river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
River — For other uses, see River (disambiguation). The Tigris River near Hasankeyf, in southeastern Turkey … Wikipedia
Flow measurement — is the quantification of bulk fluid movement. Flow can be measured in a variety of ways. Positive displacement flow meters acumulate a fixed volume of fluid and then count the number of times the volume is filled to measure flow. Other flow… … Wikipedia
Northern river reversal — The layout of one of the main proposed water transfer routes (via a Yenisei Ob canal, down the Ob, up the Irtysh and Ishim, and then via a canal to the Aral Sea basin). The plan would involve other canals (not shown) to take the water further… … Wikipedia
St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan) — The St. Joseph River (locally known as the St. Joe) is a river, approximately 210 mi (338 km) long, in southern Michigan and northern Indiana in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Michigan. It was … Wikipedia
New River (Mexico — Rio Nuevo redirects here. For other uses, see Rio Nuevo (disambiguation). New River Rio Nuevo Map of the New River (left) Watershed; Alamo River on the right. Origin near Cerro Prieto … Wikipedia
Ghaghara River — Not to be confused with Ghaggar River. Coordinates: 25°45′11″N 84°39′59″E / 25.75306°N 84.66639°E / 25.75306; 84.66639 … Wikipedia
Willamette River — Geobox | River name = Willamette River category = River image size = 300px image caption = The Willamette passing through downtown Portland etymology = From a Clackamas Indian village name country = United States country state = Oregon district… … Wikipedia
Yangtze River — Coordinates: 31°23′37″N 121°58′59″E / 31.39361°N 121.98306°E / 31.39361; 121.98306 … Wikipedia
Lena River — River, east central Russia, one of the longest rivers in the world. From its source in a Siberian mountain lake west of Lake Baikal, it flows 2,734 mi (4,400 km) north across Russia to enter the Arctic Ocean. Its basin covers an area of 961,000… … Universalium
Heat transfer — is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one physical system to another. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection, thermal radiation, and phase change … Wikipedia