River data wanted

[bob at math.umn.edu]

Thanks to everyone who sent suggestions.  I still have not found a simple
rivers layer to use.  Does the DCW contain this?  How can I find more 
about it?  There are some datasets of river flow available, BTW, but this 
is both more and less than I need.
 
> Its not free, but the Digital Chart of the World is inexpensive (US$150 IIRC).
> 
> The data is in Vector Product Format (VPF), comes on 4 CDs, and includes documentation and some DOS programs and C code for using the data.
> 
> There are some copyright/licensing issues on some of the data (UK, New Zealand & Australia).
> 
> I think it was put together by the USGS in the early 90s.  In Australia this is available from AUSLIG; have no idea about European distribution.
> 
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> From: <bob at math.umn.edu>
> Subject: River data wanted
> Date: 11/06/99 05:23
> 
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I'm looking for a "rivers of the world" scale data set, something for
> students to use, i.e. low-resolution is fine.  Are there any free 
> on-line sources?

Adios,
Chris
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