Template:Geobox River

This template is to be used for rivers, creeks, brooks and streams. It belongs to the Geobox series of templates, which are designated to be used for various geography related articles. They use the same layout, internal logic and coherently named fields. All templates can have a name on top, picture below, then section on Country, Region etc. followed by fields which are specific for every geographic feature, with a map at the bottom.

It uses highly complex syntax which relies on many subtemplates which are common to the series. For general instructions see Geobox, please do read them. Below are all the fields for this particular template with one or more blank tables which should be copied into the article and then filled in (rather than copying the template code from an existing page). Please respect these rules:

• do not put multiple items into one field, use numbered fields instead (e.g. city, city1, city2…).
• enter unformatted numbers only, both metric and imperial values are displayed, provide either metric or imperial ones, the opposite is calculated automatically
• do not put note and references into the fields themselves, use appropriate _note field
• do not delete fields you did not use, someone else might need them in future

Legend

field	explanation	additional fields
Name section
name	name of the river
native_name	native name of the river if different from the English one, it is printed in brackets on the same line as name
other_name, other_name1 …	other names of the river, it can be used for rivers with various names along their run
Image
image	a photograph of the river
image_size	photograph size in pixels (set to 256 if left blank)
image_caption	photograph caption
Etymology
etymology	etymology (origin) of the river name, do not enter lengthy prose, examples: terre bonne, French for good earth Penn, William Penn and sylvania, Latin for woods Thomas Jefferson, when named for a person, add etymology_type = Named for Red River, when named for a place, add etymology_type = Named for	_type (Name origin), _label, _note
Country etc.
country, country1 …	country in/through which the river runs
state, state1 …	state in/through which the river runs, to be used when the river belongs in one country only, and more info might be helpful, e.g. in the USA, Brazil
region, region1 …	region in/through which the river runs, to be used when the river belongs in one country only, and more info might be helpful
district, district1 …	district in/through which the river runs, to be used when the river belongs in one country only, and more info might be helpful
city, city1 …	major city/seat in/through which the river runs
landmark, landmark1 …	landmarks on the river (lakes, waterfalls …)
country_type state_type region_type district_type city_type landmark_type	Text to be displayed instead of the default category name, e.g. it can be region_type = County for the USA, or city_type = Villages. These can contain wikilinks too, e.g. state_type = [[States of Germany|Bundesland]].
Geography
length(_imperial)	length of the river in kilometers (miles)	length_note
watershed(_imperial)	watershed (discharge basin) area in square kilometers (miles)	watershed_note
discharge_location	location where the following figures come from, typically mouth	discharge_location_note
discharge(_imperial)	average discharge in m³/s (ft³/s)	discharge_average_note
discharge_max(_imperial)	maximum discharge in m³/s (ft³/s)	discharge_max_note
discharge_min(_imperial)	minimum discharge in m³/s (ft³/s)	discharge_min_note
discharge1_location …	additional location where average discharge is provided	dicharge1_location_note …
discharge1(_imperial) …	additional location average discharge in m³/s (ft³/s)	discharge1_average_note …
Source
source_name, source1_name	source name, no need to set it if the river doesn't change names	source_name_note, source1_name_note
source_location, source1_location *	source location, should be the name of the mountain range or a text description, etc.	source_location_note, source1_location_note
source_lat_d …, source1_lat_d … **	source latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N or S and W or E)	source_coordinates_note, source1_coordinates_note
source_elevation(_imperial), source1_elevation(_imperial)	source elevation in meters (feet)	source_elevation_note, source1_elevation_note
source_length(_imperial), source1_length(_imperial)	source length in kilometers (miles), until it becomes the main river	source_length_note, source1_length_note
source_confluence_location *	location of the two sources' confluence	source_confluence_location_note
source_confluence_lat_d **	sources' confluence latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N or S and W or E)	source_confluence_coordinates_note
source_confluence_elevation(_imperial)	sources' confluence elevation in meters (feet)	source_confluence_elevation_note
Mouth
mouth_name	mouth name, if any (can be Mekong Delta etc.), or the name of the river or sea into which this one flows	mouth_name_note
mouth_location *	mouth location	mouth_location_note
mouth_lat_d **	sources latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N or S and W or E), for a note use mouth_coordinates_note	mouth_coordinates_note
mouth_elevation(_imperial)	mouth elevation in meters (feet)	mouth_elevation_note
Tributaries
tributary_left, tributary_left1 …	major left tributary or tributaries, from the perspective of looking downstream and starting with tributaries closest to the source
tributary_right, tributary_right1 …	major right tributary or tributaries, from the perspective of looking downstream and starting with tributaries closest to the source
Free fields
free_name, free1_name …	free field name	free_name_note, fre1e_value_note …
free_value, free1_value …	free field value	free_value_note, free1_value_note …
Map section
mapm map1	map showing river, its basin, tributaries etc.
map_size, map1_size	map size in pixels (set to 256 if left blank)
map_caption, map1_caption	map caption
map_first	whether the map should be displayed on top, instead of the photograph on top
* All locations can have additional fields: field_district, field_district1 …, field_region, field_region1 …, field_state, field_state1 …, field_country, field_country1 …
** Coordinates are defined as field_lat_d, field_lat_m, field_lat_s, field_lat_NS, field_long_d, field_long_m, field_long_s, field_long_EW

