− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] rivere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *riparia, from [[Latin]], feminine of riparius riparian, from ripa bank, shore; perhaps akin to [[Greek]] ereipein to tear down | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] rivere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *riparia, from [[Latin]], feminine of riparius riparian, from ripa bank, shore; perhaps akin to [[Greek]] ereipein to tear down |
| A '''river''' is a [[natural]] watercourse, usually freshwater, [[flowing]] toward an [[ocean]], a [[lake]], a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply [[flows]] into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another [[body]] of [[water]]. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including [[stream]], creek, brook, rivulet, and rill; there is no general rule that defines what can be called a river. An exception to this is the [[stream]]. In some countries or [[communities]] a stream may be defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; one example is Burn in Scotland and North-east England. Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, but this is not always the case, because of vagueness in the [[language]]. | | A '''river''' is a [[natural]] watercourse, usually freshwater, [[flowing]] toward an [[ocean]], a [[lake]], a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply [[flows]] into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another [[body]] of [[water]]. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including [[stream]], creek, brook, rivulet, and rill; there is no general rule that defines what can be called a river. An exception to this is the [[stream]]. In some countries or [[communities]] a stream may be defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; one example is Burn in Scotland and North-east England. Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, but this is not always the case, because of vagueness in the [[language]]. |
− | A river is part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrological_cycle hydrological cycle]. [[Water]] within a river is generally collected from precipitation through [[surface]] runoff, groundwater recharge, springs, and the release of stored water in natural ice and snowpacks (e.g., from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier glaciers]).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River] | + | A river is part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrological_cycle hydrological cycle]. [[Water]] within a river is generally collected from precipitation through [[surface]] runoff, groundwater recharge, springs, and the release of stored water in natural ice and snowpacks (e.g., from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier glaciers]).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River] |