In my fantasy novel the River Ellan is the Great River, equivalent to the Nile or the Mississippi. It bisects the mostly flat, bowl-like continent. By the time it reaches Selzburg, where most of the action takes place, it is nearly two miles wide, MOL.
The city rests on a rare rocky outcroping, and the river is forced into a narrow channel, so it is deeper and much swifter than any other stretch of the river, other than the far northern tributaries coming out of the mountains.
The Ellan is central to the story, and all of the action takes place within a day's walk at most from its banks.
Hey, Tom! Cool cool story concept--look forward to learning more. see ya @yalitchat~ :o)
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