Oblivion:Niben River

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The Niben River is a large river in Cyrodiil. Its source is Lake Rumare in the Heartlands and empties into the Topal Bay. It is divided into three sections:

[edit] Upper Niben

The Upper Niben is the section of the river between Lake Rumare and Niben Bay. The Red Ring Road crosses over it near Lake Rumare, over a rather impressive bridge. (Second only to the Talos Bridge in size.)

[edit] Niben Bay

Niben Bay is a large body of water lying in the Nibenay Basin, largely east of the city of Bravil.

It lies across the Niben River, splitting it into two parts, upper and lower, and so is technically a lake rather than a bay. In addition, the Larsius River, the Corbolo River, the Silverfish River, and the Panther River all empty into Niben Bay.

In 3E433 a floating island appeared in the bay, on which a door to the Shivering Isles was opened by Sheogorath in his search for a champion.

[edit] Lower Niben

The Lower Niben flows from the southern end of Niben Bay, past and through the city of Leyawiin, and empties into Topal Bay. It is a very abundant source of Nirnroot. Leyawiin completely blocks the river, so it must be assumed that the water flows underground or through the sewers, because otherwise the city would act as a dam, and be completely flooded.