River

**river**
	larger natural watercourse
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Instance of	ecosystem type; type of watercourse;
Subclass of	watercourse; open water;
Part of	drainage system;
Has use	water sport; fishing; boating; water transport; hydroelectricity;
Has part(s)	water;
Different from	river water body; main stream; coastal river; watercourse;
Said to be the same as	perennial stream
Partially coincident with	stream;
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<nowiki>río; á; دٔریاو; sungai; цæугæдон; سيند; دریا; دریا; riu; flùmmene; নদী; řeka; rijeka; ခြောင်; rivière; rijeka; नदी; رۊبار; ନଦୀ; opė; река; Floss; elv; özen; juuhâ; نهر; stêr; ᓰᐲ; ríu; Stroom; йылға; fiüm; lum; река; özen; kulibɔŋ; მდინარე; 川; fluvio; kogin; نهر; ekaw; flumen; नदी; ਦਰਿਆ; river; واد; рака; елга; jogi; नदी; Suang; Äi; sungai; ཆུ་རྒྱུན།; noka; fiume; ātōyātl; telo linja; salog; jume; webiyada; гол мүрэн; kruëng; rirxe; 강; rivero; río; নদী; ò̤; rěka; טייך; rěka; sông; дода хий; uruzi; rwizi; river; гол; khe; jõgi; ನದಿ; motíma; river; ysyry; ߓߊ; ወንዝ; эҥер; ro; Riba; ilug; songay; flum; riviéthe; ទន្លេ; ᱜᱟᱰᱟ; ܢܗܪܐ; dárya; ποταμός; вацӏ; odò; dex; reka; ilog; ᎤᏪᏴ; rzeka; നദി; rivier; өрүс; río; ποταμός; rzyka; asubɔnten; Batangari; a̱ghyui; rieka; річка; derýa; ляйсь; kuuk; daryo; өзен; река; Fluss; नदी; ríu; лей; umfula; walungan; uciwai; dutula; 川; မြစ်; 河; дарыя; süchi; mtsinje; umlambo; Fluss; afon; գետ; 河流; rivier; jogi; Rewwer; jawira; ගඟ හෙවත් ඔය; nasho; 河流; joki; 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自然的水道; större vattendrag som rinner från högre till lägre höjd och vanligen mynnar ut i havet eller i en större insjö; різновид природного водотоку; nnukwu mmiri mmiri; 自然的水道; 自然的水道; curta de abba nadurale; 자연적으로 생겨난 물길; табиғи су ағыны; natura fluo da akvo; přírodní vodní tok; veliki prirodni vodotok; corrient natural d'augua que fluye de contino; সাধারণত মিষ্টি জলের একটি প্রাকৃতিক জলধারা যা ঝরণাধারা; cours d'eau naturel de grande taille; prirodni vodotok; 自然的水道; नैसर्गिक जलस्रोत किंवा प्रवाह; přirodna wodźizna; dòng nước chảy thường xuyên tương đối ổn định trên bề mặt lục địa; dabīga ūdenstece; masna a dalan ti danum; природни водоток; grande curso de água natural; 自然的水道; groussen natierleche Waasserlaf; et naturlig far med rennende vann; təbii su yolu; ئاوەڕۆیەکی سروشتیی گەورە; larger natural watercourse; مجرى مائي طبيعي; γεωγραφικός όρος; ߛߎ߲ߞߎ߲ ߖߌ߫ ߥߦߏ߫ ߛߌߟߊ; 天然水道; folyóvíz, természetes mozgásban lévő víztömeg; કુદરતી જળપ્રવાહ; 自然的水道; berezko ur-lasterra, aski handia, itsasora