| ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. [1/2 definitions] |
| ford |
a shallow place in a river or other body of water that can be crossed without a boat or raft. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ganges |
a river that flows through northern India and central Bangladesh into the Indian Ocean. |
| Ganges River |
a river that flows through northern India and central Bangladesh into the Indian Ocean. The Ganges River is especially important to the people of India and plays an important role in the religion of Hinduism. |
| Grand Canyon |
a long, deep valley with steep, rocky walls formed by the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon is in northwestern Arizona. |
| headwaters |
the streams that form the beginning of a river. |
| hook |
a sharp bend or curve in something, such as a river, a road, or a piece of land next to water. [1/10 definitions] |
| Huang He River |
a major river of China that begins in the mountains of the west and flows mostly eastward. It is also known as the Yellow River. |
| ice |
a body of frozen surface water on a lake, pond, sea or river. [1/6 definitions] |
| Indus River |
a major river of southern Asia that begins in Tibet, then flows through a part of northern India and through all of Pakistan before entering the Arabian Sea. |
| Jordan |
a river in southwestern Asia. It flows from Lebanon, along the border of Israel and Jordan, and into the Dead Sea. [1/2 definitions] |
| lagoon |
a body of fresh water that connects to a larger lake or river. [1/2 definitions] |
| levee1 |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. [2 definitions] |
| Mackenzie River |
a river in Canada flowing from Great Slave Lake west and north toward the Arctic Ocean. |
| mayfly |
a delicate insect with two pairs of wings. The mayfly larva may live for several years in a stream, lake, or river. Once it turns into an adult, it lives for only a few hours. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mekong River |
a major river that begins in China and flows southeast through the countries of Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. |
| Mississippi |
the longest river in the United States. It flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mississippi River |
a river in the United States that flows from Minnesota south through the Midwest, then along the border between Mississippi and Louisiana, and finally into the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Missouri |
a river of the central United States. It flows from Montana southeast through several states to Missouri, where it joins the Mississippi River. [1/2 definitions] |
| Missouri River |
a major river that flows from the state of Montana mostly southeast until it joins the Mississippi River in Missouri. The Missouri River is considered the longest river in the United States. It is the main tributary of the Mississippi River. |
| Mohawk |
an important river of New York State. It flows east from central New York toward the Atlantic. [2 definitions] |