. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 2 Mlles. width. This river, too, Frederick II. attempted to " regulate " by draining the swamps into the Elbe below Kiistriu, but his scheme has not proved completely successful, and the riverine land is exposed to frequent floods. The Oder is little utilised as a navigable channel. Its upper course, owing to shallows and irregularities of current, can be navigated only with difficulty, and even between Glogau and Frankfort the season of its availability for fully laden barges is limited to forty-two days in the year. For three months annually all
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 2 Mlles. width. This river, too, Frederick II. attempted to " regulate " by draining the swamps into the Elbe below Kiistriu, but his scheme has not proved completely successful, and the riverine land is exposed to frequent floods. The Oder is little utilised as a navigable channel. Its upper course, owing to shallows and irregularities of current, can be navigated only with difficulty, and even between Glogau and Frankfort the season of its availability for fully laden barges is limited to forty-two days in the year. For three months annually all traffic is stopped
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