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Rivers


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Rivers - natural flowing watercourses, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.

Rivers are part of the hydrological cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, and the release of stored water in natural ice and snowpacks (e.g., from glaciers). Potamology is the scientific study of rivers, while limnology is the study of inland waters in general.

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444,000 square miles

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2024/11/28
08:18 UTC

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Flowing through time.. The Tungabhadra River at Karnataka.. 2018.

Flowing through time.. The Tungabhadra River at Karnataka.. 2018.

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2024/11/25
16:30 UTC

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Swan riding dead swan - what is this!!

I saw a group of three swans in a river with a dead swan. One of the swans was sitting on top of the dead swan and ‘riding’ it as they all travelled down the river. The other swans were also pecking at the dead swan. Does anyone know if this is normal? What does this mean? Thank you!

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2024/11/20
18:54 UTC

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The tranquil mountain river Isar near Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps, Germany. 🌊🌿

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2024/11/14
17:25 UTC

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Somewhere on the Karuah River NSW AUSTRALIA [750x422] [OC]

Original Content Gvng baby!

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2024/11/14
10:37 UTC

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Why Don’t All Rivers Make Canyons?

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2024/11/13
23:02 UTC

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Cañon of pipilicua

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2024/11/13
22:38 UTC

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Mesmerizing Waterfall Sounds. Powerful Relaxation & Nature Therapy. Rive...

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2024/11/11
12:51 UTC

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Loving nature and its natural waters

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2024/11/07
06:34 UTC

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Tidal river off the Chesapeake bay

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2024/11/05
03:07 UTC

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Sunshine 🌅

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2024/11/03
00:53 UTC

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Tiffin River. Goll Woods State Nature Preserve.

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2024/10/30
23:21 UTC

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NYC Ferry - Wall Street to Atlantic Avenue | by Boat

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2024/10/30
15:53 UTC

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Mountain River in the Bavarian Alps, near Bayrischzell in Germany. 🌲🌊

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2024/10/27
16:02 UTC

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Paddling upstream

When indigenous people paddled canoes downstream over long distances how did they get back home? Is it possible to paddle upstream against the current? Or would they walk home?

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2024/10/19
01:55 UTC

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Help

I need to see a picture of where the West Fork river and Tygart Valley River meet in Fairmont WV to become the Monongahela and I can’t find a single picture of the 3 rivers anywhere please help!

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2024/10/15
23:38 UTC

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Ran into source to sea runners of the Colorado today

No affilliation with these folks, but they seemed cool as hell. Chatted them up on the boat ramp, and was blown away they were making it happen with a SUP and pack raft by the time they made it to Ruby-Horsethief. Theres apparently some decent road support, but dudes are making it happen. Give their page a look. I'm impressed and also jealous.

https://www.river-n-road.com/blog/categories/colorado-river-descent-2024

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2024/10/12
02:01 UTC

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Smith River in CA

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2024/10/09
05:40 UTC

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