World Rivers Day: 50+ rivers from around the world
Above: Fraser River, east from Port Mann Bridge, between Coquitlam and Surrey, BC (HL).
The fourth Sunday in September is World Rivers Day. The University of Oxford’s Dictionaries defines ‘river‘ as:
“a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.”
A river has always been water supply and demand: daily use and consumption; farming and agriculture; and where the waste goes, often back into the same supply. A river has always been about transport: trade and delivery of goods; shuttling people between places; and with people travelling, the exchange of language and culture. Throughout history, the establishment of towns and cities and the subsequent development of rivers have been about a mix of urban and rural elements, and about the relationship and interactions between people and their waterways.
Here are over 50 rivers, above and from the ground, near and far, and from around the world. Asterisks indicate UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
- Alster, in Hamburg, Germany
- Boate, in Rapallo, Italy
- Cam, in Cambridge, England
- Capilano, in North Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Colorado, at Grand Canyon National Park*, AZ, USA
- Courtenay, in Courtenay, BC, Canada
- Danube, in Regensburg*, Germany
- Elbe, in Magdeburg, Germany
- Elqui, between La Serena and Vicuña, Chile
- Fox, at Fox Glacier*, New Zealand
- Fraser, in Richmond, BC, Canada
- Gera, in Erfurt*, Germany
- Guadalquivir, in Seville, Spain
- Havel, in Potsdam, Germany
- Iguazu*, at the Argentina-Brazil border
- Ilz, in Passau, Germany
- Inn, in Innsbruck, Austria
- Isar, in Scharnitz, Austria
- Little Colorado in Cameron, AZ, USA
- Loisach, from Zugspitze, Germany
- Main, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Mapocho, in Santiago, Chile
- Mississippi, in Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Molonglo (Lake Burley Griffin), in Canberra, Australia
- Moselle, in Koblenz*, Germany
- Neckar, in Heidelberg, Germany
- Neisse, on the Germany-Poland border
- Parramatta, in Sydney, Australia
- Partnach, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- Patapsco, in Baltimore, MD, USA
- Potomac, in Washington, DC, USA
- Ramsauer Ache, near Berchtesgaden, Germany
- Regnitz, in Bamberg*, Germany
- Rhine, stretch* between Mainz and Koblenz, Germany
- Río de la Plata, in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Salt, at Salt River Canyon Rest Stop, AZ, USA
- Salzach, in Salzburg, Austria
- Sâone, in Lyon*, France
- Singapore, in Singapore
- Snohomish, in Everett, WA, USA
- Spree, in Berlin, Germany
- Swan, in Perth, Australia
- Tasman, in Canterbury, New Zealand
- Thames, in London, England
- Tiền, near Mỹ Tho, Vietnam
- Trave, in Lübeck*, Germany
- Vltava, in Prague*, Czech Republic
- Waiho, at Franz Josef Glacier*, New Zealand
- Wailoa Stream, Waipio Valley, Big Island, Hawaii
- Waimakariri, in Canterbury, New Zealand
- Weser, in Höxter, Germany
- Wien, in Vienna, Austria
- Yarra, in Melbourne, Australia
Alster: Hamburg, Germany
Summer afternoon on the Aussenalster, in the Hanseatic city – 26 June 2010 (450D).
Boate: Rapallo, Italy
Night stroll near the Boate’s mouth – 19 June 2008 (450D).
Cam: Cambridge, England
Punting next to Clare College (left) and King’s College Chapel – 14 June 2008 (450D).
Capilano: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
This piece of Capilano watershed and wilderness is a few kilometres north of Vancouver – 16 May 2014 (6D1).
Colorado: Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
From Navajo Point along the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park – 14 October 2018 (6D1).
Courtenay: Comox Valley, BC, Canada
610am on the east coast of Vancouver Island – 14 June 2015 (6D1).
Danube: Bratislava, Slovakia
Over the Danube west, from Stary Most (Old Bridge) to Most SNP – 17 May 2018 (X70).
Elbe: Magdeburg, Germany
Under morning light, the capital of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt – 3 December 2015 (6D1).
Elqui (between La Serena and Vicuña, Chile)
For most in the valley, the Elqui river begins at the dammed reservoir – 9 August 2008 (450D).
Fox: Fox Glacier Township, New Zealand
River’s headwaters at Fox Glacier (Te Moeka o Tuawe) – 22 July 2012 (450D).
Fraser: Richmond, BC, Canada
First sunset of 2016 (6D1).
Gera: Erfurt, Germany
Krämerbrücke (Merchants’ Bridge) – 26 April 2015 (6D1).
Guadalquivir: Sevilla, Spain
From La Giralda, the Puente del V Centenario bridge at upper right hangs over the river canal connecting Spain’s sole river-port with the Gulf of Cádiz and Atlantic Ocean – 18 May 2009 (450D).
Havel: Potsdam, Germany
East over the Havel, from the Glienicke Bridge at the border between Brandenburg and Berlin – 8 Dec 2015 (6D1).
Iguazu: Argentina-Brazil border
From the Brazilian side to the Argentinian side – 13 June 2007 (A510).
Ilz: Passau, Germany
Passau is where the Ilz river converges with the Danube – 13 December 2012 (450D).
Inn: Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck, Nordkette, and the Inn river – 10 May 2018 (6D1).
Isar: Scharnitz, Austria
New and the old: Scharnitz bypass, the ruins of the Porta Claudia, and the Isar river – 12 May 2018 (6D1).
