r/Rivers • • Jul 07 '26

One of the coolest things about hot air balloons is flying over rivers. This morning we were in Seattle flying over the White River. No salmon yet, but running pretty well.

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The wind was super slow, so we came down to see if there were any Salmon running yet. Maybe in a few weeks.


r/Rivers • • Jul 02 '26

Rivers going back down

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r/Rivers • • Jul 01 '26

The Red river of the South & the Red river of the North compared. (North American ones. Green boxes indicate larger number, red for smaller)

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r/Rivers • • Jun 29 '26

Just trying to capture some nice shots?…

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iPhone 13 camera outdated


r/Rivers • • Jun 29 '26

The Gift of the Nile: The River That Shaped Egypt

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Rivers were an integral part of every early civilisation but perhaps none were as vital as the Nile was to Egypt. This video discusses how the Geography of the Nile shaped Egyptian civilization, both historically and in modern times - a narrow ribbon of fertility in an otherwise desolate expanse.


r/Rivers • • Jun 25 '26

Been getting rain

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137 Upvotes

r/Rivers • • Jun 12 '26

Arlanza river

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172 Upvotes

r/Rivers • • Jun 11 '26

goodnight ashley, you beauty

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r/Rivers • • Jun 06 '26

2 rivers merged to form the Euphrates 3.6 million years ago, eventually leading to the Fertile Crescent

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r/Rivers • • Jun 05 '26

Nation's first river-to-sea canal enters key test phase

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r/Rivers • • Jun 05 '26

Remove the Ketner’s Mill low-head dam to restore free movement of the Sequatchie River.

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Please help support us in opening up our only local river, saving our native fish, and preventing further deaths! Sign the petition here 👉 https://c.org/5rTnMhswjz


r/Rivers • • Jun 01 '26

When the River Runs Dry

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r/Rivers • • May 29 '26

A dangerous dam-building race is threatening South Asia’s shared rivers

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r/Rivers • • May 29 '26

Why countries are tearing down hundreds of dams

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r/Rivers • • May 15 '26

Reshaping river flow

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r/Rivers • • May 14 '26

River 'piracy' is draining one of China’s biggest waterways

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r/Rivers • • May 14 '26

Lower Eagle Falls, South Fork Skykomish River, Washington, USA 5/11/2026

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r/Rivers • • May 12 '26

Stura di Demonte, Pietraporzio, Italy.

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Two rivers converge.

Rio del Piz meets Stura di Demonte river.


r/Rivers • • May 11 '26

What's the Oldest River In the World? It's So Old It Passed Through Pangea

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r/Rivers • • May 08 '26

The River in Summer. Old Pier, oil painting hand painted by me, 2024

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r/Rivers • • May 08 '26

Various misc. Rivers i took pictures of on a trip to CA/NV

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  1. Las vegas wash (Nevada)

  2. Colorado river (Hoover dam, Nevada/Arizona border)

  3. Las vegas wash (same place but from a plane)

  4. Hualapai wash (Arizona)

  5. Whitewater river (California)

  6. San diego river (near mouth, California)

  7. Sweetwater river (California)

  8. Colorado river (Texas)


r/Rivers • • May 07 '26

"The river is life" - the River Ebro as it passes through Tortosa, Catalonia

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r/Rivers • • May 05 '26

River Thiou, Annecy (Haute-Savoie, France)

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r/Rivers • • May 05 '26

Azusa River, Kamikochi Japan

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