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A river is
a stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another
body of water.
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The source of a river may be a lake, a spring, or a bunch of small streams, known as headwaters. From their source, all rivers flow downhill, usually ending in the ocean. The mouth of a river is known as its base level. A river's water is normally within a channel, made up of a stream bed between banks. Most rainfall on land passes through a river on its way to the ocean. Smaller side streams that join a river are tributaries. The scientific term for any flowing natural waterway is a stream; so the term river is just another way to say large stream. |
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The 4 largest rivers on earth:
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Related Terms dam - built across a river for water control mouth - where a river empties into the ocean or a lake tributary - smaller streams or river that flow into a larger river ocean - a river flows toward this point river basin - the land that is drained by a river source - the beginning of a river (usually in the mountains) estuary - where the river water meets ocean water |
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