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A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. River Photo. Image ID: 13319 Location: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. River Picture. Image ID: 17031 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. Stock Photography of River. Image ID: 17039 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, swims slowly through the clear waters of Crystal River. Photograph of River. Image ID: 02696 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA	Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. River Photos. Image ID: 19135 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA	The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. River Image. Image ID: 12982 Location: Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA

Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. Professional stock photos of River. Image ID: 26161 Species: Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka Location: Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada	The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. Pictures of River. Image ID: 26096 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA	The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. River Photo. Image ID: 28575 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. River Picture. Image ID: 26887 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA Pano dimensions: 5256 x 11469

Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah Stock Photography of River. Image ID: 32634 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA Pano dimensions: 5145 x 14424

Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. Photograph of River. Image ID: 18040 Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA	Vogelsang Peak (11516') at sunset, reflected in a small creek near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp in Yosemite's high country. River Photos. Image ID: 23202 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA	A sockeye salmon swims in the shallows of the Adams River, with the surrounding forest visible in this split-level over-under photograph. River Image. Image ID: 26144 Species: Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka Location: Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Sockeye salmon, migrating upstream in the Adams River to return to the spot where they were hatched four years earlier, where they will spawn, lay eggs and die. Professional stock photos of River. Image ID: 26149 Species: Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka Location: Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada	The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. Pictures of River. Image ID: 28583 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA	El Capitan and clouds lit by full moon, stars, evening. River Photo. Image ID: 28695 Location: El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Sunset at Dead Horse Point Overlook, with the Colorado River flowing 2,000 feet below. 300 million years of erosion has carved the expansive canyons, cliffs and walls below and surrounding Deadhorse Point River Picture. Image ID: 27823 Location: Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah, USA Pano dimensions: 5303 x 17695

Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. Stock Photography of River. Image ID: 30660 Location: Imperial Beach, California, USA	Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend at sunrise. Photograph of River. Image ID: 13026 Location: Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA	Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. River Photos. Image ID: 13027 Location: Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA

Fly fishing below Gibbon Falls. This flyfisherman hiked up the Gibbon River to reach the foot of Gibbon Falls. River Image. Image ID: 13269 Location: Gibbon River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	A rainbow appears in the spray of Riverside Geyser as it erupts over the Firehole River. Riverside is a very predictable geyser. Its eruptions last 30 minutes, reach heights of 75 feet and are usually spaced about 6 hours apart. Upper Geyser Basin. Professional stock photos of River. Image ID: 13367 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. Pictures of River. Image ID: 16114 Location: Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425 falls is the tallest in North America. Yosemite Valley. River Photo. Image ID: 16143 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. River Picture. Image ID: 17036 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	Brown bear waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. Stock Photography of River. Image ID: 17047 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

Panorama of the Teton Range reflected in the still waters of Schwabacher Landing, a sidewater of the Snake River. Photograph of River. Image ID: 19129 Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA Pano dimensions: 3104 x 27272

Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. River Photos. Image ID: 19138 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA	Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. River Image. Image ID: 19147 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA