A River is a type of terrain feature in Civilization VI. It exists almost everywhere in the world, and runs between tiles. It always ends in a body of Water.
- Yields: Nothing
- Movement needed: 3
Movement MPs to cross - Defense provided: +5 bonus against melee attacks coming from across the river (Ranged attacks are unaffected)
- Additional traits:
- Provides Fresh Water to nearby tiles
- Can provide Fresh Water via an Aqueduct
- Cities near it can construct the Water Mill building
- The Lumber Mill Improvement receives a +1
Production bonus if next to a River - +1 Appeal to nearby tiles
- Provides +2 Adjacency bonus to Commercial Hub Districts
- River Goddess Pantheon: +1
Amenities Amenity for cities which have a Holy Site District near a River.
Strategy
Rivers are invaluable for city settlement, as they supply fresh water and enable the Water Mill (and various wonders) to be built. With it, any city may get a good start at growing and producing as early as the Ancient Era! An Aqueduct built next to it will also supply a nearby city with Fresh Water for 
Housing Housing purposes.
But rivers do more than that. They provide a bulwark against invasions for any commander that knows how to use them; they turn Deserts into paradise by enabling the Floodplains feature; elsewhere they allow improved farming with the Civil Engineering Civic; they improve commerce thanks to the additional transport opportunities they provide for merchants.
Finally, you may use a River as means of finding the nearest sea in your early exploration. Every river flows from its source to either another river, or to a large body of water - just follow the flow direction.
River Names
Gathering Storm introduced a new mechanic in which Rivers can have different names based on the first civilization that finds them. Below is the list of the names and civilization of origin.
| River | Civilization | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amur River | Russia | The tenth longest river in the world. It flows through China and Russia. |
| Dal River | Sweden | |
| Danube River | Hungary | |
| Glomma River | Norway | |
| Hai River | China | |
| Indus River | India | |
| Limpopo River | Zulu | |
| Loire River | France | |
| Mackenzie River | Canada | |
| Nile River | Egypt | |
| Okavango River | Kongo | A river in southwest Africa that begins in Angola where it has the Portuguese name Rio Cubango and flows into Botswana. |
| Potomac River | America | |
| Powinogow Sipi | Cree | |
| Sao Francisco River | Brazil | |
| Shinano River | Japan | |
| Syr Darya River | Scythia ? | |
| Tarim River | China | |
| Thames River | England | Thames is a river that flows through the south of England. It is the second longest river in the UK. |
| Ucayali River | Inca | |
| Waikato River | Maori | |
| Yangtze River | China | |
| Yellow River | China | |
| Yukon River | Canada |