Elsewhere, small villages that rely on frozen streams for transport are stranded by flowing water.
When the dinghy capsized in the River Swale, the boy grasped hold of a branch in the fast-flowing water.
They tried to rescue him but he was carried away in the fast-flowing water and was believed to have drowned.
Strategically placed within this material would be tiny pumps, which would have the ability to push the flowing water along at various forces.
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However, only hours after re-opening on 1 April 2008, two off-duty soldiers became trapped in their car after trying to drive across fast-flowing water.
But clusters of detritus are common in the once fast-flowing water.
The fast flowing water of the Eisbach ploughs into a deeper section of the river that barely moves at all, creating a consistent, albeit dangerous, wave effect.
Nasa's Curiosity rover has only been on the surface of Mars seven weeks but it has already turned up evidence of past flowing water on the planet.
Research based largely on data from their homeland has indicated the carp can spawn successfully only under the right circumstances, including temperatures of about 70 degrees and long stretches of continuously flowing water where fertilized eggs can drift while incubating.
While many a professional reporter stood in the rain and flowing water to capture dramatic footage of Hurricane Sandy, some of the most powerful documentation came instead from people in their homes using their camera phones to record the storm and the chaos that ensued, such as explosions at the 14th Street power station.
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At first glance, it might seem obvious that it was through the action of flowing water (fluvial), but the Curiosity team needs to rule out the possibility that these rocks were deposited by the wind (aeolian) or by some kind of surge, such as the fast-moving clouds of gas and rock that will often plummet down the sides of particular types of volcano (a pyroclastic surge).
Defense and public safety agencies are eager to deploy wireless networks to exploit these capabilities and, as a result, contracts are flowing like water.
Fast-flowing flood water at Copplestone led to the temporary suspension of trains on the Tarka Line, with buses replacing trains between Crediton and Barnstaple.
The fire service said it was called to Strefford to reports of a man "trapped in fast flowing flood water who had attempted to cross a ford".
As an upstream state, it believes it is the rightful owner of all water flowing from its territory and is doggedly seeking payment for the water used by Uzbekistan.
As water is flowing, the throttle is manipulated to control the water pressure being supplied to the discharges, this in turn affects the flow rate.
Fracking Fluid has caused poisoned ground water flowing through new man made cracks in all directions.
The process requires a lot of energy, and only desalinates about half of the water flowing into the system.
For some races, the combination of water flowing west and wind blowing east creates a series of choppy five-foot waves.
That is the place where the water flowing under a swimmer's body would normally be expected to separate from her.
The volume of water flowing into the Murray and its main tributary, the Darling, between January and March was the lowest in 117 years.
The earth and the water flowing through it in contact with these hazardous chemicals from 1 foot to 20000 feet down will be poisoned forever.
The video, shot from a Land Rover being driven along a flooded stretch of road at Welney, Norfolk, shows water flowing over the vehicle's bonnet.
Some newer engines also have flow-rate monitors for the discharges, these show the rate of water flowing in Gallons per Minute (GPM) instead of raw pressure.
He sat now by the stream watching the clear water flowing between the rocks and, across the stream, he noticed there was a thick bed of watercress.
IR Your article on Mesopotamia's water (November 13th) is succinct and even-handed, until the last paragraph when you allege that Syria squanders much of the water flowing from Turkey.
"The controls we had put in place were inadequate due to the unusually high rainfall, which resulted in surface water flowing onto a track that was being used by heavy machinery to extract timber from the forest, " added Mr Garson.
Once you leave Franklin Street and enter the 18th century former textile factory that contains Aire Ancient Baths, you get an instantly lulling effect from candlelight, soft music and water flowing from a fountain originally part of a 16th century palace in Granada.
If traffic congestion can be compared to water flowing through a sink drain, then a congestion toll is like the handle on the spigot -- it increases during times of peak road use, decreases during off-peak times, and is adjusted in real time to keep traffic flowing smoothly.
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