rivers and waterways library

Rivers and waterways of the United States vary greatly in size and significance -- from the Willamette River in Oregon to the Hudson River in New York.

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The Delaware River

Delaware River, a river in the eastern United States, about 400 miles (640 km) long.

The Des Moines River

Des Moines River, a river of Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri, some 530 miles (853 km) long.

The Detroit River

Detroit River, a short river that forms part of the boundary between Michigan and Ontario.

The East River

East River, a tidal strait in New York City, connecting Upper New York Bay and Long Island Sound.

The Flint River

Flint River, a river in western Georgia. From just south of Atlanta it winds 330 miles (531 km) southward, passing Albany and Bainbridge and joining the Chattahoochee River near the Florida border.

Fox River, the name of two rivers that originate in Wisconsin. The northern one begins in south-central Wisconsin and flows generally northeastward through Lake Winnebago, emptying into Green Bay at the city of Green Bay.

The Genesee River

Genesee River, a river beginning in northern Pennsylvania and flowing mainly through western New York.

The Gila River

Gila River, a river in New Mexico and Arizona. From its source in southwestern New Mexico the Gila flows 630 miles (1,014 km) westward into the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona.

The Harlem River

Harlem River, a tidal channel in New York City between Manhattan Island and the Bronx.

The Housatonic River

Housatonic River, a river in New England. It is 148 miles (238 km) long. The river's source is in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.

The Hudson River

Hudson River, the longest river in New York and a major river in the eastern United States.

The Humboldt River

Humboldt River, the longest river in Nevada and the chief river in the arid Great Basin.

The Inside Passage

Inside Passage, a coastal water route between Seattle, Washington, and Skagway, Alaska.

The Intracoastal Waterway

Intracoastal Waterway, a marine navigational route made up of two separate systems: the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

The James River

James River, a river in the north-central United States. It flows southward from central North Dakota, crosses South Dakota, and empties into the Missouri River.

The Jefferson River

Jefferson River, one of the headstreams of the Missouri River. It is located in Montana and is 217 miles (349 km) long.

The Kanawha River

Kanawha River, a river formed by the junction of the New and Gauley rivers in south-central West Virginia.

The Kansas River

Kansas (or Kaw)River, a river formed in northeastern Kansas by the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers.

The Kennebec River

Kennebec, a river in Maine. Its source is Moosehead Lake, in west-central Maine. It flows in a southerly direction for about 150 miles (240 km), emptying into the Atlantic Ocean 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Portland.