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River

A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which…

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Topography

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Ecology

Human uses

Threats

Extraterrestrial rivers

General

Crossings

Transport

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River

Nodes322
Edges321
Triples161
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006211
Components1

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River

Top relations

related to Politics · 23
River → Angu, As, Aswan Dam, Danube, Egypt, For, Fore, Hungary, International Boundary, Lamari River, Mexico, New Guinea, Nile, Roman Empire, Since, Slovakia, Sudan, The, The Rio Grande, This
related to Religion and mythology · 21
River → Abrahamic, Ancient Greeks, Charon, Eden, Elysium, Euphrates, Ganges, Garden, Genesis, In Greek, Nile, River Lethe, River Styx, Rivers, Souls, The, The Quran, These, They, This
related to Extraterrestrial rivers · 16
River → All, Earth, High, However, It, Mars, Not, Saturn's, Scientists, The, The Hellas Planitia, There, These, Titan, Titan's, Today
related to Source and drainage basin · 16
River → All, Americas, Atlantic Ocean, Continental Divide, Earth, Glacier, In, Not, One, Pacific Ocean, Rivers, Rocky Mountains, The, These, This, Water
related to Threats · 11
River → Dams, Fertilizer, Freshwater, Human, It, Per, PFAS, Pollution, Research, Rivers, The
related to Infrastructure · 10
River → Artificial, Due, For, Many, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Modern, The, These, This
related to Flow · 8
River → Areas, As, North, Rivers, South, The, This, When
related to Terminus · 8
River → Depending, However, Rivers, Since, The, Tidal, When, While
related to Classification · 7
River → If, In, Order, Several, Strahler, Stream, When
related to Movement of organisms · 7
River → Amazon River, For, Fungal, Salmons, Some, Species, The

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Riveris anatural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation0.90text
Riveris anatural flow of freshwater that flows on or through land towards another body of water downhill0.90text
Riveris aquantity of sand per unit area within a watershed that is removed over a period of time0.90text
fishinstance ofThe organisms that live around or in a river0.80text
aquatic plantsinstance ofThe organisms that live around or in a river0.80text
and insects have different rolesinstance ofThe organisms that live around or in a river0.80text
including processing organic matterinstance ofThe organisms that live around or in a river0.80text
predationinstance ofThe organisms that live around or in a river0.80text
rocks will erode the slopes on the sides of the riverinstance ofRivers flowing through an impermeable section of land0.80text
reservoirsinstance ofwhich was covered in the 1800s and now exists only as a sewer-like pipe.TerminusWhile rivers may flow into lakes or man-made features0.80text
the water they contain will always tend to flow down toward the ocean orinstance ofwhich was covered in the 1800s and now exists only as a sewer-like pipe.TerminusWhile rivers may flow into lakes or man-made features0.80text
in the case of an endorheic basininstance ofwhich was covered in the 1800s and now exists only as a sewer-like pipe.TerminusWhile rivers may flow into lakes or man-made features0.80text

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