river

Summary

river is an ecosystem type^[1]. river has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• river's instance of is recorded as ecosystem type^[3].
• river's instance of is recorded as type of watercourse^[4].
• river is a type of watercourse^[5].
• river is a type of open water^[6].
• river is a type of river water body^[7].
• river is used for water sport^[8].
• river is used for fishing^[9].
• river is used for boating^[10].
• river is used for water transport^[11].
• river is used for hydroelectricity^[12].
• river is used for inland navigation^[13].
• river is used for water supply^[14].
• river's Commons category is recorded as Rivers^[15].
• river's said to be the same as is recorded as perennial stream^[16].
• river comprises water^[17].
• river's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rivers^[18].
• river's topic's main category is recorded as Q9701284^[19].
• river's Commons gallery is recorded as River^[20].
• river's facet of is recorded as drainage system^[21].
• river's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as waterway=river^[22].
• river's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• river's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• river's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[25].
• river's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• river's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include ecosystem type^[3] and type of watercourse^[4]. Recorded subclass of include watercourse^[5], open water^[6], and river water body^[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include water sport^[8], fishing^[9], boating^[10], water transport^[11], hydroelectricity^[12], and inland navigation^[13]. river comprises water^[17]. Recorded used by include watercraft^[28], aquatic organism^[29], swimmer^[30], fisher^[31], boater^[32], and hydroelectric power station^[33].

Influence

Things named for river include kappa^[34], a fictional taxon^[35]; River-class destroyer escort^[36], a ship class^[37], founded in 1961^[38]; River-class submarine^[39], a submarine class^[40], founded in 1932^[41]; River-class minesweeper^[42], a watercraft class^[43], founded in 1984^[44]; Naihati^[45], a municipality of West Bengal^[46], in India^[47]; Asahikawa^[48], a core city of Japan^[49], in Japan^[50]; Pinar del Río^[51], a city^[52], in Cuba^[53], founded in 1669^[54]; and River-class torpedo-boat destroyer^[55], a ship class^[56], founded in 1910^[57].

Why It Matters

river has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] river is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Entities named for river include kappa^[34], a fictional taxon^[35]; River-class destroyer escort^[36], a ship class^[37], founded in 1961^[38]; River-class submarine^[39], a submarine class^[40], founded in 1932^[41]; River-class minesweeper^[42], a watercraft class^[43], founded in 1984^[44]; Naihati^[45], a municipality of West Bengal^[46], in India^[47]; and Asahikawa^[48], a core city of Japan^[49], in Japan^[50].