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x St. Marys River Eddy in the St. Mary's Rapids      
The St. Marys River (French: rivière Sainte-Marie), sometimes written as the St. Mary's River, drains Lake Superior, starting at the end of Whitefish Bay and flowing 120 km (74.5 miles) southeast into Lake Huron. For its entire length it is an...
x White River        
The White River is located on the western side of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The White River rises from the extensive Oxford Swamp in north central Newaygo County and flows out into an upland area. The rural town of Hesperia...
x Pic River        
The Pic River is a river in Thunder Bay District, Ontario which flows from its headwaters east of Longlac and empties into Lake Superior south of the town of Marathon. Tributaries include the The Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading post at the...
x Pigeon River none 120-foot (37 m) waterfall on the Pigeon River is the tallest in Minnesota.      
The Pigeon River forms part of the US-Canada border between the State of Minnesota and the Province of Ontario west of Lake Superior. In pre-industrial times the river was a waterway of great importance for transportation and trade. The Pigeon River...
x Saint Louis River St Louis River      
The St. Louis River is a river in the U.S. states of Minnesota and Wisconsin that flows into Lake Superior. The largest river to flow into the lake, it is 179 miles (288 kilometers) in length and starts near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. The river's...
x Nipigon River          
x Kaministiquia River The Red River Expedition at Kakabeka Falls by Frances Anne Hopkins, 1877      
The Kaministiquia River (pronounced /ˌkæmɪˈnɪstɪkwɑː/) is a river which empties into western Lake Superior at the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Kaministiquia (Gaa-ministigweyaa) is an Ojibwe word meaning "(river) with islands" due to two large...
x Michipicoten River Michipicoten River as seen from Highway 101      
The Michipicoten River is a river in the Algoma District of northern Ontario, Canada, which flows from Lake Wabatongushi and joins with the Magpie River to empty into Michipicoten Bay on Lake Superior near the town of Wawa. This river is 113 km (70...
x Niagara River NiagaraRiverNASA Lake Erie    
The Niagara River flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It forms part of the border between the Province of Ontario in Canada and New York State in the United States. There are differing theories as to the origin of the name of the river....
x Cache La Poudre River Cache La Poudre River as it flows through Fort Collins, Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park    
The Cache La Poudre River is a tributary of the South Platte River in the state of Colorado in the United States. The name of the river means "hiding place of the powder" in French. It refers to an incident in the 1820s when French trappers, caught...
x South Platte River The South Platte River in Denver, Colorado      
The South Platte River, historically known as the Rio Jesus Maria, is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American West, located in the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska. It drains much of the...
x East River The East River is shown in red on this satellite photo of New York City      
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island (including the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn) from the island of Manhattan and the...
x White Ernz   Grunewald    
The White Ernz (Luxembourgish: Wäiss Iernz, French: Ernz blanche, German: Weiße Ernz) is a river flowing through Luxembourg, joining the Sauer at Reisdorf. It flows through the towns of Larochette and Ermsdorf.
x Main The Main in Würzburg. Upper Franconia    
The Main (IPA: [maɪn]) is a river in Germany, 524 km (329 miles) long (including White Main, 574 km (357 mi)), and it is one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine. The Main flows through the German states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg ...
x Regen River The Regen near Lappersdorf. Bohemian Forest    
The Regen (Czech: Řezná) is a river in Bavaria, Germany, and a left tributary of the Danube, at Regensburg, Germany. Its name in German literally means "Rain". The source of its main headstream, the Großer Regen ("Big Regen"), is located in the...
x Vinalopó The Vinalopó river crossing Elche Valencia    
The Vinalopó is a small river flowing through the Alicante province, in Spain. It flows from north to south and, with its 81 km., it is the longest of the rivers which flow having its entire length within the limits of this province. For some...
