Rivers
Rivers of United States
90 rivers with a full page, the longest first, each drawn to the same scale.
Mississippi River12,700 m³/s3,766 kmMissouri River2,500 m³/s3,726 kmRio Grande85 m³/s3,051 kmArkansas River240 m³/s2,364 kmRed River1,900 m³/s2,189 kmColumbia River7,500 m³/s2,000 kmSnake River1,600 m³/s1,735 kmOhio River8,000 m³/s1,579 kmPecos River8.0 m³/s1,560 kmCanadian River200 m³/s1,458 kmColorado River21,700 m³/s1,387 kmBrazos River240 m³/s1,352 kmGreen River170 m³/s1,175 kmMilk River17 m³/s1,173 kmWhite River740 m³/s1,162 kmNorth Platte River38 m³/s1,152 kmJames River18 m³/s1,143 kmTrinity River210 m³/s1,140 kmKuskokwim River1,900 m³/s1,130 kmCimarron River1,100 m³/s1,123 kmYellowstone River390 m³/s1,114 kmCumberland River860 m³/s1,107 kmTennessee River2,000 m³/s1,049 kmGila River170 m³/s1,044 kmWabash River1,000 m³/s960 kmTanana River1.2 m³/s940 kmWhite River990 m³/s933 kmSmoky Hill River69 m³/s925 kmNiobrara River1,000 m³/s915 kmDes Moines River250 m³/s845 kmSabine River270 m³/s820 kmKoyukuk River400 m³/s805 kmBear River68 m³/s790 kmNeosho River280 m³/s745 kmBighorn River150 m³/s742 kmSusquehanna River1,100 m³/s715 kmChattahoochee290 m³/s702 kmWisconsin River340 m³/s692 kmSt. Francis River400 m³/s686 kmConnecticut River520 m³/s660 kmRoanoke River310 m³/s660 kmSacramento River660 m³/s644 kmAlabama River950 m³/s640 kmSan Juan River62 m³/s616 kmDelaware River220 m³/s579 kmSan Joaquin River1,200 m³/s564 kmSavannah River360 m³/s563 kmPenobscot River1,000 m³/s563 kmColville River250 m³/s563 kmStikine River1,600 m³/s539 kmMinnesota River120 m³/s534 kmHumboldt River11 m³/s531 kmAllegheny River560 m³/s523 kmIowa River280 m³/s520 kmLittle Colorado River150 m³/s507 kmNueces River30 m³/s507 kmPlatte River200 m³/s500 kmSt. Johns River420 m³/s499 kmClark Fork620 m³/s499 kmHudson River210 m³/s492 kmCheyenne River65 m³/s475 kmCopper River1,000 m³/s460 kmRock River190 m³/s459 kmKobuk River280 m³/s451 kmOsage River310 m³/s444 kmIllinois River660 m³/s432 kmKlamath River480 m³/s423 kmKentucky River280 m³/s417 kmScioto River190 m³/s372 kmRogue River190 m³/s322 kmWillamette River900 m³/s301 kmRappahannock River47 m³/s296 kmAtchafalaya River240 m³/s270 kmVirgin River6.0 m³/s261 kmShenandoah River85 m³/s241 kmMohawk River220 m³/s240 kmFlint River640 m³/s240 kmKansas River210 m³/s238 kmMerced River41 m³/s233 kmMonongahela River360 m³/s209 kmApalachicola River470 m³/s180 kmMerrimack River210 m³/s177 kmKanawha River430 m³/s156 kmCuyahoga River29 m³/s137 kmJefferson River54 m³/s134 kmCharles River9.0 m³/s129 kmLos Angeles River6.0 m³/s77 kmMobile River1,900 m³/s72 kmSt. Clair River5,200 m³/s65 kmDetroit River5.3 m³/s45 km
Mississippi RiverUnited States3,766 km12,700 m³/sMissouri RiverUnited States3,726 km2,500 m³/sColumbia RiverUnited States2,000 km7,500 m³/sOhio RiverUnited States1,579 km8,000 m³/sRio GrandeUnited States3,051 km85 m³/sArkansas RiverUnited States2,364 km240 m³/sHudson RiverUnited States492 km210 m³/sTennessee RiverUnited States1,049 km2,000 m³/sSnake RiverUnited States1,735 km1,600 m³/sDelaware RiverUnited States579 km220 m³/sRed RiverUnited States2,189 km1,900 m³/sYellowstone RiverUnited States1,114 km390 m³/sSusquehanna RiverUnited States715 km1,100 m³/sSacramento RiverUnited States644 km660 m³/sPlatte RiverUnited States500 km200 m³/sColorado RiverUnited States1,387 km21,700 m³/sBrazos RiverUnited States1,352 km240 m³/sGila RiverUnited States1,044 km170 m³/sCanadian RiverUnited States1,458 km200 m³/sIllinois RiverUnited States432 km660 m³/sConnecticut RiverUnited States660 km520 m³/sGreen RiverUnited States1,175 km170 m³/sAllegheny RiverUnited States523 km560 m³/sKuskokwim RiverUnited States1,130 km1,900 m³/sCumberland