Eli5- How does the source of a river not run out of water?

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How does a rivers source constantly have water.

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Rain and snow. Rain feeds the streams and creeks that join into rivers. Snow condenses into snowcaps on mountain peaks, which melt water becomes rivers.

All water eventually evaporates feeding clouds that create new rain and snow.

In hot, arid regions, rivers do occasionally run dry. There are riverbeds that fill with water only after a hard rain.

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