A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, a sea (e.g. the Caspian Sea) or another river.
In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of Water.
Small rivers may also be called streams, creeks, brooks, rivulets, rills, and many other terms, but there is no general rule that defines what can be called a river.
Many names for small rivers are used only in specific geographical locations and not elsewhere such as Burn in Scotland and North-east England. Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, but this is not always the case, due to vagueness in the language.
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