Rivers

Rivers

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

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Volta River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Volta is a river in western Africa that drains into the Gulf of Guinea. It has three main tributaries—the Black Volta, White Volta and Red Volta. The river gave its name to French Upper ...

Beni River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Beni River is a river in the north of Bolivia.

Platte River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Platte River is a river in the Midwestern United States and Western United States, approximately 310 mi (500 km) long. It is a tributary of the Missouri River, which in turn is a tributary ...

Tobol River

Water bodies; Rivers

Tobol is a river in Kurgan and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia and Kazakhstan, left tributary of the Irtysh. The length of the Tobol River is 1591 km.

Jubba River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Jubba River is a river in southern Somalia. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, and flows directly south to the Indian Ocean, where it ...

Shebelle River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Shebelle River begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu. Near Mogadishu, it turns sharply southwest, where it follows the coast. Below ...

Putumayo River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Putumayo River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, west of and parallel to the Yapura. It forms part of Colombia's border with Ecuador, as well as most of the frontier with Peru. ...