.globe.gov/fsl/educorn/assessment/hydrology/hydrologyhome.html

Has good rubric to use when testing the water quality.

4. Auroralights
http://auroralights.org/map_project/theme.php?theme=coal_river_101&article=primary

Provides history and interactive map.

5. Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37663018003

Has great video and photographs.

6. Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/tending/relmap.html

Has map of tracts along the Kanawha River that were once owned by George Washington.

7. USGS
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/nwisman/?site_no=03198500&agency_cd=USGS

Gives technical data about the water quality with phone contact for explanations.

8. Flickr
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2302/1746638803_b091898389.jpg?v=0

Beautiful image of the river right behind the school

9. Geology.com
http://geology.com/state-map/west-virginia.shtml

Contains map of the major rivers of WV

10. eenorthcarolina.org
http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/public/ecoaddress/riverbasinsmain.htm

This site explains in easy to understand terms exactly what a river basin and what a watershed is.

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