River Source - Related Usages

Related Usages

The verb "rise" can be used to express the general region of a river's source, and is often qualified with an adverbial expression of place. For example:

  • The River Thames rises in Gloucestershire.
  • The White Nile rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa.

The word "source", when applied to lakes rather than rivers or streams, refers to the lake's inflow.

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