x Serio River Map of the Serio river      
The Serio is an Italian river that flows entirely within Lombardy, crossing the provinces of Bergamo and Cremona. It is 124 kilometers long and it flows into the Adda at Bocca di Serio, to the south of Crema.
x Truyère The Truyère in Entraygues-sur-Truyère. Massif Central    
The Truyère is a 167 km long river in south-western France, right tributary of the Lot River. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, north of Mende. It flows generally west through the following départements and towns: The Truyère flows...
x Anllóns River The Anllóns near its mouth      
The Anllóns is a Galician river whose source lies in the Xalo Mountains, at a height of 400 m., and flows into the Ria of Carme and Laxe. Its length is 54.4 km river, crossing the municipalities of Cabana de Bergantiños, Carballo, Cerceda,...
x Loue The source of the Loue, showing karst formations. Jura mountains    
The Loue is a river of eastern France, a left tributary of the Doubs, which it joins downstream of Dole. Its source is a karstic spring in the Jura mountains near Ouhans, which at least partly receives its water from the Doubs. This connection with...
x Mostonga   Sombor    
The Mostonga (Serbian Cyrillic: Мостонга) is a river in northern Serbia, in Bačka region of the province of Vojvodina, a 70-km long left tributary to the Danube. Once 92 km long, due to the extensive corrections and channeling of the river to make...
x Chao Phraya River Origin of the Chao Phraya River in Nakhon Sawan Ping River    
The Chao Phraya (Thai: แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา) is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. According to many European old maps, the river is named as...
x Oka River        
The Oka (Russian: Ока, Buryat: Аха) is a river in Siberia, left tributary of the Angara River. It originates in the Sayan Mountains in western Buryatia and flows through Irkutsk Oblast. It flows for 630 km (391 mi), into the Bratsk reservoir.
x Tarn River High cliffs in the Gorges du Tarn Cévennes    
The Tarn River (tarnis in Latin; hypothetical meaning: rapid or walled in) is a 381 kilometres (237 mi) long river in southern France (régions Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées), right tributary of the Garonne. The Tarn River runs in a roughly...
x Jerma The Erma Gorge, Bulgaria      
The Jerma (Serbian Cyrillic: Јерма) or Erma (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Ерма) is a river in southeastern Serbia and western Bulgaria. Even though not very long (74 km), it is notable for passing the Serbian-Bulgarian border twice. The Jerma originates in...
x Tagliamento River Le Tagliamento, pris du pont di Pisano Friuli    
The Tagliamento River is a braided river in north-east Italy, flowing from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea at a point between Trieste and Venice. The source is in the Mauria Pass, on the border between the regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia....
x Enz Railway bridge over the Enz in Bietigheim-Bissingen. Black Forest    
The Enz is a left tributary of the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg. It is 112 km long. Its headstreams – the Little Enz and the Big Enz – rise in the northern Black Forest, the latter at Enzklösterle. In Calmbach (City of Bad Wildbad), the Little Enz...
x River Kent River Kent in Kendal      
The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. The river originates in hills surrounding Kentmere, and flows for around 20 miles (32 km) into the north of Morecambe Bay, having passed through Kentmere, Staveley, Burneside,...
x Olt River Olt river map Romania    
The Olt River (Romanian and Hungarian; German: Alt; Latin: Aluta or Alutus) is a river in Romania. It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its source is in the Hăşmaş Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the...
x Timiş River none The Tamiš river near Pančevo Romania    
The Timiş or Tamiš (Romanian: Timiş; Serbian: Тамиш or Tamiš; German: Temesch; Hungarian: Temes) is a 359 km long river rising in the Semenic Mountains, southern Carpathian Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania. It flows through the Banat region...
x Hay River Western Canada rivers Alberta    
Hay River is a large river in northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada. It originates in the muskeg of north western Alberta, flows west to British Columbia, then returns to Alberta, where it follows a northern course towards the...
