Alps rivers such as the Danube have major tributaries flowing into them that originate in the Alps. The Rhône is second to the Nile as a freshwater source to the Mediterranean Sea; the river begins as glacial meltwater, flows into Lake Geneva, and from there to France where one of its uses is to cool nuclear power plants. The Rhine originates in a 30 square kilometre area in Switzerland and represents almost 60 percent of water exported from the country. Tributary valleys, some of which are complicated, channel water to the main valleys which can experience flooding during the snow melt
Mishnock River Mishnock River The Mishnock River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows . There are two dams along the river's length. The river rises at what is now Mishnock Lake in West Greenwich. From there, it flows roughly due north into Coventry where it flows through Mishnock Swamp to the South Branch Pawtuxet River at the village of Washington. Below is a list all crossings over the Mishnock River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. Old Hickory Brook is the Mishnock River's only named tributary, though it has many unnamed streams that