What is the difference between a canal and a river?

Answer 1

A canal is an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships for trade and such, while a river is a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel another body of water.

Answer 2

A river is a naturally occurring channel through which water flows continuously or on a seasonal basis.

A canal is a man-made ditch containing water that is used to float cargo or passenger vessels along routes where a suitable river is not available, or to provide water to a location where it is not available but where people want it.

Answer 3

a canal is a mqan made structure but a river is a natural structure

Answer 4

canals are made by people Rivers are natural