What are the names of some rivers?

What are the names of some rivers?

Principal Rivers of the WorldApprox. lengthRiverSourcekmBrahmaputraHimalayas2,897IndusHimalayas2,897DanubeBlack Forest, Germany2,84251

How many rivers are there in India List?

Seven major rivers (Indus, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Krishna and Mahanadi )along with their numerous tributaries make up the river system of India.

What is the name given to the start of a river?

The place where a river begins is called its source. River sources are also called headwaters. Rivers often get their water from many tributaries, or smaller streams, that join together.

How many rivers are there in Britain?

Almost 1500 discrete river systems, comprising over 200,000 km of watercourses may be identified across the UK but, in a global context, our rivers are mere streams – being characteristically short, shallow and subject to considerable man-made disturbance.

What is the deepest river in the UK?

the Thames

What is the smallest river in the UK?

River Morar

Which is deepest river in the world?

But even more impressive is the canyon that the lower Congo cuts as it empties out to sea. It’s the deepest river in the world. In fact, it’s so deep that we don’t really know how deep it is. There are really two Congo Rivers.

Which continent has most rivers?

Countries With the Most RiversDemocratic Republic of Congo and Peru (8 Rivers) Credit: Edelwipix/Shutterstock. Bolivia and India (10 Rivers) Credit: Dmitry Rukhlenko/Shutterstock. Brazil (22 Rivers) Credit: Gustavo Frazao/Shutterstock. China (24 Rivers) Credit: Hugo Mauricio Lopez V/Shutterstock. United States of America (28 Rivers) Russia (36 Rivers)

What are the main rivers in England?

Major Rivers in the UK by LengthRiverMiles1River Severn2202River Thames2153River Trent1854River Great Ouse14325

What is the cleanest river in the UK?

River Thames

Who owns the rivers in England?

Over 2,000 miles of waterways in England are owned by the Canal and River Trust, from the south of the country to the north, but Wales, Ireland and Scotland have their own trusts.

What are the five main rivers in the UK?

Longest rivers of the United KingdomRankRiverLength (km)2River Thames3463River Trent2974River Great Ouse2305River Wye21529

Which river goes through the most countries?

The Danube

What is the fastest flowing river in the UK?

River Swale

How deep is the river in London?

20 m

How dirty is the Thames River?

The River Thames is the cleanest river in the world that flows through a major city. This is a major feat considering that fifty years ago the river was so polluted that it was declared biologically dead. From 18 tens of thousands of people died of cholera as a result of the pollution in the Thames.

What lives in the Thames River?

A sense of porpoise. For much of the 20th century, the Thames was one of the most polluted rivers in the country, but over the past 50 years, efforts to clean it up have been successful and there are now over 125 different species of fish living in it, including perch, carp, chub, bream, pike and gudgeon.

Can you swim in the Thames?

Swimming in the tidal Thames is not an activity which the Port of London Authority (PLA) encourages. The tidal Thames is a fast-flowing waterway and the busiest inland waterway in the UK accommodating over 20,000 ship movements and hosting over 400 events each year.

Are there sharks in the River Thames?

In 1959 the River Thames was declared biologically dead due to pollution. But today it is a thriving ecosystem with many species of fish and mammals including sea horse, porpoise and even sharks.

How many bodies are in the Thames?

A drop of rain that joins the Thames at its source in the Cotswolds will go through the bodies of 8 people before it reaches the sea. In fact two thirds of London’s drinking water actually comes from the Thames.