River is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Source: Wikipedia
1. Some rivers form when lakes overflow. The Mississippi River starts at Lake Itasca in Minnesota.
2. The longest river in the world is the Nile River.
3. 65 percent of our drinking water comes from streams and rivers.
4. There is a perennial river named Merrica in New South Wales
5. Rivers normally contain freshwater
6. The Imjin River in South Korea is nicknamed ‘river of the dead
7. 17 countries, including Saudi Arabia, don’t have any rivers
8. The Ganges, Yangtze and Indus rivers are three of the most polluted on Earth.
9. Diamonds were not originally mined. They were actually found alongside or at the bottom of rivers in India
10. There are nearly 20 rivers hidden underneath London
Source:Wikipedia
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