x Yegoshikha River Yegoshikha River near the North Dam Perm Krai    
Yegoshikha (Russian: Егоши́ха, IPA: [jɛɡəˈʃɨxə]), formerly Yagoshikha (Russian: Ягоши́ха), is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, the left tributary of the Kama. In spite of its relatively small size it is famous for its historical significance. It mainly...
x Aniene The bridge at Subiaco      
The Aniene River (formerly called the Teverone; in Latin: Anio) is a 98 km river in Lazio, Italy. It flows down from the mountains at Trevi nel Lazio and goes westward past Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli into the Tiber. In antiquity, most of the...
x Selz Course of the Selz, fence of the spring Donnersbergkreis    
The Selz is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine. It flows through the biggest German wine region, which is called Rheinhessen. It rises near the village Orbis in the Donnersbergkreis, passes the border from the...
x Svir River Banks of the Svir River Lake Onega    
Svir (Russian: Свирь, Finnish: Syväri, Estonian: Sviri) is a river in the north-east of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It flows from Lake Onega west to Lake Ladoga, thus connecting the two largest lakes of Europe. It is the largest river flowing into...
x Dnieper River The Dnieper River near the Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev, Ukraine Russia    
The Dnieper River (Russian: Днепр, Dnepr; Belarusian: Дняпро, Dniapro, IPA: [dnʲaˈpro]; Ukrainian: Днiпро, Dnipro, IPA: [dnʲiˈpro]; Crimean Tatar: Özü) is one of the major rivers in Europe (fourth by length) that flows from Russia, through Belarus...
x Mukhavets River The Mukhavets River at Brest, Belarus Belarus    
Mukhavets (Belarusian: Мухаве́ц (Muchaviec), IPA: [muxaˈvʲets]; Polish: Muchawiec) is a river in western Belarus, a tributary of the Western Bug. The river rises by Pruzhany, Belarus by the confluence of the Mukha river and the Viets canal, flows in...
x Kalchik River   Ukraine    
The Kal'chik (Кальчик) is a river in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. It flows from Listvanka into the Kalmius, which it enters near the city of Mariupol. Supposedly it was the scene of the Battle of the Kalka River between the Mongol Empire and...
x Mohican River The Mohican River in northwestern Coshocton County, Ohio      
The Mohican River is a principal tributary of the Walhonding River, about 40 miles (64 km) long, in north-central Ohio in the United States. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River,...
x Krivaja River Krivaja near Mali Iđoš      
The Krivaja (Serbian Cyrillic: Криваја) is a river in northern Serbia. With the length of 109 km it is the longest river that flows completely within the borders of Serbian province of Vojvodina. The Krivaja springs out in the Subotička Peščara,...
x Belice Belice Piana degli Albanesi    
The Belice (Sicilian: Bèlici) is a river, 77 km in length, of western Sicily. From its main source near Piana degli Albanesi it runs south and west for 45.5 km as the Belice Destra (Right Belice) until it is joined on the left by its secondary...
x Baïse canal bridge over the river Pyrenees    
The Baïse is a 188 km long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following départements and towns: It flows into the Garonne near...
x Budovar   Fruška Gora    
The Budovar (Serbian Cyrillic: Будовар) is a river in northern Serbia, a 52 km-long right tributary to the Danube in the Srem region of the Vojvodina province. The Budovar is a system of natural and channeled water flow of Patka-Budovar. It...
x North River Looking downstream with FR 217 on the right bank.      
The North River of Tennessee is a major tributary of the Tellico River. It rises in the Unicoi Range, which are geologically related to the Smoky Mountains to the north, in Monroe County, Tennessee inside Cherokee National Forest. Its entire course...
x Big South Fork of the Cumberland River Taken from Honey Creek overlook, 1.5 miles downstream of Clear Fork and New River junction. Clear Fork River    
The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is a river in Tennessee and Kentucky. It is a major drainage feature of the Cumberland Plateau, a major tributary of the Cumberland River system, a world-class whitewater canoeing and kayaking stream, and...
