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Cher, river, France

(Encyclopedia)Cher, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Massif Central and flowing generally NW across central France to join the Loire below Tours. The Berry Canal parallels part of the river. ...

Chicoutimi, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Chicoutimi, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the Laurentian Mts. and flowing N into Lake Kenogami, then E into the Saguenay River at Chicoutimi. A hydroelectric facility on the falls (50 ft/15...

Charente, river, France

(Encyclopedia)Charente, river, 220 mi (354 km) long, rising near Limoges, W France, and flowing W to the Bay of Biscay. The river flows past Angoulême (the head of navigation), Cognac, Saintes, and Rochefort, and ...

Alatna Wild River

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

Ems, river, Germany

(Encyclopedia)Ems, river, 208 mi (335 km) long, rising in the Teutoburger Wald, NW Germany, and flowing NW into the North Sea near Emden. Its wide mouth is called the Dollart. The Ems is paralleled for much of its ...

Franklin, river, Australia

(Encyclopedia)Franklin, river: see Gordon, river. ...

Isis, river, England

(Encyclopedia)Isis: see Thames, river, England. ...

Iris, river, Turkey

(Encyclopedia)Iris, river: see Yeşil Irmak.

Huangpu, river, China

(Encyclopedia)Huangpu, Whangpoo, or Hwangpoo all: hwängˈpo͞oˈ [key], river, 60 mi (97 km) long, rising in the lake district of Shanghai Municipality, E China, and flowing NE past Shanghai into the Chang estuar...

Hudson River school

(Encyclopedia)Hudson River school, group of American landscape painters, working from 1825 to 1875. The 19th-century romantic movements of England, Germany, and France were introduced to the United States by such w...