RiverUnited States1,107 km860 m³/sAlabama RiverUnited States640 km950 m³/sPecos RiverUnited States1,560 km8.0 m³/sWabash RiverUnited States960 km1,000 m³/sKansas RiverUnited States238 km210 m³/sCimarron RiverUnited States1,123 km1,100 m³/sMinnesota RiverUnited States534 km120 m³/sWhite RiverUnited States1,162 km740 m³/sWillamette RiverUnited States301 km900 m³/sDes Moines RiverUnited States845 km250 m³/sTanana RiverUnited States940 km1.2 m³/sSt. Johns RiverUnited States499 km420 m³/sApalachicola RiverUnited States180 km470 m³/sChattahoocheeUnited States702 km290 m³/sDetroit RiverUnited States45 km5.3 m³/sKlamath RiverUnited States423 km480 m³/sMilk RiverUnited States1,173 km17 m³/sWisconsin RiverUnited States692 km340 m³/sJames RiverUnited States1,143 km18 m³/sMonongahela RiverUnited States209 km360 m³/sNorth Platte RiverUnited States1,152 km38 m³/sSan Joaquin RiverUnited States564 km1,200 m³/sSt. Clair RiverUnited States65 km5,200 m³/sKentucky RiverUnited States417 km280 m³/sKoyukuk RiverUnited States805 km400 m³/sSavannah RiverUnited States563 km360 m³/sTrinity RiverUnited States1,140 km210 m³/sLittle Colorado RiverUnited States507 km150 m³/sSan Juan RiverUnited States616 km62 m³/sJefferson RiverUnited States134 km54 m³/sCopper RiverUnited States460 km1,000 m³/sCharles RiverUnited States129 km9.0 m³/sMobile RiverUnited States72 km1,900 m³/sRogue RiverUnited States322 km190 m³/sMohawk RiverUnited States240 km220 m³/sStikine RiverUnited States539 km1,600 m³/sHumboldt RiverUnited States531 km11 m³/sMerrimack RiverUnited States177 km210 m³/sRoanoke RiverUnited States660 km310 m³/sClark ForkUnited States499 km620 m³/sScioto RiverUnited States372 km190 m³/sShenandoah RiverUnited States241 km85 m³/sSabine RiverUnited States820 km270 m³/sOsage RiverUnited States444 km310 m³/sRock RiverUnited States459 km190 m³/sNueces RiverUnited States507 km30 m³/sSmoky Hill RiverUnited States925 km69 m³/sNiobrara RiverUnited States915 km1,000 m³/sRappahannock RiverUnited States296 km47 m³/sPenobscot RiverUnited States563 km1,000 m³/sColville RiverUnited States563 km250 m³/sKobuk RiverUnited States451 km280 m³/sAtchafalaya RiverUnited States270 km240 m³/sLos Angeles RiverUnited States77 km6.0 m³/sIowa RiverUnited States520 km280 m³/sNeosho RiverUnited States745 km280 m³/sMerced RiverUnited States233 km41 m³/sBighorn RiverUnited States742 km150 m³/sKanawha RiverUnited States156 km430 m³/sCheyenne RiverUnited States475 km65 m³/sCuyahoga RiverUnited States137 km29 m³/sFlint RiverUnited States240 km640 m³/sWhite RiverUnited States933 km990 m³/sVirgin RiverUnited States261 km6.0 m³/sSt. Francis RiverUnited States686 km400 m³/sBear RiverUnited States790 km68 m³/s
United States3,766 km12,700 m³/sMissouri RiverUnited States3,726 km2,500 m³/sColumbia RiverUnited States2,000 km7,500 m³/sOhio RiverUnited States1,579 km8,000 m³/sRio GrandeUnited States3,051 km85 m³/sArkansas RiverUnited States2,364 km240 m³/sHudson RiverUnited States492 km210 m³/sTennessee RiverUnited States1,049 km2,000 m³/sSnake RiverUnited States1,735 km1,600 m³/sDelaware RiverUnited States579 km220 m³/sRed RiverUnited States2,189 km1,900 m³/sYellowstone RiverUnited States1,114 km390 m³/sSusquehanna RiverUnited States715 km1,100 m³/sSacramento RiverUnited States644 km660 m³/sPlatte RiverUnited States500 km200 m³/sColorado RiverUnited States1,387 km21,700 m³/sBrazos RiverUnited States1,352 km240 m³/sGila RiverUnited States1,044 km170 m³/sCanadian RiverUnited States1,458 km200 m³/sIllinois RiverUnited States432 km660 m³/sConnecticut RiverUnited States660 km520 m³/sGreen RiverUnited States1,175 km170 m³/sAllegheny RiverUnited States523 km560 m³/sKuskokwim RiverUnited States1,130 km1,900 m³/sCumberland