# வார்ப்புரு:Geobox River/Doc

| field | explanation | additional fields |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **name** | name of the river |  |
| **native_name** | native name of the river if different from the English one, it is printed in brackets on the same line as **name** |  |
| **other_name, other_name1 …** | other names of the river, it can be used for rivers with various names along their run |  |
| **image** | a photograph of the river |  |
| **image_size** | photograph size in pixels (set to 256 if blank) |  |
| **image_caption** | photograph caption |  |
| **etymology** | etymology (origin) of the river name, do not enter lengthy prose, examples:
* *terre bonne*, French for good earth
* *Penn*, William Penn and *sylvania*, Latin for woods
* Thomas Jefferson, when named for a person, add *etymology_type = Named for*
* Red River, when named for a place, add *etymology_type = Named for* | **_type (*Name origin*), _label, _note** |
| **country, country1 …** | country in/through which the river runs |  |
| **state, state1 …** | state in/through which the river runs, to be used when the river belongs in one country only, and more info might be helpful, e.g. in the USA, Brazil |  |
| **region, region1 …** | region in/through which the river runs, to be used when the river belongs in one country only, and more info might be helpful |  |
| **district, district1 …** | district in/through which the river runs, to be used when the river belongs in one country only, and more info might be helpful |  |
| **city, city1 …** | major city/seat in/through which the river runs |  |
| **landmark, landmark1 …** | landmarks on the river (lakes, waterfalls …) |  |
| '''country_type
state_type
region_type
district_type
city_type
landmark_type''' | Text to be displayed instead of the default category name, e.g. it can be *region_type = County* for the USA, or *city_type = Villages*. These can contain wikilinks too, e.g. *state_type = *. |  |
| **length(_imperial)** | length of the river in kilometers (miles) | **length_note** |
| **watershed(_imperial)** | watershed (discharge basin) area in square kilometers (miles) | **watershed_note** |
| **discharge_location** | location where the following figures come from, typically mouth | **discharge_location_note** |
| **discharge(_imperial)** | average discharge in m³/s (ft³/s) | **discharge_average_note** |
| **discharge_max(_imperial)** | maximum discharge in m³/s (ft³/s) | **discharge_max_note** |
| **discharge_min(_imperial)** | minimum discharge in m³/s (ft³/s) | **discharge_min_note** |
| **discharge1_location …** | additional location where average discharge is provided | **dicharge1_location_note …** |
| **discharge1(_imperial) …** | additional location average discharge in m³/s (ft³/s) | **discharge1_average_note …** |
| **source_name, source1_name** | source name, no need to set it if the river doesn't change names | **source_name_note, source1_name_note** |
| **source_location, source1_location *** | source location, should be the name of the mountain range or a text description, etc. | **source_location_note, source1_location_note** |
| **source_lat_d …, source1_lat_d … **** | source latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N or S and W or E) | **source_coordinates_note, source1_coordinates_note** |
| **source_elevation(_imperial), source1_elevation(_imperial)** | source elevation in meters (feet) | **source_elevation_note**, **source1_elevation_note** |
| **source_length(_imperial), source1_length(_imperial)** | source length in kilometers (miles), until it becomes the main river | **source_length_note, source1_length_note** |
| **source_confluence_location *** | location of the two sources' confluence | **source_confluence_location_note** |
| **source_confluence_lat_d **** | sources' confluence latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N or S and W or E) | **source_confluence_coordinates_note** |
| **source_confluence_elevation(_imperial)** | sources' confluence elevation in meters (feet) | **source_confluence_elevation_note** |
| **mouth_name** | mouth name, if any (can be Mekong Delta etc.), or the name of the river or sea into which this one flows | **mouth_name_note** |
| **mouth_location *** | mouth location | **mouth_location_note** |
| **mouth_lat_d **** | sources latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds and hemispheres (use N or S and W or E), for a note use **mouth_coordinates_note** | **mouth_coordinates_note** |
| **mouth_elevation(_imperial)** | mouth elevation in meters (feet) | **mouth_elevation_note** |
| **tributary_left, tributary_left1 …** | major tributary or tributaries, from the perspective of looking downstream and starting with tributaries closest to the source |  |
| **tributary_right, tributary_right1 …** | major tributary or tributaries, from the perspective of looking downstream and starting with tributaries closest to the source |  |
| **free_name, free1_name …** | free field name | **free_name_note, fre1e_value_note …** |
| **free_value, free1_value …** | free field value | **free_value_note, free1_value_note …** |
| **mapm map1** | map showing river, its basin, tributaries etc. |  |
| **map_size, map1_size** | map size in pixels (set to 256 if blank) |  |
| **map_caption, map1_caption** | map caption |  |
| **map_first** | whether the map should be displayed on top, instead of the photograph on top |  |
| * All locations can have additional fields: **field_district, field_district1 …, field_region, field_region1 …, field_state, field_state1 …, field_country, field_country1 …** |  |  |
| ** Coordinates are defined as **field_lat_d, field_lat_m, field_lat_s, field_lat_NS, field_long_d, field_long_m, field_long_s, field_long_EW** | } |  |