Interesting Facts
The longest river in the world
Mississippi River
Murray River
An area where grapes are grown
moving water from a river or lake to dry land to help crops grow
This river carries yellow colored silt which forms fertile land
Yellow River
Nile River
Missouri River
fine particles of soil carried by the water in a river
land set aside for cows, horses, or other animals to feed off the natural grasses
This river is sacred to the Hindu people
Amazon River
Parana River
the place where a river empties into a sea or other large body of water
a lake created by people for the purpose of storing water
A railroad was built around this river to help get around waterfalls
Yellow River
Ob River
a man made channel that connects two bodies of water
cut off from the seacoast and surrounded by land
Canals were built to help connect this river to the sea
Volga River
Rhine River
the area drained by a single large river and its tributaries
a stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river