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Marne River

Marne, mahrn, River is the largest branch of the Seine River in France. It rises in eastern France on the Langres Plateau and flows north and west for 310 miles (500 kilometers) through rich grain land. It empties into the Seine River southeast of Paris. Large barges can navigate the river. The Marne is linked to the east by a canal that runs through Nancy to Strasbourg on the Rhine River. More »

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Aisne River

Aisne ayn, River, is a river in northeastern France. It rises in the forests of Argonne near... More >>

Arno River

Arno River rises in the Etruscan section of the Apennine Mountains in northwestern Italy. The... More >>

Avon, River

Avon, AY vuhn, River, is the name of nine rivers in the United Kingdom. Four of the rivers are in... More >>

Bann, River

Bann, River, is the name of two rivers in Northern Ireland. The Upper Bann is about 25 miles (40... More >>

Barrow, River

Barrow, River, rises in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the province of Leinster in the Republic of... More >>

Blackwater, River

Blackwater, River, is the name of several rivers in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The Munster... More >>

Boyne, River

Boyne, River, is one of the chief rivers in the province of Leinster in the Republic of Ireland.... More >>

Caledonian Canal

Caledonian Canal is a system of canals and locks linking the freshwater lochs (lakes) that lie in... More >>

Clyde, River

Clyde, River, is the chief commercial waterway in Scotland. The River Clyde rises in the Southern... More >>

Corinth Canal

Corinth, KAWR ihnth, Canal provides a waterway between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf... More >>

Danube River

Danube, DAN yoob, River is the second longest river in Europe. Only the Volga River is longer.... More >>

Dee, River

Dee, River, is the name of five rivers in either Britain or Ireland. The best known of these... More >>

Dnieper River

Dnieper, DNYEH puhr, River is one of the longest rivers in Europe. It flows through an important... More >>

Dniester River

Dniester, DNYEHS tuhr, River rises in the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine. It flows... More >>

Doon River

Doon River, in southwestern Scotland, was made famous by the poetry of Robert Burns. It rises in... More >>


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