The scientific study of rivers, their formation, flow, ecology, and interactions with the surrounding environment.
From fluvio- (river) + -logy (study of, from Greek logos discourse). The -logy suffix is one of the most productive in English for creating names of academic disciplines.
Fluviology is a fascinating field because rivers are constantly changing—every flood brings new sediment, every drought changes the ecology, so river scientists never stop discovering new patterns.
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