Template:Infobox river

Infobox river

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Usage

Amazon River
Cognomina	Amazonas (Portuguese)
Length	6500 km (4000 mi)
width	3 km (1.9 mi)
Depth	15 m (49 ft)
Tributaries	Marañón et al.
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
Notes	Parametrized over width and depth.

Amazon River
Cognomina	Amazonas (Portuguese)
Length	6500 km (4000 mi)
Width
Minimum	700 m (2300 ft)
Average	3 km (1.9 mi)
Maximum	10 km (6.2 mi)
Depth
Average	15 m (49 ft)
Maximum	150 m (490 ft)
Tributaries	Marañón et al.
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
Notes	Parametrized over width_min, width_avg, etc..

This template may be used in two different ways, either directly referencing the width and depth of the river or denoting it in terms of minimum, average and max via min, max and avg parameters respectively. See the attached examples, derived from the English Wikipedia infobox for the Amazon River.

Please note that these examples serve only to illustrate the usage of the template and the information they convey may not be entirely accurate.

Template data

Allows you to describe a river. The following fields are available to specify. All of them are optional; editors are encouraged to fill them in as per their discretion.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	The full name of the river. Defaults to the page name.	Content	optional
Image	image	Any pictures of the river.	File	suggested
Caption	caption	If an image was provided, any description of its relation to the river.	Content	suggested
Cognomina	cognomina	Any other names the river is referred to as, including internal and former names and nicknames.	Content	optional
Length	length	The length of the river.	Content	suggested
Width	width	The width of the river, as a single data point. Consider instead referring to `width_min`, `width_avg`, `width_max` if you wish to specify in greater detail. Do not use this parameter in conjunction with those.	Content	suggested
Width (minimum)	width_min	The minimum width of the river. Consider instead referring to `width` if you wish to specify more tersely. Do not use this parameter in conjunction with `width`.	Content	optional
Width (average)	width_avg	The average width of the river. Consider instead referring to `width` if you wish to specify more tersely. Do not use this parameter in conjunction with `width`.	Content	optional
Width (maximum)	width_max	The maximum width of the river. Consider instead referring to `width` if you wish to specify more tersely. Do not use this parameter in conjunction with `width`.	Content	optional
Depth	depth	The depth of the river, as a single data point. Consider instead referring to `depth_min`, `depth_avg`, `depth_max` if you wish to specify in greater detail. Do not use this parameter in conjunction with those.	Content	suggested
Depth (minimum)	depth_min	The minimum depth of the river. Consider instead referring to `depth` if you wish to specify more tersely. Do not use this parameter in conjunction with `depth`.	Content	optional
Depth (average)	depth_avg	The average depth of the river. Consider instead referring to `depth` if you wish to specify more tersely. Do not use this parameter in conjunction with `depth`.	Content	optional
Depth (maximum)	depth_max	The maximum depth of the river. Consider instead referring to `depth` if you wish to specify more tersely. Do not use this parameter in conjunction with `depth`.	Content	optional
Tributaries	tributaries	Any tributaries that flow into the river.	Content	suggested
Mouth	mouth	The landform or waterbody of the river's mouth.	Content	suggested
Drainage basin	drainage_basin	The eventual drainage basin of the river.	Content	suggested
Notes	notes	Anything else you want to say.	Content	suggested