Due to her association with the legend of the Great Flood, where she sent down a dog holding rice grains in its tail after the flood, she is worshiped as a rice goddess.

Due to the fragmentary nature of these Old Babylonian versions, it is unclear whether they included an expanded account of the flood myth ; although one fragment definitely includes the story of Gilgamesh ’ s journey to meet Utnapishtim.

Due to the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement in the 1990s which allowed Mexican tomatoes to flood the U. S. market and with ever increasing water restrictions, tomato acreage continued to decline.

Due to flood damage, the long park along the creeks was closed for the summer of 2008.

Due to a wet summer in 2010 as well as an above average amount of snowfall in the Red River Valley, The Red River spilled its banks and Red River crested in Winnipeg at the James Avenue pumping station at above datum as the sixth highest flood levels in recorded history if flood protection such as the Portage Diversion and the Red River Floodway were not in place.

Due to nearness of the river, the town regularly suffers minor flooding, and concerns over flood plain development are a major issue in local planning.

Due to the damage suffered as the result of a flood in November 2006 the park service did not accept reservations for the 2007 summer season for attempts to hike the entire Wonderland Trail.

Due to heavy rains and a burst in the village water reservoir there was a flood which ruined the brand new Keshequa Central School Middle School Gymnasium that had been completed 1 month before the flooding occurred.

Due to Hurricane Irene in August 2011 the Village experienced a 500-year flood which inundated large portions of the Village with up to 7 feet of water.

Due to frequent flooding by the River Nene, the town was mostly built above the current level of the flood plain.

Due in part to the economic difficulties of the Great Depression many of the stores of downtown Providence were looted by mobs, often before the flood waters had fully subsided.

Due to the continuous lifting of the Alps and the Apennines to the sea withdrew from this gulf and the accumulation of sediments carried by the rivers gave rise to a flood plain which corresponds to the Po Valley.

Due to the variability of Adelaide's climate, flow rates can change from a trickle to flood conditions quickly.

Due to famine and disease after the Nile failed to flood, al-Kamil could not defend Damietta and it was captured in November 1219.

Due to Shimshal's flood and continuous erosion from river side the old Passu settlement was destroyed, forcing the population to leave and to migrate back to their places of origin in central Asia.

Due to a relatively large watershed of, more than half of which is unregulated, the flood threat to small farming communities downstream on the Gila River is large, and seasonal flooding of these areas prior to the construction of the dam was significant.

Due to submergence of the power stations and substations, Suburban power supply was suspended from the evening of 26 July and it was restored only after the flood waters receded.

Due to the constant flood of the Malacatoya River, the population moved between September and December of 1, 776 to a place formerly known as Camoapilla, now the town of Teustepe.

Due to this " cost efficiency / diminishing returns " factor, and the weather forecasting ability the primary protection for any flood situation is the proper evacuation of flood-prone areas in a timely manner.

But unfortunately, the ground realities seem to be different. Due to heavy rain in August and September Sukhna was filt up again and even flood gates were being opened.

Due to the 2010 – 2011 Queensland floods occurring at the same time as Williams's preparation for his bout against Scott Lewis, as well as his chief sparring partner Alex Leapai being stranded by the flooding in Gatton, Williams donated 200 tickets to his 29 January fight to flood victims.

Due to the warm waters of the Great Salt Lake, lake effect snowfalls are frequent phenomena of the surrounding area.

Due to their free-swimming and / or free-floating habits, ammonites often happened to live directly above seafloor waters so poor in oxygen as to prevent the establishment of animal life on the seafloor.

Due to several unique factors, most prominently that it has no inlets or tributaries, the waters of Crater Lake are some of the purest in terms of the absence of pollutants in North America.

Due to this fact, many of the early pioneers moved to Lower Saginaw as it became clear its deeper waters made it a better location for the growth of industry which relied on shipping.

Due to its location at the head of the slack waters of the Monongahela, Greensboro ’ s influence as a commercial and manufacturing center expanded far beyond its small boundaries.

Due to the use of gas mixtures containing helium at extreme depths, the use of argon inflation for dry suits, or hot water suits become a necessity for diving deep in colder waters.

The river's last few kilometres before its confluence with the Elbe near Havelberg are in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Due to its minimal gradient it is susceptible to high waters in the Elbe.

Due to its size, favorable climate, rich fishing waters and proximity to Saint Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire, the Karelian Isthmus became the wealthiest part of Finland once the industrial revolution had gained momentum in the 19th century.

* Due to an unusually wet and windy winter, there was a higher than normal amount of flotsam in the waters along the route, some of which was sucked into impellers for the ferries ' engines, causing breakdowns and sailing cancellations.

Due to the inaccessibility of the terrain, the island was bombed from the air with poison pellets, as had recently been attempted on Giannutri and Sardinia, despite concerns raised by environmental groups that indigenous species of wildlife and the surrounding waters might also be adversely affected.

Due to these increasingly frequent visits, new laws address the safety of boaters, commercial fishermen, and the whales themselves: off the coast of Boston, for example, cargo vessels must slow down to protect the much slower North Atlantic Right Whale and there is talk of erecting an apparatus for the much more heavily trafficked waters surrounding New York that can warn boats of a whale's presence and location so as to avoid accidentally striking the animal.

Due to its relative abundance in European waters it was among the first of the genus Lagenorhynchus ( lagenos, Latin for " bottle " or " flask "; rhynchos, " beak " or " snout ") to be known to science.

Due to a " tense atmosphere " aboard the ship, and ( as he claimed ) receiving no response from the Libyan authorities, the captain feared for the safety of the ship and decided to sail out of Libyan waters.

Due to restrictions, the entire Sakhalin Oblast and its internal and territorial waters except for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk are considered to be border zone which means that the freedom of movement for foreigners is dramatically restricted and any movement outside of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk requires registration to the Federal Security Service ( FSB ) and the Border Guard.

The peninsula on which Comox sits, seen here from the north, is surrounded on three sides by water: the Strait of Georgia to the east, Comox Bay to the south and the Courtenay River Estuary to the west. Due to its position on a small peninsula surrounded by the waters of Georgia Strait, Comox Bay and the Courtenay River Estuary, Comox enjoys temperate weather year round: summer temperatures average 22C ( 72F ) and rarely reach 30C ( 86F ), while winter temperatures rarely fall below freezing.

Due to restrictions, foreigners wishing to leave Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in order to travel to any other part of the Sakhalin Oblast and its internal and territorial waters are required to seek permission from the Federal Security Service ( FSB ) and the Border Guard.

Due to mass continuity this drives surface waters down, resulting in the upwelling of cold, nutrient rich water south of the current.

Due to its fast forward motion, Juan had little time to weaken over significantly colder waters before making landfall between Shad Bay and Prospect ( near Halifax ) on September 29 with winds of 100 mph ( 160 km / h ).

Due to the rising waters of the Devils Lake and its basin, streams can flow in two directions: into the Red River Valley or the Devils Lake Basin.

Due to the construction of many banks over the last 200 years, the waters surrounding Wanouchi have become two separate rivers, the Ibi River and Nagara River.

Due to the limited habitats of ciguatoxin-producing microorganisms, ciguatera is common in only subtropical and tropical waters, particularly the Pacific and Caribbean, and usually is associated with fish caught in tropical reef waters.

Due to Yunlin's abundant waters, it has potentials for hydroelectricity.