RiverUnited States1,107 km860 m³/sAlabama RiverUnited States640 km950 m³/sPecos RiverUnited States1,560 km8.0 m³/sWabash RiverUnited States960 km1,000 m³/sKansas RiverUnited States238 km210 m³/sCimarron RiverUnited States1,123 km1,100 m³/sMinnesota RiverUnited States534 km120 m³/sWhite RiverUnited States1,162 km740 m³/sWillamette RiverUnited States301 km900 m³/sDes Moines RiverUnited States845 km250 m³/sTanana RiverUnited States940 km1.2 m³/sSt. Johns RiverUnited States499 km420 m³/sApalachicola RiverUnited States180 km470 m³/sChattahoocheeUnited States702 km290 m³/sDetroit RiverUnited States45 km5.3 m³/sKlamath RiverUnited States423 km480 m³/sMilk RiverUnited States1,173 km17 m³/sWisconsin RiverUnited States692 km340 m³/sJames RiverUnited States1,143 km18 m³/sMonongahela RiverUnited States209 km360 m³/sNorth Platte RiverUnited States1,152 km38 m³/sSan Joaquin RiverUnited States564 km1,200 m³/sSt. Clair RiverUnited States65 km5,200 m³/sKentucky RiverUnited States417 km280 m³/sKoyukuk RiverUnited States805 km400 m³/sSavannah RiverUnited States563 km360 m³/sTrinity RiverUnited States1,140 km210 m³/sLittle Colorado RiverUnited States507 km150 m³/sSan Juan RiverUnited States616 km62 m³/sJefferson RiverUnited States134 km54 m³/sCopper RiverUnited States460 km1,000 m³/sCharles RiverUnited States129 km9.0 m³/sMobile RiverUnited States72 km1,900 m³/sRogue RiverUnited States322 km190 m³/sMohawk RiverUnited States240 km220 m³/sStikine RiverUnited States539 km1,600 m³/sHumboldt RiverUnited States531 km11 m³/sMerrimack RiverUnited States177 km210 m³/sRoanoke RiverUnited States660 km310 m³/sClark ForkUnited States499 km620 m³/sScioto RiverUnited States372 km190 m³/sShenandoah RiverUnited States241 km85 m³/sSabine RiverUnited States820 km270 m³/sOsage RiverUnited States444 km310 m³/sRock RiverUnited States459 km190 m³/sNueces RiverUnited States507 km30 m³/sSmoky Hill RiverUnited States925 km69 m³/sNiobrara RiverUnited States915 km1,000 m³/sRappahannock RiverUnited States296 km47 m³/sPenobscot RiverUnited States563 km1,000 m³/sColville RiverUnited States563 km250 m³/sKobuk RiverUnited States451 km280 m³/sAtchafalaya RiverUnited States270 km240 m³/sLos Angeles RiverUnited States77 km6.0 m³/sIowa RiverUnited States520 km280 m³/sNeosho RiverUnited States745 km280 m³/sMerced RiverUnited States233 km41 m³/sBighorn RiverUnited States742 km150 m³/sKanawha RiverUnited States156 km430 m³/sCheyenne RiverUnited States475 km65 m³/sCuyahoga RiverUnited States137 km29 m³/sFlint RiverUnited States240 km640 m³/sWhite RiverUnited States933 km990 m³/sVirgin RiverUnited States261 km6.0 m³/sSt. Francis RiverUnited States686 km400 m³/sBear RiverUnited States790 km68 m³/sMore rivers (United States), no page yet
- Little Missouri River901 km
- Schuylkill River207 km
- Susitna River504 km
- Kennebec River240 km
- Powder River604 km
- Salt River322 km
- Russian River177 km
- Maumee River220 km
- Republican River729 km
- Yakima River350 km
- Big Sioux River674 km
- Noatak River684 km
- Tombigbee River325 km
- Coosa River451 km
- Salmon River684 km
- South Platte River707 km
- Little Bighorn River222 km
- Big Black River456 km
- Spokane River179 km
- Feather River270 km
- Laramie River451 km
- Pit River333 km
- Okanogan River185 km
- Gunnison River290 km
- Pearl River715 km
- Sevier River616 km
- Guadalupe River700 km
- Neches River669 km
- Innoko River805 km
- North Canadian River710 km
- Saint Louis River309 km
- American River48 km
- White River583 km
- Altamaha River220 km
- Muskingum River179 km
- John Day River452 km
- Housatonic River240 km
- Clearwater River120 km
- Owyhee River557 km
- Green River618 km
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