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Luxor, Egypt: feluccas on Nile River

Wide view of the muddy Yellow River flowing between green, forested hills in China, with scattered houses along the riverbank and mountains in the distance.

Kananaskis River

Aerial view of the wide Amazon River winding through dense green rainforest in Brazil, with clouds scattered above the landscape.

Three Gorges Dam

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St. Lawrence Seaway at Montreal

Hydroelectric power station dam on the Volkhov River in Volkhov, Russia, with water cascading through multiple gates and trees in the background.

View an Icelandic waterfall and learn about its geologic life cycle and erosion into a smooth riverbed

Learn how various disturbances in rivers and streams result in the formation of meanders

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