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Rivers
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.
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Grande River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Grande River is river in south-central Brazil. It rises in the Mantiqueira Mountains in the state of Minas Gerais and descends inland, west-northwestward. Its lower course marks a portion ...
Brazos River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Brazos is the longest river in Texas and the 11th longest river in the United States at 2060 km (1280 miles) from its source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Curry County, New Mexico to its ...
Cauca River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Cauca River is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras. Born in southwestern Colombia near the city of Popayán, it joins the Magdalena River just south ...
Liao River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Liao River is the principal river in southern Manchuria (1,345 km). The province of Liaoning and the Liaodong Peninsula derive their names from the river.
Guaporé River
Water bodies; Rivers
Rio Guaporé is the name of a river in western Brazil along the Bolivian border.
Indigirka River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Indigirka River is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia between the Yana River and the Kolyma River. It is 1,726 kilometres (1,072 mi) in length.
Snake River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Snake is a major river in the greater Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is the largest and longest tributary of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American river ...
