Name world class cities with no water around it

[So]

Originally posted by: uli2000

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: thegimp03

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy
Las Vegas

This.

And Phoenix. EDIT: Nevermind, I guess even Phoenix has a river next to it.

Las Vegas doesn't have water around it, per se, but the Colorado River (and Hoover Dam) are close by. Otherwise they'd be screwed.

Actually, we only get a small share of water from the colorado river. LV is in trouble because of that and is planning to build massive pipelines to northern NV, so that socal can extract all our water.

And thus, screwing NE Nevada which has barley any surplus water.

Holy crap, an ely-ite (ely-ian? What do you guys like to be called?). :beer: Always glad to see another nevadan!

<-- Reno

 

[drum]

Cleveland! :laugh:
oh wait that fails both criteria

 

[Eeezee]

Phoenix and Tucson, both in Arizona.

Technically there is a 'river' through Phoenix, but it's a dry river bed. It doesn't really count. Settlers didn't say "Look, a river!" when they got there.

 

[Xylitol]

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Xylitol
chicago?

Lake Michigan is right near it.

meh, it's nor tight next to it and the rivers are puny

 

[elbosco]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
Phoenix and Tucson, both in Arizona.

Technically there is a 'river' through Phoenix, but it's a dry river bed. It doesn't really count. Settlers didn't say "Look, a river!" when they got there.

Actually, they did.

The Salt River would flow year round if it weren't diverted into canals for irrigation and drinking water

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: elbosco

Originally posted by: Eeezee
Phoenix and Tucson, both in Arizona.

Technically there is a 'river' through Phoenix, but it's a dry river bed. It doesn't really count. Settlers didn't say "Look, a river!" when they got there.

Actually, they did.

The Salt River would flow year round if it weren't diverted into canals for irrigation and drinking water

Ditto for the Santa Cruz. Arizona would be heaven on earth if 90% of the people would just leave.

 

[HopJokey]

San Francisco?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Columbus, Oh?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Columbus, Oh?

isn't world class and has a river.

Originally posted by: HopJokey
San Francisco?

bay?

 

[MovingTarget]

I can't think of any offhand, but it does make sense that any city that would be considered world-class would require a moat.

 

[LS8]

Orlando, FL.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: HopJokey
San Francisco?

Yeah, there's no river around my house.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: LS8
Orlando, FL.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Apopka

 

[Tempered81]

plus anywhere in florida your 50 miles from the ocean.

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: Xylitol

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Xylitol
chicago?

Lake Michigan is right near it.

meh, it's nor tight next to it and the rivers are puny

is this a joke? It borders Lake Michigan... the largest freshwater lake in the world.

edit: I'm like 99% sure my sarcasm meter is damaged.

 

[Shadow Conception]

Cydonia

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: Xylitol

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Xylitol
chicago?

Lake Michigan is right near it.

meh, it's nor tight next to it and the rivers are puny

is this a joke? It borders Lake Michigan... the largest freshwater lake in the world.

edit: I'm like 99% sure my sarcasm meter is damaged.

Your lake size meter certainly is.

 

[glenn beck]

Las Vegas

 

[Drako]

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: Xylitol

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Xylitol
chicago?

Lake Michigan is right near it.

meh, it's nor tight next to it and the rivers are puny

is this a joke? It borders Lake Michigan... the largest freshwater lake in the world.

edit: I'm like 99% sure my sarcasm meter is damaged.

Your lake size meter certainly is.

LOL, Lake Michigan isn't even the largest "Great Lake".

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy
Las Vegas

... is next to Lake Mead, and has a ton of ground water running under it.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: oddyager

Originally posted by: sandorski
Vegas?

There's a good reason why most major cities are surrounded or near Water.

nude beaches :thumbsup:

Vegas has TONS of nude pools!