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A few Wikipedians have gotten together to make some suggestions about how we might organize data in articles aboutrivers. These areonly suggestions, things to give you focus and to get you going, and youshouldn't feel obligated in the least to follow them. But if you don't know what to write or where to begin, following the guidelines below may be helpful. Mainly, we just want you to write articles!
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| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
 FA | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | |||
| FL | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||
 GA | 1 | 5 | 19 | 89 | 114 | ||
| B | 10 | 34 | 79 | 256 | 104 | 483 | |
| C | 14 | 72 | 270 | 1,480 | 278 | 2,114 | |
| Start | 2 | 106 | 670 | 7,226 | 662 | 8,666 | |
| Stub | 29 | 623 | 25,564 | 1,934 | 28,150 | ||
| List | 1 | 193 | 252 | 182 | 8 | 10 | 646 |
| Category | 7,367 | 7,367 | |||||
| Disambig | 282 | 282 | |||||
| File | 58 | 58 | |||||
| Portal | 58 | 58 | |||||
| Project | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Template | 2,883 | 2,883 | |||||
| NA | 2 | 7 | 7,711 | 1,062 | 8,782 | ||
| Other | 1 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Assessed | 28 | 443 | 1,928 | 42,527 | 11,743 | 2,988 | 59,657 |
| Unassessed | 10 | 66 | 76 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 443 | 1,928 | 42,537 | 11,743 | 3,054 | 59,733 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω =222,369 | Ω = 5.62 | |||||
ThisWikiProject Rivers aims primarily to describe the Earth'srivers in a consistent and complete fashion.Waterfalls on rivers are also within the scope of this project.
Classification standards for river articles uses the standard classifications and definitions, including
Pages that are Category, Disambig, File, Portal, Project, and Template should be classified as such. Pages that are Redirects should be classified NA.
The classification,Class=, is set in theWikiProject Rivers template. See thisproposal on dividing a topic into a hierarchy.
The Importance,Importance=, is set in the WikiProject Rivers template to one of the following: Top, High, Mid, Low, NA. Articles without importance show an importance of???.
The parent of this WikiProject is theWikiProject Geography.
For naming in geography:
Projects covering other geographical features:
Related topics:
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Please feel free to add yourself here in alphabetical order, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
This is a list of people who are members of the project but haven't edited Wikipedia for a year. If you find your name on this list, feel free to move it back to the list of active participants when you return to editing.
River articles may be named "X", "X River", or "River X", depending on location and most common usage. "River X" is used for many (but not all) rivers in the UK and Ireland. "X River" is the norm in the Americas. "X river" (i.e. non-capitalized "river") is not recommended. When common usage does not include the word "River", but disambiguation is required (e.g. the river Inn in central Europe), parenthetical, non-capitalized "river" should be used:Inn (river). In other words neither "river" (without parentheses) nor "River" should be used to disambiguate articles. Country-specific exceptions to this rule should be discussed within WikiProject Rivers and/or that country's WikiProject.
If different rivers with the same name exist, disambiguate with parentheses using either the parent river, country or (if both in the same country) the largest geographical entity that distinguishes them (e.g. theVils (Danube),Vils (Naab) andVils (Lech); theTuriec (Váh) andTuriec (Sajó); and theColorado River (Texas),Colorado River (Potosi),Colorado River (Costa Rica), etc.) The exception is UK rivers - see below.
Because there are many rivers in the world with the same name (e.g. theColumbia River has two tributaries named the Salmon River, another flows into the lowerFraser River and one more has been identified inNova Scotia), not all of which are recent namings in the Americas (e.g. there are four rivers inEngland called River Avon), the following method of disambiguation is used:
Some rivers have names with multiple spellings which vary with the different countries the rivers pass through. An example would be theCunene River inAngola, which is known as theKunene River inNamibia. Occasionally, a river can have several genuinely distinct names. For example, theCuando River not only has the variant spellingKwando, it's also called theLinyanti and theChobe. The following rules are suggested for choosing a primary name for such a river:
It is important that all the alternate names redirect to the name chosen for the article title. This helps prevent the creation of duplicate articles.
