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Types of rivers
Permanent Rivers
Permanent Rivers have water all year round.
Periodic Rivers
Rivers that run dry on occasion, usually located in arid climates where evaporation is greater than precipitation.
Episodic Rivers
Rarely occurring rivers formed from run-off channels in very dry regions.
Exotic Rivers
These are rivers that flow through arid (desert) regions.
An example of an exotic river is The Orange River:
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