"Up the river without a paddle" is the complete expression. This refers to a gruelling and difficult situation as the current would definitely push you down and you are trying to go against the current..get the drift:D??
the river source is where the water bubbles up from under the ground and creates a river.
It Joins at a confluence. That is where the river joins the larger one.
A river system is made up of a river and its tributaries. It also has the river's mouths and deltas.
A river that is flowing into it.
In the river/on the river.
In geography, "source" usually refers to the point where a river or stream begins, typically in the form of a spring or high-altitude area where water originates. It is significant because the characteristics of the source can influence the entire river system downstream.
It's a smaller river that feeds into that river.
A river bank is the land right next to a river.
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The duration of Up the River is 1.53 hours.
A backwater is a part of a river in which there is little or no current. It refers either to a branch of a main river which lies alongside it and then rejoins it or to a body of water in a main river which is backed up by an obstruction such as the tide or a dam.Source: Wikipedia
The river's course is its route; where it goes.