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Rivers

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

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Green River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The watershed of the river, known as the Green River Basin, covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and ...

Milk River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Milk River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 729 mi (1,173 km) long in the U.S. state of Montana and the Canadian province of Alberta.

Chindwin River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Chindwin River is a river in Burma (Myanmar), and the largest tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy). It flows entirely within Burma and is known as Ning-thi to the ...

Sankuru River

Water bodies; Rivers

Sankuru River is a major river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its approximate length of 1,230 km makes it the longest tributary of Kasai River.

James River

Water bodies; Rivers

The James River (also known as the Jim River or the Dakota River) is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 710 mi (1,143 km) long, draning an area of 20,653 square miles (53,490 km2) in ...

Kapuas River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Kapuas River (or Kapueas River) is a river in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. At 1,143 kilometres (710 mi) in length, it is the longest ...

Desna River

Water bodies; Rivers

Desna is a river in Russia and Ukraine, left tributary of the Dnieper. The word means "right hand" in the Old East Slavic language. Its length is 1,130 km (702 mi), and its drainage basin covers ...

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