Talk:River

A Common Misconception?

It describes "all rivers flow N-S" as a 'common misconception'. In my half century on this planet, nearly half of which are in education, I have encountered a lot of misconceptions but never heard of this. What is the definition of 'common' being employed here. The sources listed a few blogs; hardly encyclopaedic.  2001:8003:F231:2501:E41C:D857:B016:7B0F (talk) 11:32, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Agreed, that's an absolutely ridiculous idea that is not at all a common misconception. All I can find about it is people saying that rivers /don't/ always flow N-S, i.e refuting the supposed misconception, but nobody actually believing the misconception. 92.10.3.218 (talk) 20:43, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Rjjiii talk 02:32, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that rivers form up to 23% of international borders?

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• • ALT1: ... that when fertilizer leaks into a river, it can create a "dead zone" that supports little aquatic life? Source:
  • ALT2: ... that rivers with a larger discharge can support more species of fish? Source:
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  • Comment: Feel free to suggest alts, I'm not picky.

Improved to Good Article status by ForksForks (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

ForksForks (talk) 13:14, 16 August 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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QPQ: None required.

Overall: Adjusted the Wikilinks in the hooks. GA promoted two days ago, on 14 August. References were spot-checked for verification; no issues arose. I prefer the original hook. Yue🌙 22:34, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 September 2024

The Submarine River Picture caption is wrong as it is not san jose california but san jose in the phillipines which is under the picture caption.

Change the place name in submarine river caption from San Jose California to San Jose, Quezon, Bukidnon 2600:6C50:5A3F:D54B:3C2C:B26B:84BA:EB61 (talk) 02:34, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ⸺(Random)staplers 02:42, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

I believe they were referring to this file in this section. Its caption says that it was taken in Quezon, which is in the Philippines. Since their edit request does not require reliable sources, I've went ahead and changed it. _ZZ^Z'S 03:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2025

I want to edit some stuff to fix mistakes and typos Hollyandcaleb (talk) 02:45, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Remsense ‥ 论 02:45, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 April 2026

Change: "While rivers may flow into lakes or man-made features such as reservoirs, the water they contain will always tend to flow down toward the ocean. However, if human activity siphons too much water away from a river for other uses, the riverbed may run dry before reaching the sea." to: "While rivers may flow into lakes or man-made features such as reservoirs, the water they contain will always tend to flow down toward the ocean or, in the case of an Endorheic basin, a local low point. However, if human activity or losses to groundwater siphon too much water away from a river for other uses, the riverbed may run dry before reaching the sea."

Change: "If a river of a higher order and a lower order merge, the order is incremented from whichever of the previous rivers had the higher order." to: "If a river of a higher order and a lower order merge, the order is not incremented. Order increments only when two rivers of the same order merge." RustyHydrologist (talk) 22:37, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Since I am not able to see the citations for the first change, I jumped onto another one and made the change per citaitons provided. I saw the reference is supporting the context being changed. VerdictByLogic - Let's Discuss 08:59, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

 Done I've implemented the first change as well. Day Creature (talk) 15:19, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

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