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Saskatchewan, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Saskatchewan, river, c.340 mi (550 km) long, formed by the confluence of the North Saskatchewan (c.760 mi/1,220 km long) and the South Saskatchewan (c.550 mi/890 km long) rivers near…

Samara, river, Russia

(Encyclopedia) SamaraSamarasəmäˈrə [key], river, c.360 mi (580 km) long, rising in the foothills of the S Urals, European Russia. It flows generally northwest, and joins the Volga River at Samara.

Tweed , river, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Tweed, river, 97 mi (156 km) long, rising in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It flows E through S Scotland then NE, forming the Scotland-England border for 17 mi (27 km) before…

Tinayguk Wild River

(Encyclopedia) Tinayguk Wild River: see Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.

Tocantins , river, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Tocantins river, 1,640 mi (2,639 km) long, formed in S central Goiás state, Brazil, by the confluence of two headstreams. It flows N to the Pará River, the southern distributary of the…

Trent , river, England

(Encyclopedia) Trent, river, c.170 mi (270 km) long, rising on Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire, W England. It flows generally NE through central England before joining with the Ouse River to form the…

Thompson , river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, river, 304 mi (489 km) long, formed by the junction of the North Thompson and the South Thompson rivers at Kamloops, S British Columbia, and flowing W and S to the Fraser…

Thames , river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) ThamesThamestĕmz [key], river, c.160 mi (260 km) long, rising NW of Woodstock, S Ont., Canada, and flowing SW past London and Chatham to Lake St. Clair. It is navigable to Chatham,…

Thames , river, England

(Encyclopedia) ThamesThamestĕmz [key], Rom. Tamesis, principal river of England, c.210 mi (340 km) long. It rises in four headstreams (the Thames or Isis, Churn, Coln, and Leach) in the Cotswold…