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Ancient river courses found below Simpson Desert Researchers have uncovered the courses of ancient river systems under the Simpson Desert in Central Australia. Read more

The Oxus River of the Greeks has been known to historical record for literally thousands of years. Its present-day name is the Amu Darya (or Amu river) and its course can be traced in any atlas. Turn to the map of Western Asia and find it: the river springs up in the Pamir mountains, runs west through what...

A team of scientists led by the University of Leeds has used a robotic 'yellow submarine' to observe detailed flows within an 'undersea river' for the very first time. The researchers estimate that the river - known as a submarine channel - would be the sixth largest river in the world if it were on land...

Before the Mississippi: Ancient Rivers Flowed West Like vacationers taking a pit stop on a long road trip, zircon mineral grains from the northern Appalachians may have stopped off in Michigan before ending up on the Colorado Plateau, a new study suggests. The finding, reported in the June Geology...

A pair of cave divers said Monday they have found subterranean passages in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula that constitute the world's longest underwater cave system. British cave diver Steve Bogaerts said he and Robbie Schmittner, of Germany, found flooded underground passages connecti...

The Three Gorges Dam that spans the Yangtze River at Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei province, China, has been completed. Construction of the largest hydroelectric dam in the world began in 1993. Structural construction was finished on May 20, 2006, nine months ahead of schedule. Eventually, wh...

Kenya's longest river has suddenly changed course, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people depending on it for water, a regional official says. More than 40,000 people in the African nation's southeastern region are affected by the Tana River's dynamic changes, Tana Delta District O...

Athens' latest archaeological attraction opened on Monday several metres underground, as visitors and commuters passing through the Greek capital's Monastiraki metro station will be able to peer into excavations revealing the Eridanos River bed -- one of ancient Athens' oft-cited streams. T...

A sparkling subterranean crystalline calcite formation known as Snowy River is no longer a dry riverbed. Scientists say Snowy River, discovered in 2001, is now running with between a half-foot to a foot-and-a-half of water. The formation, which is not open to the public, was discovered by a U.S. Bu...

The Severn Bore is one of Britain's few truly spectacular natural phenomena. It is a large surge wave that can be seen in the estuary of the River Severn, where the tidal range is the 2nd highest in the world, being as much as 50 feet (approx. 15.4m). [url=http://www.severn-bore.co.uk/]Read more[/u...

Nasa satellites have weighed the water lost by the US State of California's heartland since 2003. The Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins which support the highly productive Central Valley have shed over 30 cubic km of water in that time. The data comes from the Grace mission which detects chang...

The River Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Windsor, Kingston Upon Thames and Richmond....

A clearer picture of how rivers and deltas develop By adding information about the subsoil to an existing sedimentation and erosion model, researchers at TU Delft have obtained a clearer picture of how rivers and deltas develop over time. A better understanding of the interaction between the subs...

Source of River Tay 'pinpointed' River experts claim they have finally found the source of the longest river in Scotland. The slopes of Ben Lui, near Tyndrum, have been accepted as the head of the River Tay since 1780, but no-one has determined a precise location. Surveyors at the Tay Western Catchme...

The Nile (Ancient Egyptian Iteru or 'p) is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world Read more

On ancient Susquehanna, flooding's a frequent fact Early settlers called the Susquehanna River "a mile wide and a foot deep." It's just a folk saying, but it hints at the forces behind a river that is, in fact, exceptionally likely to flood. And flooding it is, with record or near-record...

Evidence of Ancient Lake in California's Eel River Emerges A catastrophic landslide 22,500 years ago dammed the upper reaches of northern California's Eel River, forming a 30-mile-long lake - which has since disappeared - and leaving a living legacy found today in the genes of the region's steelh...

Five millions years older than first thought Scientists at the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoecology (HEP) at the University of Tubingen and the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt have examined the age of the Rhine based on fossils. They have discovered that the riv...

