When a river's tributaries or settlements by the river are listed in ' orographic sequence ', they are in order from the highest ( nearest the source of the river ) to the lowest or mainstem ( nearest the mouth ).

The river's mainstem runs in a northerly direction to the Arctic Ocean, draining a vast area nearly the size of Indonesia.

The river begins in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, at the junction of the river's South Branch and West Branch.

The river's tributaries include Callow Brook, the Bourne ( which begins as Merritts Brook before joining Griffins Brook ) and Bourne Brook.

Stream-gauge measurements undertaken by the United States Geological Survey suggest that Palisade Canyon, between Carlin and Beowawe, is the point where the river's flow ceases to increase and begins to decrease.

The river's main stem begins at the confluence of its east and west forks near Cave Junction in southern Josephine County.

The river's recorded history begins in 1619 when the English began fur trading on Thompson's Island, where Native Americans used the Neponset River to bring skins for sale.

It begins south of San Ardo, framed by the central inner California Coast Ranges, continues northwestward continuously defined on the west by the Santa Lucia Range, to its end and the river's mouth at the Monterey Bay.

It begins just below Moon Chute on the Moon River at an elevation of where some of that river's water leave south and then pass through the Ragged Rapids Generating Station.

Thunder day begins with a top five air show performing for hours for the crowds of hundreds of thousands of spectators lining the banks of the Ohio River, viewing from inside the city's business district windows and from many boats anchored in the river's current.

The 19. 5 hectares are situated between Prospect Cemetery and the River Tolka where it forms part of that river's floodplain.

The river's basin extends from the eastern portion of Extremadura to the southern provinces of the Algarve ; the river and its tributaries flow from east to west, then south to the border towns of Vila Real de Santo António ( Portugal ) and Ayamonte ( Spain ), where it flows into the Gulf of Cádiz.

The Demer river's drainage basin covers most of the central and southern part of the province, except for the southeastern corner, where the Jeker ( in French: ( le ) Geer ) runs past Tongeren and into the river Maas ( in French: ( la ) Meuse ) at Maastricht.

The western boundary of Tipton County is the Mississippi River, where Tennessee meets Arkansas ; however, in several places where the river's course was altered by the 1812 New Madrid earthquake, the boundary still follows the old alignment of the river, with the result that a few of Tipton County's communities — including Reverie and Corona — are exclaved on the Arkansas side, rather than the Tennessee side, of the river.

The headwaters of the Wolf River meander and braid their way north and west across northern Benton County from Baker's Pond, the river's source spring ( highest origin of continuous flow ) in the Holly Springs National Forest approximately one mile southwest of where U. S. Highway 72 passes into Tippah County, Mississippi.

That river's spirits reject it too, and the body is driven east into " Losania ", where it is plunged in the bay of the lake near Lucerne, near Mont Pilatus – originally Mons Pileatus or " cloud-capped ", as John Ruskin pointed out in Modern Painters — whence the uncorrupting corpse rises every Good Friday to sit on the bank and wash unavailing hands.

Lying in the Great Bend Sand Prairie region of the Great Plains, the city is situated on the north side of the Arkansas River where the river's course shifts from northeast to southeast.

The town's population and business center would shift from Dover Point to Cochecho at the falls, where the river's drop of provided water power for industry.

Named after the nearby Jordan River, the limits of the city begin on the river's western bank and end in the eastern foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains, where Kennecott Copper Mine, the world's largest man-made excavation is located.

The river's west bank can be accessed from Manor Farm Country Park, where it is possible to walk through Dock Copse and Fosters Copse.

Running along the Russian southern bank of the river were precipitous cliffs, high, continuing inland from the river's mouth for almost two miles ( 3 km ) where they met a less steep, but equally high hill known as Telegraph Hill across the river from the village of Bourliouk.

The area where the river's estuary meets the ocean is known as " Tybee Roads ".

Barge traffic travels the entire length of the Mackenzie in long " trains " of up to fifteen vessels pulled by tugboats, with the sole exception being in a few of the river's narrows, where the barges are uncoupled and towed one by one through difficult stretches.

The river's name is presumed to be Brythonic Celtic meaning ' river where oak trees grow ' due to the banks of the lower Dart being covered in ancient woods of native oak Bray notes in 1832 that the name was occasionally spelled ' Darant '.

The bridge was to be built between Cheyne Walk and Battersea, at the point where the river's course turns sharply east towards Westminster, at a projected cost of £ 83, 000 ( about £ as of ).

Taylor moved into Texas, ignoring Mexican demands to withdraw, and marched as far south as the Rio Grande, where he began to build a fort near the river's mouth on the Gulf of Mexico.

A large alluvial fan has formed where the river's gradient decreases in the Central Valley so the river divides into distributaries.

The river's name corresponds to Cheyenne / vetanoveo ' he /, where / vetanove / means " tongue " and / o ' he ' e / means " river ".

