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Aba River (Nigeria)
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Pearl River. river in China
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Nieuwe Maas. distributary of the Rhine River
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Spaarne. The Spaarne is a river in North Holland, Netherlands. This partially canalized river connects the Ringvaart to a side branch of the North Sea Canal. It runs through Haarlem, Heemstede, and Spaarndam. The historic canals of Haarlem's moats are connected to the Spaarne. A lock at Spaarndam separates it from the North Sea Canal. According to Sterck-Proot, a historian, the name Spaarne probably comes from Spier, which means reed in old Dutch.
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Spaarne. The Spaarne is a river in North Holland, Netherlands. This partially canalized river connects the Ringvaart to a side branch of the North Sea Canal. It runs through Haarlem, Heemstede, and Spaarndam. The historic canals of Haarlem's moats are connected to the Spaarne. A lock at Spaarndam separates it from the North Sea Canal. According to Sterck-Proot, a historian, the name Spaarne probably comes from Spier, which means reed in old Dutch. History The river formerly flowed from the Haarlemmermeer (Haarlem Lake) to the IJ, which used to extend from the Zuiderzee all the way to Velsen. In the 13th century, a dam with locks was constructed at the mouth of the Spaarne where the village of Spaarndam then formed. After a century of planning, Haarlem's Lake was pumped dry in 3 years from 1850???1853 and made into a polder. The Spaarne became a branch of the Ringvaart, lost much of its flow, and became shallower. ...
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Sambre. The Sambre (French pronunciation: ???[s????b??]; Dutch: Samber, Dutch pronunciation: ['s??mb??r]) is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it joins in the Wallonian capital Namur. The navigable waterway is managed in France by Voies Navigables de France and in Belgium by the Service Public Wallon - Direction g??n??rale op??rationnelle de la Mobilit?? et des Voies hydrauliques (Operational Directorate of Mobility and Inland Waterways)
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Sambre. The Sambre (French: [s????b??]) is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it joins in the Wallonian capital Namur. The source of the Sambre is near Le Nouvion-en-Thi??rache, in the Aisne department. It passes through the Franco-Belgian coal basin, formerly an important industrial district. The navigable course begins in Landrecies at the junction with the Canal de la Sambre ?? l'Oise, which links with the central French waterway network (or did, until navigation was interrupted in 2006 following structural failures). It runs 54 km and 9 locks 38.50m long and 5.20m wide down to the Belgian border at Jeumont. From the border the river is canalised in two distinct sections over a distance of 88 km with 17 locks. The Haute-Sambre is 39 km long and includes 10 locks of the same dimensions as in France, down to the industrial town of Charleroi. The rest of the Belgian Sambre...
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Saksahan. The Saksahan (Ukrainian: ??????????????????) is a river in Ukraine, in the southeastern part of the Dnieper Upland. It is a left tributary of the Inhulets (Dnieper basin), joining the Inhulets in the city of Kryvyi Rih. The name is derived, according to some sources, from the Turkic word Saksagan (magpie). A village of the same name is found on the left (west) bank of the river. The river lends its name to Saksahansky urban district of Kryvyi Rih city. The source of the river, in the modern territorial division, located by the village of Malooleksandrivka, Kamianske Raion, situated at an altitude of 140 meters above sea level. The river is 144 km long (according to some sources, it has a total length of 130 kilometers). The width of the river bed is an average of 5???15 meters, although in places it broadens to 20???40 (29 - 40) meters (watershed line - 250 km). References
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Saksahan. The Saksahan is a river in Ukraine, in the southeastern part of the Dnieper Upland. It is a left tributary of the Inhulets (Dnieper basin), joining the Inhulets in the city of Kryvyi Rih. The name is derived, according to some sources, from the Turkic word Saxagan (magpie). * v * t * e
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Inhulets. The Inhulets (Ukrainian: ????????????????) or Ingulets (Russian: ????????????????) is a river, a right tributary of the Dnieper, that flows through Ukraine. It has a length of 557 kilometres (346 mi) and a drainage basin of 14,460 square kilometres (5,580 sq mi). The Inhulets has its source in the Dnieper Upland in a ravine (balka) to the west of Topylo village, in the Kropyvnytskyi Raion of Kirovohrad Oblast, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Dnieper river, to which it initially flows parallel. The Inhulets turns south, where it flows through Kryvbas Iron Ore Basin, and the Kherson and Mykolaiv Oblasts, before finally flowing into the Dnieper about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city of Kherson. The river flows through southern spurs of the Dnieper Uplands and then across the Black Sea Lowland. The upper portion of the Inhulets basin is in the forest steppe zone, the lower part within the Pontic steppe. The river is dammed...