The lead section should be a self-contained description including a summary of the most important things that are described in the article. The name(s) – both historic and current – should be in bold. State the location (continent/countries/seaboards), and notable facts about the river, such as longest, second longest, main waterway of a country, etc. For more information seeWikipedia:Lead.
Describe what is known about the different inhabitants along the river, along with a description of the scientific exploration expeditions/efforts. Typically, start from indigenous people and work up from there.
The narrative description of the course should proceed from the main headwater of the river downstream to its mouth, noting direction, size, major tributaries, human settlements, waterfalls, dams, and so forth. This should be at least a paragraph, may be several paragraphs for long rivers. This section can include numerical data on length, volume, drainage basin, etc.
Info on major water basins can be found atWatersheds of the world : ecological value and vulnerability.World Resources Institute. 1998.ISBN 1-56973-254-X.LCCN 98-85401. WRI 2900., updated in2003 asISBN 1-56973-548-4.
For the largest one or two tributaries of the river, a short description of them should be added (perhaps under a "Tributaries" subsection) with "main" links.
When the source of the river is complex, such as a network of smaller streams, or a spring and cave system, consider if the source would be better described in its own section or sub-section separately from the course section. In simpler cases, such as when a river merely originates from a lake, discuss in the course section.
Include information about the geography and distribution of drainage basins, the location of mountain ranges, valleys, major cities, etc. Mention climate of the different areas of the watershed, and information about water quality, etc.
In this section describe the dams, diversion canals, bridges and culverts, roads, and other engineering projects associated with or with a big impact on the river.
Mention distinctive plants and animals associated with any part of the river. This section may also be titledWildlife orBiology.
The evolution of some rivers has been well explored (e.g., the Missoula Floods and their effect on the Columbia River). Such information should be placed here, with a suitable discussion of all POVs when possible.
A countless number of rivers have been used as means to transport people, goods, etc., and are still used so today. All such information should be described here. Stylistically, this can be a good segue from history, connecting past uses of the river to present-day uses.
Preferably refer to history, ecology, public policy, books, websites, etc.
There should be at least one picture, preferably a typical view. Important rivers should have additional pictures illustrating their notable features. Maps of the river's course and of its watershed are highly desirable.
Every river article should include a map.Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps gives advice on the conventions to be used. The map should be included in the Maps section of the {{Infobox river}} template. Pushpin maps showing the location of the mouth of the river should be included if there is no tailored map for the specific river. Route maps are optional, a sample can be seen at{{River Medway map}}.
Every river article should include geographical coordinates for at least the mouth or mouth and source of the river.Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates/Linear gives advice on the positioning of these coordinates. The coordinates of the source and mouth are included in the Infobox river template:
Other significant points may be included inline in the text using {{coord|lat|long|display=inline}}.
The draft proposals for features that may be handled by this project suggest:
| feature | main coordinates | further recommended coordinates | optional additions | examples |
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| river | estuary/mouth | source, major confluences | crossings, other confluences, boundaries crossed, weirs, major changes in direction, islands | |
| valley | ??? | both ends? | watersheds, rivers, settlements, landmarks, features | |
| canal | midpoint5 | both ends | junctions, wharves, crossings, locks | |
| bridge | midpoint | both ends | features crossed, support pillars |
Every river article should be indexed inlists of rivers, along with its major tributaries.
A detailed list of recognized content is available atRivers recognized content.
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Articles for deletion
Proposed deletions
Good article nominees
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Articles to be merged
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Articles for creation
A range of tasks are available atCleanup listing.
A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See alsothe tool's wiki page andthe index of WikiProjects.
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The{{River|class=|importance=|attention=|mapneeded=|needs-infobox=}} template banner is available to add to the talk pages of river articles and gives:
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|mapneeded=yes will add the article's talk page toCategory:River articles needing mapsAn article can be rated by quality and importance; for example, using{{WikiProject Rivers|class=Stub|importance=Low}}. For detailed instructions on quality grading, see:WikiProject Rivers/Assessment. There are many articles that still need to be assessed. You may help us to assess them, please seeCategory:Unassessed River articles for the complete list.
The template{{Infobox river}} can be used for representative images and basic information about a river. See the template's documentation for instructions, examples and blank versions of the template to start with. You can see it in action onRiver Scheldt.
A list ofnavigation boxes can be found at:Category:River navigational boxes.
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