Fruit trees by the river?

[cheiken1]

Would it be good to plant peach, apple and cherry trees by the river? I wondered if they would thrive like the other trees growing along the river on our property?

[applestar]

What is your wildlife situation like? Cherries need to be protected from birds and chipmunks, and apples and peaches are fair game to squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, and groundHOGs/woodchucks/whistle pigs in my garden without multi-layer, multi-strategy security and protection, culminating in electrified wire fencing as last resort (and trapping as absolute).

[cheiken1]

We have birds and racoons. We trap the racoons. We have deer as well. I will have to figure something out to protect them from creatures.

[cheiken1]

So aside from the pests would it be a good place to plant fruit trees by the river or is a different spot best to plant them?