Rivers

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Rivers

Rivers (pronunciation: /ˈrɪvərz/) are natural flowing watercourses, 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.

Etymology

The word "river" comes from the Latin word rivus, meaning "stream". The word was adopted into Old English as rīþer or rīþ, and eventually evolved into the modern English word "river".

Related Terms

  • River source: The original point from which the river flows.
  • River mouth: The part of a river where it flows into a sea, lake, or another river.
  • Tributary: A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
  • River basin: The portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
  • River delta: A landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth.
  • River bed: The bottom of a river.
  • River bank: The land alongside a river.
  • Floodplain: An area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.

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