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River Simpson Desert River (Preview)	General news	0	1264	Mar 10 03:45 2010 by Blobrana
Ancient river courses found below Simpson Desert Researchers have uncovered the courses of ancient river systems under the Simpson Desert in Central Australia. Read more
River Oxus River (Preview)	Off Topic	0	3689	Apr 23 23:57 2010 by Blobrana
The Oxus River of the Greeks has been known to historical record for literally thousands of years. Its present-day name is the Amu Darya (or Amu river) and its course can be traced in any atlas. Turn to the map of Western Asia and find it: the river springs up in the Pamir mountains, runs west through what...
River Submarine channel (Preview)	General news	0	1543	Aug 2 13:56 2010 by Blobrana
A team of scientists led by the University of Leeds has used a robotic 'yellow submarine' to observe detailed flows within an 'undersea river' for the very first time. The researchers estimate that the river - known as a submarine channel - would be the sixth largest river in the world if it were on land...
River Mississippi River (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1396	Jun 7 18:55 2010 by Blobrana
Before the Mississippi: Ancient Rivers Flowed West Like vacationers taking a pit stop on a long road trip, zircon mineral grains from the northern Appalachians may have stopped off in Michigan before ending up on the Colorado Plateau, a new study suggests. The finding, reported in the June Geology...
Cave River Longest underwater cave system (Preview)	General news	4	3295	Dec 19 13:01 2007 by Blobrana
A pair of cave divers said Monday they have found subterranean passages in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula that constitute the world's longest underwater cave system. British cave diver Steve Bogaerts said he and Robbie Schmittner, of Germany, found flooded underground passages connecti...
Dam River Three Gorges Dam ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	General news	12	5233	Feb 18 14:33 2014 by Blobrana
The Three Gorges Dam that spans the Yangtze River at Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei province, China, has been completed. Construction of the largest hydroelectric dam in the world began in 1993. Structural construction was finished on May 20, 2006, nine months ahead of schedule. Eventually, wh...
River Tana River (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1455	Sep 23 01:25 2008 by Blobrana
Kenya's longest river has suddenly changed course, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people depending on it for water, a regional official says. More than 40,000 people in the African nation's southeastern region are affected by the Tana River's dynamic changes, Tana Delta District O...
Archaeology River Eridanos River bed (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1691	Mar 28 20:02 2007 by Blobrana
Athens' latest archaeological attraction opened on Monday several metres underground, as visitors and commuters passing through the Greek capital's Monastiraki metro station will be able to peer into excavations revealing the Eridanos River bed -- one of ancient Athens' oft-cited streams. T...
Cave River Snowy River (Preview)	Off Topic	1	2314	Jul 23 12:45 2008 by Blobrana
A sparkling subterranean crystalline calcite formation known as Snowy River is no longer a dry riverbed. Scientists say Snowy River, discovered in 2001, is now running with between a half-foot to a foot-and-a-half of water. The formation, which is not open to the public, was discovered by a U.S. Bu...
River Severn Bore (Preview)	Off Topic	4	1760	Mar 21 23:30 2011 by Blobrana
The Severn Bore is one of Britain's few truly spectacular natural phenomena. It is a large surge wave that can be seen in the estuary of the River Severn, where the tidal range is the 2nd highest in the world, being as much as 50 feet (approx. 15.4m). [url=http://www.severn-bore.co.uk/]Read more[/u...
Ocean River Hydrosphere Hydrosphere (Preview)	General news	1	2077	Sep 15 00:54 2011 by Blobrana
Nasa satellites have weighed the water lost by the US State of California's heartland since 2003. The Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins which support the highly productive Central Valley have shed over 30 cubic km of water in that time. The data comes from the Grace mission which detects chang...
River River Thames (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1348	Nov 17 10:06 2010 by Blobrana
The River Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Windsor, Kingston Upon Thames and Richmond....
River Rivers deltas (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1309	Jan 25 10:33 2011 by Blobrana
A clearer picture of how rivers and deltas develop By adding information about the subsoil to an existing sedimentation and erosion model, researchers at TU Delft have obtained a clearer picture of how rivers and deltas develop over time. A better understanding of the interaction between the subs...
River River Tay (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1367	Jan 21 11:01 2011 by Blobrana
Source of River Tay 'pinpointed' River experts claim they have finally found the source of the longest river in Scotland. The slopes of Ben Lui, near Tyndrum, have been accepted as the head of the River Tay since 1780, but no-one has determined a precise location. Surveyors at the Tay Western Catchme...
River The Nile (Preview)	Off Topic	2	2109	Mar 8 20:26 2013 by Blobrana
The Nile (Ancient Egyptian Iteru or 'p) is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world Read more
River Susquehanna River (Preview)	Off Topic	0	993	Sep 9 22:23 2011 by Blobrana
On ancient Susquehanna, flooding's a frequent fact Early settlers called the Susquehanna River "a mile wide and a foot deep." It's just a folk saying, but it hints at the forces behind a river that is, in fact, exceptionally likely to flood. And flooding it is, with record or near-record...
River Lake Eel River (Preview)	General news	1	1242	Nov 14 21:27 2011 by Blobrana
Evidence of Ancient Lake in California's Eel River Emerges A catastrophic landslide 22,500 years ago dammed the upper reaches of northern California's Eel River, forming a 30-mile-long lake - which has since disappeared - and leaving a living legacy found today in the genes of the region's steelh...
River The Rhine (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1137	May 17 06:23 2012 by Blobrana
Five millions years older than first thought Scientists at the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoecology (HEP) at the University of Tubingen and the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt have examined the age of the Rhine based on fossils. They have discovered that the riv...