9 river encounters that produce spectacular scenes

One of the most popular tourist attractions in northern Brazil is the meeting of the waters of the Negro and Solimões rivers, which, with their distinctive colors, fill the eyes of tourists visiting the Amazon. He is the best-known Brazilian example of a worldwide natural phenomenon - river confluence.

These color differences are determined by the speed of the stream, the temperature of the water, the sediment carried by the watercourses along its length, and also by the depth they have. As you will see below, this phenomenon is not as rare as you think, but it is always very beautiful:

1. Confluence of the Thompson and Frazer Rivers in Canada

2. Confluence of Yangtze and Jialing Rivers in China

3. Confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers in the United States

4. Confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi Rivers in India

5. Confluence of the Rhine and Mosel rivers in Germany

6. Confluence of the Ilz, Danube and Inn rivers in Germany

7. Confluence of the Arve and Rhône rivers in Switzerland

8. Confluence of the Mamoré and Pacaás Novos rivers in Brazil

9. Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in the United States