Difference between Downstream and Downriver

What is the difference between Downstream and Downriver?

Downstream as an adverb is following the path of a river or stream while Downriver as an adverb is travelling in the direction of the river current.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Following the path of a river or stream

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lower down, in relation to a river or stream

Example sentence: Politics is downstream from culture.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Travelling in the direction of the river current.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Closer to the mouth of a river

We hope you now know whether to use Downstream or Downriver in your sentence.