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Inhulets. The Inhulets (Ukrainian: ????????????????) is a river, a right tributary of the Dnieper, that flows through Ukraine. It has a length of 557 km and a drainage basin of 14,460 km??. The Inhulets has its source in the Dnieper Upland in a ravine (balka) to the west of Topylo village, in the Kropyvnytskyi Raion of Kirovohrad Oblast, about 30 km from the Dnieper river, to which it initially flows parallel. The Inhulets turns south, where it flows through Kryvbas Iron Ore Basin, and the Kherson and Mykolaiv Oblasts, before finally flowing into the Dnieper about 30 km east of the city of Kherson. The river flows through southern spurs of the Dnieper Uplands and then across the Black Sea Lowland. The upper portion of the Inhulets basin is in the forest steppe zone, the lower part within the Pontic steppe.
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Hron. The Hron (Slovak: Hron; German: Gran; Hungarian: Garam; Latin: Granus) is a 271-kilometre (168 mi) long left tributary of the Danube and the second-longest river in Slovakia. It flows from its source in the Low Tatra Mountains (below Kr????ova ho??a) through central and southern Slovakia, emptying into the Danube near ??t??rovo and Esztergom. Major cities and towns on the Hron are Brezno, Bansk?? Bystrica, Slia??, Zvolen, ??iar nad Hronom, ??arnovica, Nov?? Ba??a, Tlma??e, Levice, ??eliezovce, and ??t??rovo. The river's basin covers 5,465 km2 (2,110 sq mi), which is approximately 11 percent of Slovakia's territory. Hron is a popular destination of water tourism. Etymology The name is probably of Germanic origin; *Granahua: gran ??? spruce, ahua ??? water. History The name of the river was mentioned...
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Hron. The Hron (Slovak: Hron; German: Gran; Hungarian: Garam; Latin: Granus) is a 271-kilometre (168 mi) long left tributary of the Danube and the second-longest river in Slovakia. It flows from its source in the Low Tatra Mountains (below Kr????ova ho??a) through central and southern Slovakia, emptying into the Danube near ??t??rovo and Esztergom. Major cities and towns on the Hron are Brezno, Bansk?? Bystrica, Slia??, Zvolen, ??iar nad Hronom, ??arnovica, Nov?? Ba??a, Tlma??e, Levice, ??eliezovce, and ??t??rovo. Hron is a popular destination of water tourism.
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Patapsco River. The Patapsco River mainstem is a 39-mile-long (63 km) river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland. The name "Patapsco" is derived from the Algonquian pota-psk-ut, which translates to "backwater" or "tide covered with froth."
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Patapsco River. The Patapsco River ( p??-TAP-skoh ) mainstem is a 39-mile (63 km) river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland. The name "Patapsco" is derived from the Algonquian pota-psk-ut, which translates to "backwater" or "tide covered with froth". History Captain John Smith was the first European to explore the river, noting it on his 1612 map as the Bolus River. The "Red river", named after the clay color, is considered the "old Bolus", as other branches were also labeled Bolus on maps. As the river was not navigable beyond Elkridge, it was not a significant path of commerce; in 1723, only one ship was listed as serving the northern branch, and...