edo beste ibai batera isurtzen dena; већи природни водоток; corriente d'agua que cuerre d'un llau a otru per un calce con continuidá; природный водный поток; lairger naitural wattercoorse; größeres natürliches Fließgewässer; doğal su yolu; rrjedhë natyrore të ujit; جریان آب طبیعی; 自然的水道; større naturligt vandløb der strømmer fra et højere til et lavere niveau og normalt ud i havet eller i en stor sø; प्राकृतिक जलस्रोत; 自然の水路; curso major de aqua natural; zĩig n tar koom; natürliches Fließgewässer; прыродная водная плынь; נתיב מים טבעי גדול; табигый су агымы; 自然的水道; प्राकृतिक जलस्रोत; సహజ నీరుకట్టు; suuri luonnon muovaama maanuoma, jossa virtaa vettä; ҷараёни оби табиъӣ; ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯏꯆꯦꯜ; naturalny ciek wodny; مجرى طبيعي د لما; corso d'acqua naturale; aliran air besar; curs natural d'aigua; väčší prirodzený vodný tok; 自然的水道; инкуазь ву кошкон; табигый су агымы; прыродны вадацёк; es natürlichs Flüüssgwässer; природен водотек; cursu d'acqua naturali unni l'acqua curri tuttu l'annu; veći prirodni vodotok; corriente natural de agua que fluye con continuidad; cors d'aiga natural; grande curso de água natural; prirodni vodotok; večji naravni vodotok; tabiği su ağımı; nsuo a ɛtene a yɛsa nom; kom din zɔri ka galisi; प्राकृतिक जलस्रोत; mkondo mkubwa wa maji wa asili; സ്വാഭാവികമായുള്ള വലിയ നീരൊഴുക്ക്; grote natuurlijke waterloop; Zi'an ti ko'om bɔna; நீரின் இயற்கையாக மூலம்; قدتي وھڪرو; ბუნებრივი წყლის ნაკადი; curso natural e permanente de auga doce; alur ai besai; larger natural watercourse; sruthchúrsa nádúrtha; rio; ríos; rios; دٔرؠ یاو; дон; روخنه; رودخنه; رود; روخان; روبار; رو; روخانه; دیرکا; نهر; کله; کیله; a̱ka̱ghyui; ırmak; 江; 河; 江河; 川; 河川; 河道; älv; ріка; 江; 河; 江河; 川; 河川; 河道; 江; 河; 江河; 川; 河川; 河道; kʋɩlse; 하천; 가람; Суу (черек, къобан); fleuve; юханшыв; 江; 河; 江河; 川; 河川; 河道; رۊ; رۊخان; رۊخانه; رۊخؤن; رۊخؤنه; رۊد; رۊوار; Opės; реке; 江; 河; 江河; 川; 河川; 河道; Гол мөрөн; hô-liû; kang-hô; hô-chhoan; hô; khere; khue; flod; å; Çay (coğrafiya); Yéh; ГӀор; چەم; چۆم; rivers; أنهار; النهر; انهار; أنهر; ديالى (نهر); الأنهار; الانهار; stêrioù; ߓߊߖߌ; ibaia; ibaiak; ríos; چای (جوغرافیا); Strom; Wasserlauf; Fließgewässer; lumi; реке; 江; 河; 川; 江河; 河川; 河道; elv; 河川; 河; riviera; riviéthe - Rivyire; ගඟ; ᱱᱟ.ᱭ; da'rya; ويدان; 江; 河; 江河; 川; 河川; 河道; вацӀ; reka; ποτάμι; sciumi; xumi; reke; 江; 河; 江河; 川; 河川; 河道; ribièra; rivièra; sungai; खुसि; rivu; ⱃⱑⰽⰰ; rijeka (vodotok); rio; rivo; stroom (Water); rîu; ആറ്; 江; 河; 江河; 川; 河川; 河道; речка; hò; درياھ; рэчка; iädnuo; jiännuo; рӯдхона; дарё; rivers; யாறு</nowiki>

