Home > Industry/Domain > Water bodies > Rivers

Rivers

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.

Contributors in Rivers

Rivers

Yellow River

Water bodies; Rivers

The second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the '''sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 kilometers (3,395 mi)'''. Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in ...

Huang He

Water bodies; Rivers

The second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the '''sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 kilometers (3,395 mi)'''. Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in ...

Mississippi

Water bodies; Rivers

The largest river system in North America. About 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 miles ...

Amazon

Water bodies; Rivers

A major flowing river in South America is the('''second longest river in the world with an average discharge greater than the next six largest rivers combined'''). T The Amazon, which has the largest ...

Yangtze

Water bodies; Rivers

The longest river in Asia, and the ('''third-longest in the world'''). It flows for 6,418 kilometres (3,988 mi) from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central ...

Cháng Jiāng

Water bodies; Rivers

The longest river in Asia, and the ('''third-longest in the world'''). It flows for 6,418 kilometres (3,988 mi) from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central ...

Yangzi

Water bodies; Rivers

The longest river in Asia, and the ('''third-longest in the world''').It flows for 6,418 kilometres (3,988 mi) from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central ...

Featured blossaries

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Category: Religion   2 20 Terms

Misc

Category: Other   1 50 Terms