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Rivers: River What's In A Name?

When is it a stream and when is it a river?

Aired 05/01/2020 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek

Rivers: River What's In A Name?

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When is it a stream and when is it a river?

Water bodies have different names depending upon where they are and how fast they are moving. Learn the differences between rivers and streams.

Aired 05/01/2020 | Rating TV-G

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Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by the 360 Immersive, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by the 360 Immersive, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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