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A river is a large natural waterway. The source of a river may be a lake, a spring, or a collection of small streams, known as headwaters. From their source, all rivers flow downhill, typically terminating in the ocean. The mouth, or lower end, of a river is known as its base level.
A river's water is normally confined to a channel, made up of a stream bed between banks. Most rainfall on land passes through a river on its way to the ocean. Smaller side streams that join a river are tributaries. The scientific term for any flowing natural waterway is a stream; so in technical language, the term river is just a shorthand way to refer to a large stream.
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Center for Great Lakes Environmental Education - The Center leads awareness of and access to information about Great Lakes Environmental information by promoting learning links for teachers, students, and other stakeholders.
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access to information about Great Lakes environmental subjects. ]
Living Lakes Partnership - promotes voluntary international collaboration among organizations that carry out projects benefiting lakes, wildlife, and people. Overall aim is the conservation and restoration of lakes and providing outstanding examples of achieving sustainable development in lake areas.
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Watershed WebRing - A webring for sites devoted to protecting or restoring watershed ecosystems, including lakes streams and wetlands. Includes links to several active sites.
Meta Description: [ A web ring for sites devoted to protecting or restoring watershed ecosystems, including lakes, streams and wetlands, and preserving watershed biodiversity. ]
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