National River

A National River is a river that is of great importance for a country and acts as national symbol.

Examples of national rivers include:

  • The Ganges River, the officially declared national river of the Republic of India
  • The Karun, the largest river in Iran ; sometimes considered as the national river
  • The Indus River, the largest river in Pakistan; sometimes considered as the national river
  • The Rhine, the largest river in Germany; sometimes considered as the national river
  • The Buffalo, protected as America’s first national river since 1972
  • The Guayas River, sourced from the peeks of the Andes, is the national river of Ecuador.

Famous quotes containing the words national and/or river:

    “All experience teaches that, whenever there is a great national establishment, employing large numbers of officials, the public must be reconciled to support many incompetent men; for such is the favoritism and nepotism always prevailing in the purlieus of these establishments, that some incompetent persons are always admitted, to the exclusion of many of the worthy.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    “Naught was familiar but the heavens, from under whose roof the voyageur never passes; but with their countenance, and the acquaintance we had with river and wood, we trusted to fare well under any circumstances.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)