Bay River Houseboats

What is the differnce between a river and a bay?

like what make them differnt from each other

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1. BAY: A bay is an area of water bordered by land on three sides. It also usually has calm waters. A large bay may also be called a gulf, sound or bight. A narrow bay may also be called a fjord if its sides are relatively steep. Any bay may contain fish and other sea creatures or be adjacent to other bays (for example, James Bay is adjacent to Hudson Bay). Bays are formed as soft rock or clay are eroded by waves. Any hard rock is eroded less quickly, leaving headlands. RIVER: A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Usually larger streams are called rivers while smaller streams are called creeks, brooks, rivulets, rills, and many other terms, but there is no general rule that defines what can be called a river. Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, but this is not always the case. A river is a component of the water cycle. The water within a river is generally collected from precipitation through surface runoff, groundwater recharge (as seen at baseflow conditions / during periods of lack of precipitation) and release of stored water in natural reservoirs, such as a glacier.
2. I believe the difference is that a river is a flow of water. It has a current and flows throughout the land. A bay is kind of like an inlet from the ocean. Look at a map. Look at the San Francisco bay. Then try to spot a river, like the Mississippi River. See the difference?