National River

A National River is a river that is of great importance for a country and acts as national symbol.

Examples of national rivers include:

  • The Ganges River, the officially declared national river of the Republic of India
  • The Karun, the largest river in Iran ; sometimes considered as the national river
  • The Indus River, the largest river in Pakistan; sometimes considered as the national river
  • The Rhine, the largest river in Germany; sometimes considered as the national river
  • The Buffalo, protected as America’s first national river since 1972
  • The Guayas River, sourced from the peeks of the Andes, is the national river of Ecuador.

Famous quotes containing the words national and/or river:

    “I, with other Americans, have perhaps unduly resented the stream of criticism of American life ... more particularly have I resented the sneers at Main Street. For I have known that in the cottages that lay behind the street rested the strength of our national character.”
    —Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)

    “I am advised that there is an unexpended balance of about $45,000 of the fund appropriated for the relief of the sufferers by flood upon the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and I recommend that authority be given to use this fund to meet the most urgent necessities of the poorer people in Oklahoma.”
    —Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)