1.   The Friant Dam, which diverts the river by canal to Kern County, left the riverbed dry.

2.   Diverting rivers was not uncommon, even in the days before electric pumps.

3.   Eventually the river was diverted and the dry bed paved with cobblestones.

4.   Of course Khatami had diverted the river, said Abas Nikbakht, a cabdriver in Isfahan.

5.   The state agency recommended the river be diverted around the recovery site through large pipes, or through hoses attached to pumps.

6.   They accuse him of diverting the river to his home province, Yezd.

7.   Four major rivers will be diverted to provide drinking water and meet power and irrigation requirements, the advertisement said.

8.   He said they were waiting for an order from the State Council before diverting the river.

9.   Lebanon has accused Israel of trying to divert rivers in a zone it occupies in southern Lebanon.