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
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