The Hutch continues on, crossing over the Hutchinson River and passing through Pelham Bay Park before following the river's east bank into Westchester County and the border village of Pelham Manor, where an exit leads to US 1.

The San Miguel is considered a continuous class 2 run with several class three rapids which become more challenging at higher flows, where the river's speed can make it difficult to stop and scout.

Morrow Mountain State Park and the Uwharrie National Forest are along the banks of the river where the river's name changes to the Pee Dee River.

The river's tributaries also provided access to the Venezuelan and New Granadan Llanos to the west, especially those in Casanare, where refugees from Morillo's troops had organized themselves under Francisco de Paula Santander.

First Nations used the river's valleys for the buffalo hunt, in which herds of buffalo were driven over cliffs or into valleys where they could be killed more easily with bows and arrows.

The river's source is north of Otterford, where a stream feeds the Otterhead Lakes: and then through Churchstanton before entering Devon.

Huntsville's southern boundary is located along a series of cliffs overlooking New River, approximately upstream from the river's mouth along the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.

Three reservoirs built in the 1930s help control the river's flow: Bair Reservoir on the North Fork, Martinsdale Reservoir near the confluence, and Deadman's Basin on the main river between Shawmut and Ryegate.

The river's North Fork rises in northern Tillamook County and flows south.

Prior to impoundment by the Oroville Dam, the current main basin of Lake Oroville was the location of the confluence of the North Fork Feather River with the Feather River () and the now-inundated towns of Bidwell () during peak ( higher price ) periods .</ ref > Hyatt releases are stored in the serpentine river channel ( Thermalito Diversion Pool ) which extends from the river's source to the Thermalito Diversion Dam.

The gorge includes Great Falls, a series of plunge and cascade waterfalls that spill into the Caney Fork when the river's water levels are low.

The history of the Caney Fork from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the 1920s tells the story of entrepreneur after entrepreneur attempting to harness the Caney Fork's alluring power potential only to be defeated by the river's volatile flash-flood tendencies.

It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News Point on the harbor of Hampton Roads.

Colonial Heights is located on just north of the Appomattox River across from the modern-day City of Petersburg at the river's fall line It is located south of Chesterfield County ( practically surrounded by it except for a south border with Petersburg ) and in some areas, Swift Creek divides the city from the county.

One of the river's tributaries, Turkey Creek, flows northeast through the extreme northern part of the city.

Several of the river's tributaries run east-northeast across the city ; from north to south, these include Indian Creek, Tomahawk Creek, and Negro Creek.

The confluence of the Saline and Lost Creek, another of the river's tributaries, is located immediately southwest of the city.

On March 13, the fleet sailed up the Neuse River, anchored at Slocum Creek, and disembarked infantry on the river's south bank.

Bullard Creek Wildlife Management Area occupies the southern floodplain of the river's first few miles, after which the river marks the boundary between Toombs County to the north and Appling County to the south.

In 1775, the Battle of Chelsea Creek took place in the river's watershed in May, and the British attacked via the river's beach in the Battle of Bunker Hill in June.

Over three-quarters of the river's flow is diverted through the Clear Creek Tunnel and away from the Trinity River, causing the river below the dam to become warm, silty, shallow and slow-flowing, attributes that hurt young salmon.

-1000 A. D .) habitation has been uncovered at numerous sites along the Little Tennessee, most notably at Icehouse Bottom, Rose Island, Calloway Island ( near the river's confluence with Toqua Creek ), Thirty Acre Island ( near the river's confluence with Nine Mile Creek ) and Bacon Bend ( between Toqua and Citico Beach ).

Mississippian period ( c. 1000-1500 A. D .) sites in the Little Tennessee Valley include the Toqua site ( at the river's confluence with Toqua Creek ), Tomotley ( adjacent to Toqua ), Citico ( at the river's Citico Creek confluence ), and Bussell Island ( at the mouth of the river ).

The river was also home to most of the major Overhill Cherokee towns, the most prominent of which included Chota, Tanasi, Toqua, Tomotley, Mialoquo ( near Rose Island ), Chilhowee ( at the river's Abrams Creek confluence ), Tallassee ( near modern Calderwood ), Citico, and Tuskegee ( adjacent to Fort Loudoun ).

Two early American sites are located along the Little Tennessee — the Tellico Blockhouse, an outpost at the river's Nine Mile Creek confluence, and Morganton, a river port and ferry town near modern Greenback that thrived in the early 19th century.

The Hazel Creek section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, located on the north shore of the river's Fontana Lake impoundment, was home to a substantial Appalachian community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Opposite Secaucus it is joined by Berrys Creek, then flows past the western edge of Jersey City, which overlooks the river's valley from the ridge of the Palisades, before forming Newark Bay at its confluence with the Passaic River between Jersey City and Kearny.

Several of the river's tributaries, including Kishacoquillas Creek, are degraded by pollution, but the main stem of the river is considered fairly clean by regional standards.