North American Rivers Flashcards
The second-longest river in North America behind the Missouri. Referred to by Abraham Lincoln as “the father of waters,”
Mississippi River
the most significant river of the southwestern United States. Beginning in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. “_____” runs southwest for 1,450 miles to the Gulf of California in northwestern Mexico.
Colorado River
The “______” is formed in downtown Pittsburgh by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, flowing past Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Evansville, forming borders of five states before emptying into the Mississippi
Ohio River
Vital waterway of the Pacific Northwest. Rising in the Rockies of British Columbia, the “____” flows through Lake Revelstoke before entering Washington state.
Columbia River
This River drains the Great Lakes and serves as a major waterway of eastern Canada. First explored and named by Jacques Cartier in the early 16th century.
St. Lawrence River
The “_______” river flows past New York’s capital of Albany and West Point before forming the boundary between Manhattan and New Jersey.
Hudson River
North America’s longest river.
Missouri River
the longest river of Canada. Flowing 1,080 miles out of the Great Slave Lake, the river flows past Fort Providence and Fort Simpson in Canada’s Northwest Territories, emptying into a vast delta on the Beaufort Sea.
Mackenzie River
One of America’s most historic waterways. Rising at Fairfax Stone in West Virginia, the river runs 405 miles, forming the border between Virginia and Maryland.
Potomac River
This river forms the border between Texas and four Mexican states since 1848. It flows south out of Colorado through New Mexico before reaching the international boundary near El Paso. Texas’s Big Bend National Park is named for the sweeping curve the river cuts through the Sierra Madre Oriental. After leaving the mountains, the river flows past Laredo and Brownsville before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
Rio Grande
