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River capture is the diversion of some water or parts of a less powerful river into a more powerful river in the adjacent valley.

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The Capture of the Green River Killer was created on 2008-03-15.


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What is stream capture?

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Capture of a river system by a river in a different watershed is called?

stream piracy


Who capture the Ohio River Valley the British or Americans?

British


What are the release dates for The Capture of the Green River Killer - 2008?

The Capture of the Green River Killer - 2008 was released on: USA: 15 March 2008 USA: 30 March 2008


A major objective of the north in the civil war was to capture what river?

The Mississippi


Why was the capture of vicksburg important?

The capture of Vicksburg would yield the North control of the entire course of the river and thus enable it to isolate those Confederate states that lay west of the river from those in the east.


When did the north take control of the Mississippi river?

After the capture of Vicksburg in July 1863.


What was the importance of the capture of fort Henry?

It gave the Union control of the Tennessee River.


When did Capture of New Orleans happen?

The Union gained control of the Mississippi river in the spring of 1862. The victory at Shiloh gave the North the advantage in the fight for control of the Mississippi River and the river valley.


The capture of which city advanced the Union's goal of dividing the Confederacy in two?

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