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Middle Nevka. The Middle Nevka or Srednyaya Nevka (Russian: ???????????????? ????????????) is a branch of the Neva river delta in St. Petersburg, Russia. Flowing between Yelagin, Kamenny and Krestovsky islands, it empties into the Neva Bay.
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Middle Nevka. The Middle Nevka or Srednyaya Nevka (Russian: ???????????????? ????????????) is a branch of the Neva river delta in St. Petersburg, Russia. Flowing between Yelagin, Kamenny and Krestovsky islands, it empties into the Neva Bay. References
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Moyka. The Moyka (Russian: ??????????, also latinised as Moika) is a short river in Saint Petersburg which splits from the Neva River. Along with the Neva, the Fontanka river, and canals including the Griboyedov and Kryukov, the Moyka encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making that area an island or a group of islands. The river derives its name from the Ingrian word Muya for "slush" or "mire", having its original source in former swamp. It is 5 kilometres (3 mi) long and 40 metres (130 ft) wide. The river flows from the Fontanka river, which is itself a distributary of the Neva, near the Summer Garden past the Field of Mars, crosses Nevsky Prospect and the Kryukov Canal before entering the Neva river. It is also connected with the Neva by the Swan Canal and the Winter Canal. In 1711, Peter the Great ordered the consolidation of the banks of the river. After the Kryukov Canal linked it with the Fontanka River four years later...
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Moyka. The Moyka (Russian: ???????????? /MOY-ka/, also latinised as Moika) is a secondary, in comparison with the Neva River in Saint Petersburg that encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making it an island or a group of islands, together with the Neva, the Fontanka, and canals including the Griboyedov and Kryukov. The river derives its name from the Ingrian word Muya for "slush" or "mire", having its original source in former swamp. It is 5 kilometres (3 mi) long and 40 metres (130 ft) wide.
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Fontanka. The Fontanka (Russian: ????????????????), a left branch of the river Neva, flows through the whole of Central Saint Petersburg, Russia ??? from the Summer Garden to . It is 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) long, with a width up to 70 metres (230 ft), and a depth up to 3.5 metres (11 ft). The Moyka River forms a right-bank branch of the Fontanka. Lined along the Fontanka Embankment stand the former private residences of Russian nobility.
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Fontanka. The Fontanka (Russian: ????????????????), a left branch of the river Neva, flows through the whole of Central Saint Petersburg, Russia ??? from the Summer Garden to Gutuyevsky Island. It is 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) long, with a width up to 70 metres (230 ft), and a depth up to 3.5 metres (11 ft). The Moyka River forms a right-bank branch of the Fontanka. Lined along the Fontanka Embankment stand the former private residences of Russian nobility. Description The river, one of 93 rivers and channels in Saint Petersburg, was once named Anonymous Creek (in Russian, Bezymyannyi Yerik, ???????????????????? ????????). In Russian, yerik is a secondary or intermittent river-channel (creek or brook). In 1719 the river received its present name, because water from it supplied the fountains of the Summer Garden. Until the mid-18th century the Fontanka River marked the southern boundary of Saint Petersburg...
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Okkervil. The Okkervil (Russian: ??????????????????) is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and 1.5 to 25 metres (4.9 to 82.0 ft) wide. The name Okkervil appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called Little Okhta (Russian: ?????????? ????????) as opposed to Big Okhta. Yet other times it is called Porkhovka (Russian: ????????????????).
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Okkervil. The Okkervil (Russian: ??????????????????) is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and 1.5 to 25 metres (4.9 to 82.0 ft) wide. The name Okkervil appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called Little Okhta (Russian: ?????????? ????????) as opposed to Big Okhta. Yet other times it is called Porkhovka (Russian: ????????????????). "Okkervil River" is the title of a well-known short story by Tatyana Tolstaya. The Austin, Texas-based indie rock band named Okkervil River takes its name from the story. Bridges There are ten bridges across Okkervil River: Utkin Bridge Zanevsky Bridge Yablonovsky Bridge...
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Slavyanka (river)
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