Blank

Metric values, 1 source	Imperial values, 1 source
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Metric values, 2 sources	Imperial values, 2 sources
{{Geobox River <!-- *** Name section *** --> | name = | native_name = | other_name = | other_name1 = <!-- *** Image *** ---> | image = | image_size = | image_caption = <!-- *** Etymology *** ---> | etymology = <!-- *** Country etc. *** --> | country = | country1 = | state = | state1 = | region = | region1 = | district = | district1 = | city = | city1 = | landmark = | landmark1 = <!-- *** Geography *** --> | length = | watershed = | discharge_location = | discharge = | discharge_max = | discharge_min = | discharge1_location = | discharge1 = <!-- *** Source *** --> | source_name = | source_location = | source_district = | source_region = | source_state = | source_country = | source_lat_d = | source_lat_m = | source_lat_s = | source_lat_NS = | source_long_d = | source_long_m = | source_long_s = | source_long_EW = | source_elevation = | source_length = | source1_name = | source1_location = | source1_district = | source1_region = | source1_state = | source1_country = | source1_lat_d = | source1_lat_m = | source1_lat_s = | source1_lat_NS = | source1_long_d = | source1_long_m = | source1_long_s = | source1_long_EW = | source1_elevation = | source1_length = | source_confluence_location = | source_confluence_district = | source_confluence_region = | source_confluence_state = | source_confluence_country = | source_confluence_lat_d = | source_confluence_lat_m = | source_confluence_lat_s = | source_confluence_lat_NS = | source_confluence_long_d = | source_confluence_long_m = | source_confluence_long_s = | source_confluence_long_EW = | source_confluence_elevation = <!-- *** Mouth *** --> | mouth_name = | mouth_location = | mouth_district = | mouth_region = | mouth_state = | mouth_country = | mouth_lat_d = | mouth_lat_m = | mouth_lat_s = | mouth_lat_NS = | mouth_long_d = | mouth_long_m = | mouth_long_s = | mouth_long_EW = | mouth_elevation = <!-- *** Tributaries *** --> | tributary_left = | tributary_left1 = | tributary_right = | tributary_right1 = <!-- *** Free fields *** --> | free_name = | free_value = <!-- *** Map section *** --> | map = | map_size = | map_caption = }}	{{Geobox River <!-- *** Name section *** --> | name = | native_name = | other_name = | other_name1 = <!-- *** Image *** ---> | image = | image_size = | image_caption = <!-- *** Etymology *** ---> | etymology = <!-- *** Country etc. *** --> | country = | country1 = | state = | state1 = | region = | region1 = | district = | district1 = | city = | city1 = | landmark = | landmark1 = <!-- *** Geography *** --> | length_imperial = | watershed_imperial = | discharge_location = | discharge_imperial = | discharge_max_imperial = | discharge_min_imperial = | discharge1_location = | discharge1_imperial = <!-- *** Source *** --> | source_name = | source_location = | source_district = | source_region = | source_state = | source_country = | source_lat_d = | source_lat_m = | source_lat_s = | source_lat_NS = | source_long_d = | source_long_m = | source_long_s = | source_long_EW = | source_elevation_imperial = | source_length_imperial = | source1_name = | source1_location = | source1_district = | source1_region = | source1_state = | source1_country = | source1_lat_d = | source1_lat_m = | source1_lat_s = | source1_lat_NS = | source1_long_d = | source1_long_m = | source1_long_s = | source1_long_EW = | source1_elevation_imperial = | source1_length_imperial = | source_confluence_location = | source_confluence_district = | source_confluence_region = | source_confluence_state = | source_confluence_country = | source_confluence_lat_d = | source_confluence_lat_m = | source_confluence_lat_s = | source_confluence_lat_NS = | source_confluence_long_d = | source_confluence_long_m = | source_confluence_long_s = | source_confluence_long_EW = | source_confluence_elevation_imperial = <!-- *** Mouth *** --> | mouth_name = | mouth_location = | mouth_district = | mouth_region = | mouth_state = | mouth_country = | mouth_lat_d = | mouth_lat_m = | mouth_lat_s = | mouth_lat_NS = | mouth_long_d = | mouth_long_m = | mouth_long_s = | mouth_long_EW = | mouth_elevation_imperial = <!-- *** Tributaries *** --> | tributary_left = | tributary_left1 = | tributary_right = | tributary_right1 = <!-- *** Free fields *** --> | free_name = | free_value = <!-- *** Map section *** --> | map = | map_size = | map_caption = }}