Lipton River

The Lipton River is a wide and slow-moving river heavy in tannin, giving is dark brown color. These tannins come from the old oak oak trees that grown along its banks. Approximately 120 km (75 miles) long, the river ends when it joins with the Big Mud River and becomes the Salato River.

The Lipton River is formed by the outflow of Lake Milloware, a small bean-shaped lake known for attracting forest spirits. The riverbed is thick and silty for nearly a foot before reaching rock making fording a difficult, but not impossible, process. The banks of the river is mostly moss-covered earth and plants.

The slow flow of the river allows for extensive algae and water plants to grow near the shore. Only the central channel of the river is fast enough to sweep these plants from the riverbed.