A reach is a segment of a stream, river, or arm of the sea, usually suggesting a straight, level, uninterrupted stretch. They are traditionally defined by the capabilities of sailing boats , as a stretch of a watercourse which, because it is straightish, can be sailed in one " reach " (that is, without tacking ).
19-816: Hamilton Reach is a reach of the Brisbane River in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. Hamilton Reach flows from west (upstream) to east (downstream). The suburb of Hamilton is on its northern bank (and is most likely the origin of the name of the reach). The suburbs of Bulimba and Morningside lie to the south. The Hamilton Reach is popular for water sports. It is popular for recreational and competitive sailing. The Australian Rowing Championships were held at Hamilton Reach in 1904, 1909, and 1951. The Australian University Rowing Championships were held there in 1937, 1937 and 1955. Prior to World War II , flying boats used Hamilton Reach as their base. However,
38-556: A 1947 law, Public Law 80-242. The 1969 BGN publication Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States stated the agency's chief purpose as: [Names are] submitted for decisions to the Board on Geographical names by individuals, private organizations, or government agencies. It is the Board's responsibility to render formal decisions on new names, proposed changes in names, and names which are in conflict. [The decisions] define
57-507: A level stretch, as between river rapids or locks in a canal . The word may also be used more generally to refer to any extended portion or stretch of land or water, or even metaphorically. In fluvial hydrology , a reach is a convenient subdivision of study; it may be any length of river of fairly uniform characteristics, or the length between gauging stations , or simply the length of a watercourse between any two defined points. These may be measured in terms of river miles . As of 2015,
76-542: Is now handled at the Port of Brisbane at the mouth of the Brisbane River and beyond into Moreton Bay through land reclamation. Former commercial wharves and associated on-shore industrial facilities along the Brisbane River are frequently redeveloped into residential and leisure facilities. While Hamilton Reach has seen a number of such re-developments e.g., Portside and Northshore Hamilton, unlike many other parts of
95-467: The Board on Geographical Names . "To this Board shall be referred all unsettled questions concerning geographic names. The decisions of the Board are to be accepted [by federal departments] as the standard authority for such matters." The board was given authority to resolve all unsettled questions concerning geographic names. Decisions of the board were accepted as binding by all departments and agencies of
114-603: The Library of Congress , and the US Postal Service . The BGN rules on hundreds of naming decisions annually and stores over two million geographical records in its databases at geonames.usgs.gov. State and local governments and private mapping organizations usually follow the BGN's decisions. The BGN has an executive committee and two permanent committees with full authority: the 10- to 15-member Domestic Names Committee and
133-533: The Port of Brisbane or other industrial wharves downstream. As these alternative wharves lack adequate facilities for leisure travellers, consideration is being given to constructing a new passenger terminal further downstream or elsewhere within Moreton Bay, e.g., on the Gold Coast . The Cairncross Dockyard was constructed at Hamilton Reach between 1942 and 1944. The facility closed in 2014, and in 2016
152-654: The US Board on Geographic Names records 334 place names in the US with the characterization of a named "reach". US Board on Geographic Names The United States Board on Geographic Names ( BGN ) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior . The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal government of
171-612: The federal government . The board has since undergone several name changes. In 1934, it was transferred to the Department of the Interior . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). In 1963, the Advisory Committee on Undersea Features was started for standardization of names of undersea features. Its present form derives from
190-472: The 8- to 10-member Foreign Names Committee. Both comprise government employees only. Each maintains its own database. The BGN does not create place names but responds to proposals for names from federal agencies; state, local, and tribal governments; and the public. Any person or organization, public or private, may make inquiries or request the board to render formal decisions on proposed new names, proposed name changes, or names that are in conflict. Generally,
209-525: The BGN defers federal name use to comply with local usage. There are a few exceptions. For example, in rare cases where a locally used name is very offensive, the BGN may decide against adoption of the local name for federal use. The BGN does not translate terms, but instead accurately uses foreign names in the Roman alphabet. For non-Roman languages, the BGN uses transliteration systems or creates them for less well-known languages. The BGN does not recognize
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#1732786725660228-665: The BGN in cooperation with the US Geological Survey , includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps which confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recorded. The BGN has members from six federal departments as well as the Central Intelligence Agency , the US Government Publishing Office ,
247-730: The United States . Nevertheless, its rulings and policies have been controversial from time to time. On January 8, 1890, Thomas Corwin Mendenhall , superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Office, wrote to 10 noted geographers "to suggest the organization of a Board made up of representatives from the different Government services interested, to which may be referred any disputed question of geographical orthography." President Benjamin Harrison signed executive order 28 on September 4, 1890, establishing
266-528: The land on which it stands was to be sold for residential and commercial redevelopment. There are three ferry terminals on Hamilton Reach (from upstream to downstream): All these wharves are on the CityCat route along the Brisbane River with Northshore currently being the most downstream. 27°26′24″S 153°03′18″E / 27.440°S 153.055°E / -27.440; 153.055 Reach (geography) Reaches are often named by those using
285-421: The level of river traffic and the lack of night lighting resulted in the flying boats relocating to Redland Bay . Historically, the Brisbane River had many commercial wharves used for the shipping of goods and passengers. However, with the growth in the size of ships, the increasing residential characters of the suburbs alongside the river, and the need to construct bridges over the river, most commercial shipping
304-431: The river, and a reach may be named for landmarks, natural features, and historical reasons (see, for instance, Gallions' Reach , named after the family that once owned its banks). A reach may be an expanse, or widening, of a stream or river channel. This commonly occurs after the river or stream is dammed. A reach is similar to an arm, though an arm may bend and thus have multiple reaches. The term "reach" can also refer to
323-462: The river, it has retained some commercial shipping activity. The Portside redevelopment combines residential and retail facilities with the cruise liner terminal Portside Wharf . However, increasing, larger cruise liners cannot be accommodated due to a combination of the height restrictions of the Gateway Bridge and the inability to turn the vessels within the river, forcing such ships to use
342-483: The spellings and applications of the names for use on maps and other publications of Federal agencies The board has developed principles, policies, and procedures governing the use of domestic and foreign geographic names, including underseas. The BGN also deals with names of geographical features in Antarctica via its Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names . The Geographic Names Information System , developed by
361-662: The use of the possessive apostrophe and has only granted an exception five times during its history, including one for Martha's Vineyard , Massachusetts. In federal mapping and names collection efforts, there is often a phase lag where a delay occurs in adoption of a locally used name. Sometimes the delay is several decades. Volunteers in the Earth Science Corps are used to assist the US Geological Survey in collecting names of geographic features. The BGN currently publishes names on its website. In
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