The Young River

The upper parts of a river are often called a Youthful or Young River. In these initial stretches the river has yet to find its true identity. Most rivers will rise in the hills and high ground, where a number of small tributaries will form before they meet at a confluence, which in turn will create the Young River. It will fall through a series of bends and small ponds, before it reaches an open landscape. Building and collecting nourishment from its surroundings, as it grows to maturity. Then it starts to shape the land along its course, through both natural erosion and the communities that grow along its banks.