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Arkansas River
Rocky Mountain river crossing the plains to the Mississippi
Brazos River
The River of the Arms of God, crossing the heart of Texas
Connecticut River
New England’s longest river, from the Canadian border to Long Island Sound
Delaware River
Undammed main stem from the Catskills to Delaware Bay
Platte River
Braided Nebraska river that guided the westward trails
Potomac River
The Nation’s River, flowing past Washington to Chesapeake Bay
Red River of the South
Rust-colored border river between Texas and Oklahoma
Sacramento River
California’s largest river, the backbone of its Central Valley water system
Savannah River
Border river between Georgia and South Carolina, reaching the sea at Savannah
Susquehanna River
Longest river on the East Coast, feeding half of Chesapeake Bay
Tennessee River
The Ohio’s largest tributary, harnessed by the Tennessee Valley Authority
The Colorado River
The river that carved the Grand Canyon
The Columbia River
The great river of the Pacific Northwest
The Hudson River
The tidal river that made New York the gateway of a continent
The Mississippi River
The great river that drains the American heartland
The Missouri River
The longest river in North America
The Ohio River
The Mississippi's largest tributary by volume
The Rio Grande
The river border between the U.S. and Mexico
The Snake River
The Columbia's largest tributary, carver of Hells Canyon
Yukon River
Alaska’s longest river, flowing from British Columbia to the Bering Sea