Understanding Rivers - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Vocabulary. A river is a large, natural stream of flowing water. Rivers are found on every continent and on nearly every kind of land. Some flow all year round. Others flow seasonally or during wet years. A river may be only kilometers long, or it may span much of a continent.
Nile - Wikipedia
WEBThe Nile [b] (also known as the Nile River) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea . The Nile is the longest river in Africa.
Rivers and Streams: Life in Flowing Water - Nature
WEBThe blue line of a river on a map conveniently represents rivers as two-dimensional habitats beginning (usually) in a mountainous region, and ending in a far-off sea (or inland basin).
Where the River Parts the Sea | Into the Amazon - National …
WEB1 day ago · Fresh river water flows over denser, salty ocean waters, carrying nutrients that feed a bloom of tiny plankton. It becomes a massive, fluctuating flow of fresh water that spreads above coastal ...
Find-A-Feature: Confluence | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
WEBA confluence occurs when two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel. Confluences occur where a tributary joins a larger river, where two rivers join to create a third or, where two separated channels of a river, having formed an island, rejoin downstream.
8.6: Streams and Rivers - Geosciences LibreTexts
WEBOct 29, 2023 · Creeks, brooks, tributaries, bayous, and rivers might all be lumped together as streams. In streams, water always flows downhill, but the form that downhill movement takes varies with rock type, topography, and many other factors.
The Hudson Estuary: A River That Flows Two Ways - NYSDEC
WEBOne of their names- Mahicantuck- means "great waters in constant motion" or, more loosely, "river that flows two ways." It highlights the fact that this waterway is more than a river-it is a tidal estuary, an arm of the sea where …
Nile River | Delta, Map, Basin, Length, Facts, Definition, Map, …
WEB5 days ago · Nile River, the longest river in the world, called the father of African rivers. It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea. Learn more about the Nile River, including its hydrology and its plant and animal life, in this article.
Amazon River | Facts, History, Location, Length, Animals, & Map
WEB2 days ago · The Amazon River is located in the northern portion of South America, flowing from west to east. The river system originates in the Andes Mountains of Peru and travels through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. Roughly two-thirds of the Amazon’s main stream is within Brazil.
River - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · A river is a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity. A river can be wide and deep, or shallow enough for a person to wade across. A flowing body of water that is smaller than a river is called a stream, creek, or brook.
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