A river is a fresh watercourse that flows across the earth’s surface into a larger body of water, usually a sea. The flow of a river moves downhill due to gravity and tries to reach the seas or oceans since these are the ones that are “at sea level” in the lowlands.

What Is A River

All rivers are necessary elements for living beings, which require fresh water to survive. This is ensured by the water cycle, of which rivers form a vital part. Rivers are watercourses; they follow their way along a channel and therefore do not remain static but rather move and produce energy. They are also “landscape sculptors.”