The river is one of the five bodies of water in Animal Crossing, the others being the ocean, the pond, the lake, and the waterfall. The river can either flow vertically, from the northern cliffs emptying into the ocean at the south, or horizontally, flowing either way (east or west). A river begins at a waterfall at the edge of the town. Many fish can be caught in a river.
While the river flows through the town, it will pass through a river pool, several bridges, and in all games except Wild World, a second waterfall. In some towns, a river may fork into two, forming an island; this feature was removed in New Leaf. The river ends at the estuary, where it flows into the ocean. Some towns may have two estuaries, caused by the river forking into two. Some fish, like salmon, can only be caught in an estuary. In City Folk, estuaries can uncommonly form a landform known as a bay.
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