were continually fixed and unfixed, being all thrown into disorder by the rising of the stream, and afterwards they were broken and carried away by the current. 4. However, the resolute diligence of the emperor and the labour of the obedient soldiery prevailed; though the troops were often u...
By the late 1800's there were enough people settled in Gold Beach and along the river to create the need for mail to be delivered by boat from the post office in Gold Beach to the post office in Agness, a tiny community located 32 miles upriver. The first "mail boat" began delivery ...
Figure 1. Space-temporal distribution of PFASs and the concentration of compounds found at higher concentrations in the four river basins: (A) Ave, (B) Leça, (C) Antuã, and (D) Cértima. 2.1.2. Leça River In the 48 km length of the Leça River basin, it has three disti...
The Selho River basin is a sub-basin of the Ave River, with a predominant NE–SW direction. The area of this basin is 68 km2 and is located almost entirely in the Guimarães municipality. The Selho River runs for a distance of almost 21 km, resulting in a medium-low average slope ...