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river, (ultimately from Latin ripa, “bank”), any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks . Modern usage includes rivers that are multichanneled, intermittent , or ephemeral in flow and channels that are practically bankless.
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.
A river is a large natural stream of water that flows over land. Even though rivers hold only a tiny fraction of Earth’s total water, they have always been essential to human civilization. Rivers carry freshwater to people, plants, and animals all across Earth.
Seine River, river of France, after the Loire its longest. It rises 18 miles (30 kilometres) northwest of Dijon and flows in a northwesterly direction through Paris before emptying into the English Channel at Le Havre. The river is 485 miles (780 kilometres) long and with its tributaries drains an
Euphrates River, longest river in southwest Asia. It is 1,740 miles (2,800 km) long and is one of the two main constituents of the Tigris-Euphrates river system. It rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq. Learn more about the Euphrates River in this article.
Indus River, great trans-Himalayan river of South Asia. It is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a length of some 2,000 miles (3,200 km).
The Mississippi River rises in Lake Itasca in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico. It covers a total distance of 2,340 miles (3,766 km) from its source. The Mississippi River is the longest river of North America.
Niger River, principal river of western Africa. With a length of 2,600 miles (4,200 km), it is the third longest river in Africa, after the Nile and the Congo. The Niger is believed to have been named by the Greeks.
RIVER meaning: 1 : a large natural flow of water that crosses an area of land and goes into an ocean, a lake, etc.; 2 : a large flow of something often + of
Ganges River, great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent, which from time immemorial has been the holy river of Hinduism. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared with the other great rivers of Asia or the world.