Quote Originally Posted by Falconius View Post
Rivers may split occasionally and form small islands but they always meet up again and given enough time will go back to one channel. Where they split for real is in river deltas that empty into the ocean, I suspect because the land is too flat for one egress to handle the volume of water being emptied, and because it's so wet it has no where else to go. Here is a link to a discussion about these issues.
Man, I grew up walking through forests. How was I so wrong about water mechanics? Thanks for that link!

Quote Originally Posted by Gumboot View Post
That document is my world building bible, and I use the excel spreadsheet created from that document (modified as needed) as my template for every state I build.
It's always good to know a source is reliable. I'll definitely be rereading it again and get working on some revised drafts soon.

As for the rivers. I never would have thought my understanding to be so wrong. I think I'd have done okay in most other aspects, but my rivers would have been completely terrible. Thanks again!