Rivers

Issus River

This is a NorthWestward flowing river, a tributary to the Vosk. It is more than one hundred pasangs from Torcodino which uses aqueducts to bring water from this river.

Lake Ias

This lake is located near Coryus.

Lake Ngao

Ngao is an inland word, not Gorean, and means "shield". It is larger than Lake Ushindi. It is a vast, deep, long, oval lake. It is fed by a major river called the Ua River. It is located in the jungles near Schendi.

Lake Shaba

This lake was unknown until discovered in Explorers of Gor. It is a large lake and the source of the Ua. It is named after the geographer who discoved it. There are the ruins of an ancient civilization on its shore.

Lake Ushindi

Ushindi is an inland word, not Gorean, and means "victory". This lake is drained by the Kamba and Nyoka rivers. To the West of Lake Ushindi are floodlands, marshes, and bogs. It is located in the jungles near Schendi.

Laurius River

This is a winding, long, gentle, slow river. It flows in a generally Westernly direction though it inclines some to the SouthWest, emptying into Thassa at the free port of Lydius. Only common ships seen here are light galleys and barges. Above Laura, the river is less navigable, especially in the late summer.

Lower Fayeen River

This is a tributary of the Cartius, located West of Tor.

Nyoka River

Nyoka is an inland word, not Gorean, and means "serpent". Nyoka flows into Schendi harbour and thence to Thassa. It is a wide liesurely river.

Olni River

This is a tributary of the Vosk, located Borth of Tharna. The cities of the Salerian Confederation are located on this river.

Stream of Torvald

The stream of Torvald is a current, as a broad river in the sea, pasangs wide, whose temperature is greater than that of the surrounding water. Without it, much of Torvaldsland, bleak as it is, would be only a forzen waste. Torvcliffs, inlets and mountasin. Its arable soil is thin and found in patches. The size of the average farm is very small. Good farms is often by sea, in small boats. Without the stream of Tovald it would probably be I possible to raise cereal crops in sufficient quantity to fee even its relatively sparse population. There is often not enough food under any conditions, particularly I n northern Torvaldsland, and famine is not known. In such cases men feed on bark, and lichens and seaweed. It is not strange that the young men of torvaldsland often look to the sea, and beyond it, for their fortunes. The stream of Torvald is regarded by the men of Torvaldsland as a gift of Thor, bestowed upon Torvald, legendary founder and hero of the land, in exchange of a ring of gold.

Tamber Gulf

The Vosk river empties here into Thassa. Port Kar is located in this gulf.

Thassa Cartius River

This river is a tributary of the Vosk. It drains the Ven Highlands and has its own tributaries.

Ua River

Ua is an inland word, not Gorean, and means "flower". It is a major river, at least as big as the Vosk. There are many cataracts on the Ua which make it difficult to cross. Its source is Lake Shaba.

Upper Fayeen River

This is a tributary of the Cartius.

Verl River

This is a tributary of the Vosk that flows NorthWestward into the Vosk.

Vosk Delta

The delta is a treacherous area and difficult to navigate. Its channels change almost overnight and is often little more than a trackless march. There is little visibility due to the rence plants. Its sluggish, muddy waters vary from a few inches deep to deep enough for a ship. The average depth, after teh spring thaws upriver, is 3 -5 feet. It is teeming with wildlife. The Eastern portion has fresh water. The delate is claimed by Port Kar which lies some 100 pasangs from its NorthWest edge, bordering on the shallow Tamber Gulf. The delta is at least over 400-500 pasangs long. Ships from Thassa cannot pass through the delta to the Vosk River due to the delta's almost impassability.

Vosk River

This is a mighty river, some 40 pasangs in width, that passes by Ar and pours into the Tamber Gulf. The Vosk is below Ko-ro-ba and North of Ar. Most towns on the river are free states and belong to the Vosk League. River ships of Ar and Cos battle here for influence over the river and its towns. The Southern bank is much less populous than the Northern bank.