downriver
With the current
Downriver means in the direction a river flows, toward the mouth: The canoe drifted downriver.
As an adjective, it describes locations further along that course: the downriver towns.
The opposite is upriver or upstream.
Traveling on buoyant platform
- kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
- whitewaterTurbulent, aerated river flow
- paddlingStroking water with blades
rapids · guide · outfitters · portage · camping · fishing · wildlife · scenery
Turbulent river section
- eddyCircular counter-current
- whirlpoolRotating water formation
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
undertow · swirl · undercurrent · backwash · stream · channel · watercourse · flux
rafting
Traveling on buoyant platform
- kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
- whitewaterTurbulent, aerated river flow
paddling · rapids · guide · outfitters · portage · camping · fishing · wildlife · scenery · waterfall
rapids
Turbulent river section
turbulence · undertow · swirl · undercurrent · backwash · stream · channel · watercourse · flux · discharge
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- mouthOral opening
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
tributary · gradient · meander · channel · watershed · bank · floodplain · navigable · brackish · freshwater
tributary
Stream entering larger river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
streambed · watershed · floodplain · alluvium · siltation · levee · erosion · meander · hydrology · sediment