river map

Stream course diagram

A river map is a map that shows rivers, streams, and waterways within a region, often including tributaries, drainage basins, and watershed boundaries.

River maps serve navigation, flood planning, and ecological study.

They may show just the water features or overlay them on topographic detail: The river map traced the Colorado from its headwaters to the Gulf.

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topography · delta · basin · navigation · water trail · canoe route · atlas · confluence · meander · oxbow lake · waterway · geography · legend · scale · terrain · source · mouth · floodplain

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Guide to arid regions

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G