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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[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

[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

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : a natural [[stream]] of [[water]] of usually considerable [[volume]]  

*1 a : a natural [[stream]] of [[water]] of usually considerable [[volume]]  

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]

[[Category: Earth Science]]

[[Category: Earth Science]]