River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse , 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 , [1] 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, [2] but not always: the language is vague. [3]
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A river is a natural flowing watercourse , 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 , [1] 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, [2] but not always: the language is vague. [3] |
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| 2017 |
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A river is a natural flowing watercourse , 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 , [1] 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, [2] but not always: the language is vague. [3] |
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| 2016 |
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A river is a natural flowing watercourse , 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 , [1] 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, [2] but not always: the language is vague. [3] |
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| 2015 |
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A river is a natural flowing watercourse , 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 , [1] 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, [2] but not always: the language is vague. [3] |
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| 2014 |
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A river is a natural flowing watercourse , usually freshwater , flowing towards an ocean , a lake , a sea , or another river. In some rare cases a river could flow into the ground and dry up completely at the end of its course, without reaching another body of water . Small rivers may be called by several other names, including stream , creek, brook, rivulet, and rill . There are no official definitions for generic terms, such as river, as applied to geographic features , [1] although in some countries or communities a stream may be 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, [2] but not always: the language is vague. [3] |
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| 2013 |
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A river is a natural watercourse , [1] usually freshwater , flowing towards an ocean , a lake , a sea , or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely at the end of its course, and does not reach another body of water . Small rivers may be called by several other names, including stream , creek, brook, rivulet, and rill . There are no official definitions for generic terms, such as river, as applied to geographic features, [2] although in some countries or communities a stream may be defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in 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, [3] but not always: the language is vague. [4] |
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| 2012 |
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A river is a natural watercourse , [1] usually freshwater , flowing towards an ocean , a lake , a sea , or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water . Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including stream , creek, brook, rivulet, run, tributary and rill . There are no official definitions for generic terms, such as river, as applied to geographic features, [2] although in some countries or communities a stream may be defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; one example is " burn " in Scotland and northeast England . Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, [3] but this is not always the case, because of vagueness in the language. [4] |
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| 2011 |
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A river is a natural watercourse , [1] usually freshwater , flowing towards an ocean , a lake , a sea , or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water . Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including stream , creek, brook, rivulet, tributary and rill . There is no general rule that defines what can be called a river, although in some countries or communities a stream may be defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; one example is " burn " in Scotland and northeast England . Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, [2] but this is not always the case, because of vagueness in the language. [3] |
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| 2010 |
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A river is a natural watercourse , [1] usually freshwater , flowing towards an ocean , a lake , a sea , or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including stream , creek, brook, rivulet, tributary and rill; there is no general rule that defines what can be called a river, although in some countries or communities a stream may be defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; one example is " burn " in Scotland and North-east England. Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, [2] but this is not always the case, because of vagueness in the language. [3] |
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| 2009 |
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A river is a natural watercourse , usually freshwater , flowing toward an ocean , a lake , a sea or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including stream , creek , brook , rivulet, and rill; there is no general rule that defines what can be called a river. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; one example is Burn in Scotland and North-east England. Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, [1] but this is not always the case, because of vagueness in the language. [2] |
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| 2008 |
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A river is a natural stream of water , usually freshwater , flowing toward an ocean , a lake , or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Usually larger streams are called rivers while smaller streams are called creeks, brooks, rivulets, rills, and many other terms, but there is no general rule that defines what can be called a river. Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, [1] but this is not always the case. [2] |
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| 2007 |
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A river is a natural waterway that transits water through a landscape from higher to lower elevations called divides. The divide determines which way a river will flow. It is an integral component of the water cycle . The water within a river is generally collected from precipitation through surface runoff , groundwater recharge (as seen at baseflow conditions / during periods of lack of precipitation) and release of stored water in natural reservoirs, such as a glacier . |
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| 2006 |
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| 2005 |
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A river is a large natural waterway . The source of a river may be a lake , a spring , or a collection of small streams, known as headwaters . From their source, all rivers flow downhill, typically terminating in the ocean . The mouth, or lower end of a river is known as its base level . A river's water is normally confined to a channel , made up of a stream bed between banks . Most rainfall on land passes through a river on its way to the ocean . Smaller side streams that join a river are tributaries . The scientific term for any flowing natural waterway is a stream ; so in technical language, the term river is just a shorthand way to refer to a large stream. |
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| 2004 |
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A river is a large natural waterway . It is a specific term in the vernacular for large streams , stream being the umbrella term used in the scientific community for all flowing natural waterways. In the vernacular, stream may be used to refer to smaller streams, as may creek , run, fork, etc. |
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| 2003 |
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Passage via a river or stream is the usual way rainfall on land finds its way to the ocean or other large body of water such as a lake . A river consists of several basic parts, originating from headwaters or a spring at the source , that flow into the main stream. Smaller side streams that join the river are tributaries . Water flow is normally confined to a channel , with a bottom or bed between banks . The lower end of a river is its mouth . |
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| 2002 |
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A river is a big, natural waterway. Passage via a river is the usual way rainfall finds its way to an ocean or other large body of water such as a lake . |
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| 2001 |
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A river is a big, natural waterpath . Passage via a river is the usual way rainfall finds its way to an ocean or other large body of water such as a lake . |