Subterranean river
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A subterranean river is a river that runs beneath the ground surface. Examples include London's River Fleet and the Jura River that some believe flows deep under Paris.
These rivers can either be entirely natural, or a result of the deliberate installation of a culvert to channel a flow from the surface to underground, usually as a part of urban development. To reverse this process is known as daylighting a stream and is a visible form of river restoration. One successful example is in the centre of Seoul.[1]
Another notable subterranean river is the subterranean portion of the Nile River. A flow somewhat similar to a subterranean river is a large body of moving water that exists in the Atlantic Ocean near the floor, part of the North Atlantic Current.
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Notes and references
- ^ Kirk (13 October 2005)
Bibliography
- Kirk, Donald. "Seoul peels back concrete to let a river run freely once again", World>Asia Pacific, The Christian Science Monitor, 2005-10-13. Retrieved on 2006-08-21.
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Subterranea | Landforms