Little Colorado: Cameron, AZ, USA
Little Colorado River Gorge Lookout: facing upstream, northeast to Shadow Mountain (top-centre) – 14 October 2018 (X70).
Loisach: Zugspitze, Germany
From Zugspitze: north to the valley floor and the Ammergebirge mountains beyond – 9 Oct 2010 (450D).
Main: Würzburg, Germany
A warm autumn afternoon from the Alte Mainbrücke in Würzburg – 17 Oct 2017 (6D1).
Mapocho: Santiago, Chile
Torre Telefónica Chile towers over Plaza Baquedano with the Andes lurking behind – 22 Oct 2006 (A510).
Mississippi: Minneapolis, MN, USA
City skyline from Washington Avenue Bridge – 8 Mar 2019 (X70).
Molonglo: Canberra, Australia
National Carillon and Kings Avenue Bridge, over Lake Burley Griffin, an artificial lake for the construction of the national capital – 9 September 2012 (450D).
Moselle: Koblenz, Germany
Mosel (left) flows into the Rhein at the 2nd Deutsches Eck – 27 November 2015 (6D1).
Neckar: Heidelberg, Germany
East over the Neckar from the Alte Brücke (Old Bridge) – 25 November 2014 (6D1).
Neisse: Görlitz (DE) — Zgorzelec (PL)
Upper Lusatia (Hornja Łužica, Łużyce Górne, Oberlausitz) – 24 April 2015 (6D1).
Parramatta: Sydney, Australia
Near Cockatoo Island, from the city-ferry heading east to Circular Quay – 14 April 2013 (450D).
Partnach: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
North down the Partnach, near Biohotel Bavaria in Garmisch – 26 Feb 2017 (6D1).
Patapsco (inner harbor): Baltimore, MD, USA
From the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, southeast to the Domino Sugar refinery – 27 Apr 2012 (450D).
Potomac: Washington, DC, USA
East on Arlington Memorial Bridge: Lincoln Memorial (left), Washington Monument (centre), Jefferson Memorial (right) – 8 January 2006 (A510).
Ramsauer Ache: near Berchtesgaden, Germany
The well-known Ramsauer Malerwinkl (painter’s corner), towards St. Sebastian parish church – 26 May 2018 (X70).
Regnitz: Bamberg, Germany
Rathausinsel (City Hall Island) from Untere Mühlbrücke bridge – 24 June 2010 (450D).
Rhine: Kaub, Germany
Kaub, with Burg Gutenfels above, a part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site – 24 May 2016 (6D1).
Río de La Plata: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Puerto Madero – 27 March 2011 (450D).
Salt: Salt River Canyon Rest Stop, AZ, USA
From the Salt River Canyon Bridge, between the Fort Apache Reservation (left/north) and San Carlos Reservation (right/south) – 19 Oct 2018 (X70).
Salzach: Salzburg, Austria
View of the Old Town, from the New Town at Makartsteg – 26 May 2018 (X70).
Saône: Lyon, France
From Pont Bonaparte over to Passerelle du Palais de Justice (foreground) and the slopes of Croix Rousse beyond – 13 June 2010 (450D).
Singapore (river): Singapore (city state)
Northeast from Cavenagh Bridge to Anderson Bridge – 3 July 2012 (450D).
Snohomish: Everett, WA, USA
Mouth of Snohomish river, from SEA-YVR flight – 17 Mar 2017 (6D1).
Spree: Berlin, Germany
Molecule Men on the Spree – 13 November 2016 (6D1).
Swan: Perth, Australia
From Kings Park & Botanic Garden, east beyond Mitchell Freeway Narrows Bridge – 15 September 2012 (450D).
Tasman: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
Tasman Lake (lower centre), Tasman river flows into Lake Pukaki (upper centre) – 21 July 2012 (450D).
Thames: London, England
From Tate Modern, across to St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge – 25 July 2005 (A510).
Tiền: Mỹ Tho, Vietnam
This northern branch of the Mekong is also called sông Tiền or sông Tiền Giang – 26 June 2012 (450D).
Trave: Lübeck, Germany
Picturesque Malerwinkel (painters’ corner) – 29 September 2009 (450D).
Vltava: Prague, Czech Republic
Mid-autumn morning light – 8 November 2016 (6D1).
Waiho: Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
Eastward: Franz Josef Glacier township (left-centre); Waiho River, whose headwaters are at the foot of the Franz Josef Glacier (right-centre). Photo on 21 July 2012 (450D).
Wailoa Stream: Waipio Valley, Hawaii
The Wailoa Stream flows through the Waipio Valley below and into the Pacific; Haleakalā on Maui in the distance at right – 21 January 2012 (450D).
Waimakariri: near Bealey, New Zealand
From KiwiRail TranzAlpine train, from Christchurch to Greymouth – 18 July 2012 (450D).
Weser: Höxter, Germany
The historic town of Höxter – 4 October 2017 (6D1).
Wien: Vienna, Austria
The Urania looks over the spot where the Wien river (left) merges with the Donaukanal (Danube canal, right) – 18 May 2018 (6D1).
Yarra: Melbourne, Australia
Etihad Stadium in the rehabilitated Docklands – 28 Aug 2012 (450D).
I wrote about World Water Day here.
I made all of the photos above between 2005 and 2019 with the following devices: Canon A510 PowerShot (A510), Canon EOS450D/Rebel XSi (450D), Canon 6D mark1 (6D1), and a Fujifilm X70 (X70). This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as http://wp.me/p1BIdT-8Zb.
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