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

It is a flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls and experiences flooding during periods of high ...

Stream bed

Water bodies; Rivers

The channel bottom of a stream, river or creek; the physical confine of the normal water flow.

Fluvial

Water bodies; Rivers

A riverbank or stream-bank is the terrain alongside the bed of a river, creek, or stream.

Flood

Water bodies; Rivers

An overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. In the sense of "flowing ...

Surface runoff

Water bodies; Rivers

This is when the water flow that occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, melt water, or other sources flows over the land. This is a major component of the water ...

Water

Water bodies; Rivers

It is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. Its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often ...

Stream channel

Water bodies; Rivers

The physical confine of a stream (river) consisting of a bed and stream banks. Stream channels exist in a variety of geometries. The stream channel development is controlled by both water and ...