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Rivers
Rivers are terrestrial flowing surface waters that drain well defined watersheds. A river typically has a geographic origin, termed its headwaters. In general, there are smaller rivers or streams that merge into the principal river of a given watershed; such influent streams are called tributaries of the principal river. Most rivers either discharge to a larger watercourse or flow into one of the seas of the world. In the less common circumstance, a river may terminate in an inland lake, with no outlet; this circumstance is called an endorheic basin. Rivers are home to a diversity of flora and fauna.
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Green River (Utah)
The Green River drains portions of southwest Wyoming, northwest Colorado and northeast Utah, prior to discharging to the Colorado River in the USA. The Green River rises in... More »
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Kunene River
The Kunene River (also Cunene River) is a river is southwestern Africa, 1050 kilometers long, with its watershed primarily within the nation of Angola but also drawing...
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Zambezi River
The Zambezi River, Africa's fourth largest after the Nile, Zaire and Niger rivers, exhibits a length of 2700 kilometers prior to discharge to the Indian Ocean in... More »
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Daugava River
The Daugava River drains portions of the countries of Latvia, Belarus, Estonia and Russia, prior to discharging to the Gulf of Riga. Also known as the West Dvina River, this... More »
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Victoria Nile
The Victoria Nile is a 260 mile section of the White Nile (one of the two major tributaries of the Nile River) beginning at northern shore of Lake Victoria and ending at Lake... More »
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Heavy metal distributions in the Gulf of Cadiz
[Raul Perianez is the lead author of this article] Heavy metal distributions in the Gulf of Cadiz are generated chiefly by coastal riverine discharge, and thus... More »
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U.S. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
The U.S. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 attempted to provide federal protection to certain pristine rivers of the USA. Major issues posed by the Act involve potential... More »
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Invasive river cane along the Rio Grande
This article was researched and written by a student at Texas Tech University participating in the Encyclopedia of Earth's (EoE) Student Science Communication Project.... More »
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Yukon River, North America
The Yukon River is the third longest river in North America, flowing northwest from the Coastal Range mountains of northern British Columbia, through the Yukon Territory and... More »
Kola Peninsula tundra
Last Updated on 2013-05-15 at 15:42
The Kola Peninsula tundra is a ecoregion covering much of Kola Peninsula of Russia as well as some northern Scandinavian subcoastal areas along the Barents Sea.
The... More »
Senegal River
Last Updated on 2013-05-04 at 15:03
The Senegal River watershed in West Africa has tributaries that rise in the nations of Guinea and Mali, with the Senegal course leading generally west to discharge into the... More »
Benue River
Last Updated on 2013-05-02 at 22:27
The Bénué River (alternatively spelled Bénoué) is the chief tributary of the Niger River, and flows a course of 1402 kilometres through... More »
Nenjiang River
Last Updated on 2013-05-02 at 21:31
The Nenjiang River (also termed the Nen River, Nonni River, Nen Jiang or Nen Chiang) is a major river in northeast China which flows largely south into the the Songhua River,... More »
Orange River
Last Updated on 2013-05-02 at 13:22
The Orange River is the longest watercourse in Southern Africa. Lying south of the Zambezi River, The Orange River rises in the Drakensberg Mountains and flows westward to... More »
Vaal River
Last Updated on 2013-05-02 at 13:21
The Vaal River rises in the Drakensberg Mountains within the nation of South Africa and is the chief tributary of the Orange River. At 1105 kilometres in length, the Vaal is... More »
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