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, 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.

River rafting
River delta
River boat

Africa

The Nile, Cairo, Egypt
Blue Nile, Ethiopia
Akosombo Dam, Ghana
Limpopo River
Rivers of South Africa
Congo River
Zambezi

Madagascar

Betsiboka River
Betsiboka River

Asia

Lena River delta, Arctic Ocean, Russia
Vasyugan River, Russia
Aras River, Iran
Amu Daria, Uzbekistan
Yarlung Tsangpo
Kara-Koba river, Kazakhstan

Turkey

River Tigris near Hasankeyf
River Kızılırmak in Central Anatolia

Southern Asia

Ganges
Unspecified river, Bangladesh
Indus River
Tungabhadra River

China

Alluvial fan, Taklimakan Desert, China
Blue Moon Valley, Yunnan, China.

Australia

Mossman River, Daintree National Park, Australia
River Yarra

Europe

Western Dvina, Belarus
Danube, Czechia
Danube, Serbia
Rivers in Sweden
Daugava
Moselle River
Soča/Isonzo near Kobarid, Slovenia
Soča/Isonzo near Kobarid, Slovenia
Volga
Vltava
Moscow River
Trebišnjica
Tarvasjõgi River, Estonia

France

Seine
Loire River
Orb
Ain
Rhône River
Rhône
Deutsch: Romantische Ardeche
Français : La rivière Ardèche.
Deutsch: Die Wild romantische Ardeche.
Français : La rivière Ardèche.
Deutsch: Der Ardeche-Bogen.
Français : Rivière fr:parc national de la Guadeloupe.
Français : fr: Rivière Moreau (Guadeloupe)
Français : Rivière fr: Rivière la Sarcelle.
La Rouvre
Somme

Saône river

Saône river at Ray-Sur-Saône, Dep. Haute-Saône, France
Saône river somewhere in the Dep. Haute-Saône, France
Saône river with quai and barrage at Gray, Dep. Haute-Saône, France
La Calonne à Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles (Eure)
La Calonne à Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles (Eure)
La Galaure à Hauterives (Drôme)

Great Britain

Thames
Cam
Avon
Elwy River, Wales
River Glen, Lincolnshire
The river Wensum in Norwich, England.
Another photo of the Wensum.
Severn

Italy

Adige River, Verona
Soča/Isonzo near its mouth, Isola di Cane, Italy
Barrage in Sarstedt

Iceland

Glerá river in Akureyri, Iceland
Jökulsá á Fjöllum, Iceland

Germany

Rivers in Munich
Leine river in Ruthe, Germany
Leine river in Hannover, Germany
Marktl am Inn (South-East Bavaria), in this little village at the River Inn Pope Benedict XVI. was born in 1927
Video of a river in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, loud roaring water in mountains.

Poland

Spain

Rio Tinto, Spain
Tagus

Ebro river

Ebro river (riu Ebre in Catalan, río Ebro in Spanish) is the biggest river in the Iberian Peninsula

Vista del nacimiento del río Ebro, en Fontibre
Cerca de Laserna (Cantabria)
Miranda de Ebro
Ebro en Logroño. Al fondo puede verse "La pasarela"
Puente de piedra en Logroño
Zaragoza y El Pilar
Zaragoza (Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo)
Flix
Tortosa
Ebro Delta
Ebro Delta
Pont del Passador

Fluvià river

Fluvià river, Sant Pere Pescador, Catalonia
Fluvià river at Besalú with the medieval bridge
River Fluvià at Olot - Bridge of San Roc, Catalonia
Dam of the river Fluvià at Olot 1, Catalonia
Dam of the river Fluvià at Olot 2, Catalonia

Guadalquivir river

Miño river

Panorámica de la desembocadura
O Miño ó seu paso por Ribadavia. Encoro de Castrelo de Miño
Río Miño dende Tui
Panoramica do Miño desde San Trocado (Punxín)

Switzerland

Aare River, Aargau
Aare River, Bern
Der Inn bei Bever, Schweiz
Lower Bridge over the Ticino River with Giornico in the background during the construction of the Gotthardbahn, ca. 1875
Fiume Verzasca in Valle Verzasca

Ukraine

Dnipro river

Dnipro River, Ukraine
Dnipro at Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
Dnipro at Kremenchuk, Ukraine.

Dniester river

Dniester River, Ukraine
Dniester River near Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Ukraine. Photo taken from Moldovan bank.
Dniester at Bakota (Ukraine)
Dniester river near Ţipova, Rezina County, Moldova.
Dniester river near Rozvadiv, Mykolaiv district, western Ukraine.
Dniester river by Khotyn, Ukraine.
Satellite foto of the Dniester delta (Ukraine) at the lagoon Dniester Liman, near the Black Sea.

North America

United States

Missouri River
Columbia river in Oregon
Colorado River
Snake River
Pittsburgh confluence
Ohio River, Indiana
River flowing from Iceberg Lake, Many Glaciers Region, Glacier National Park, Montana
Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Blanco River, Texas
Dry Falls, Washington
River kayaking on the Youghiogheny River, Pennsylvania
Columbia River at Porters Pond in East Wenatchee, Douglas County Washington