Rivers: Friend and Foe Human Planet : Season 1 Episode 7
TV-PG BBC One 50m int(0)
Aired: February 24th, 2011 @ 8:00 PM EST on BBC One
Rivers provide the essentials of life: fresh food and fresh water. They act as natural highways and enable humans to live in just about every environment on Earth. Rivers are not to be taken for granted, however, as they freeze, flood, and sometimes dry up - disappearing entirely!