New River
x Wupper Schwebebahn over Wupper Sauerland    
The Wupper is a right tributary to the Rhine river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It emerges near Marienheide, in western Sauerland. Its upper course is called Wipper. On its course of about 113 km it traverses the city of Wuppertal where the...
x Warta River Warta River near Wronki      
The Warta (German: Warthe; Latin: Varta) is a river in western-central Poland, a tributary of the Oder river. With a length of approximately 808 kilometers it is the country's third longest river. The Warta has a basin area of 54,529 square...
x Aveyron River   Massif Central    
The Aveyron (Occitan: Avairon) is a 291 km long river in southern France, right tributary of the Tarn River. It rises in the southern Massif Central, near Sévérac-le-Château. The Aveyron River flows west through the following départements and towns:...
x Ros' River Map of the drainage basin of the Dnieper Ukraine    
Ros (Ukrainian and Russian: Рось, Ros’) is a river in Ukraine, 346 km in length, a right tributary of the Dnieper river. The Ros river finds its source in the village of Ordyntsi in Pohrebyschenskyi Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast. Some historians have...
x Taro River Course of the Taro.      
The Taro (Latin Tarus) is a 126 km-long river in northern Italy, tributary to the Po River. It flows almost entirely in the province of Parma, west of the city Parma. The Taro flows into the Po River north of Parma. The Taro drainage basin occupies...
x Luga River        
The Luga River (Russian: Луга, Votian Laugaz) is a river in Novgorod Oblast and Leningrad Oblast of Russia. The river flows into the Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland. It freezes up in the early December and stays under the ice until early April. Its...
x Brigach The Brigach in Donaueschingen Black Forest    
Brigach is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The shorter of the two streams that form the river Danube, Brigach has its source at 925 metres above sea level within St. Georgen in the Black Forest. Along Brigach is the city Villingen...
x Meurthe River Bailey bridge over the Meurthe Vosges mountains    
The Meurthe is a river in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle. Its source is in the Vosges mountains, near the Col de la Schlucht in the Vosges département. It gave its name to the present French département Meurthe-et-Moselle...
x Buzău River none Upstream view of the Buzău river near Unguriu, Buzău County Romania    
The Buzău River is a river in eastern Romania, tributary of the Siret River. Its total length is 302 km. Its source is in the south-eastern Carpathian Mountains, east of Braşov. The Buzău flows through the Romanian counties Braşov, Covasna, Buzău...
x Vodla River Vodla-river Lake Vodlozero    
Vodla (Russian: Водла, Finnish: Vodlajoki) is a river in the south-east of Republic of Karelia, Russia. The town of Pudozh is located along Vodla.
x Susquehanna River none Susquehanna River near Chesapeake Bay Otsego Lake    
The Susquehanna River (originally "Sasquesahanough" according to the 1612 John Smith map) is a river located in the northeastern United States. At approximately 444 mi (715 km) long, it is the longest river on the American east coast, the 16th...
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x River Nidd Railway Viaduct over the River Nidd, seen from Knaresborough castle Great Whernside    
The River Nidd is a tributary of the River Ouse in the English county of North Yorkshire. The Nidd rises in Nidderdale in the Yorkshire Dales. In its first few miles it is dammed twice to create Angram Reservoir and Scar House Reservoir, which...
x South Para River        
The South Para River is a river in Australia. It rises in the Mount Lofty Ranges near Mount Crawford and Kersbrook and flows northwest through the Mount Lofty Ranges, passing through the Warren Reservoir and the South Para Reservoir, before merging...
x Erenik        
The Erenik (Albanian: Erenik; Serbian Cyrillic: Ереник) is a river in Kosovo. Located in the Metohija region of western Kosovo, it's a 51 km (32 mi)-long right tributary to the White Drin river. The Erenik originates near the Albanian border, in the...
x Dora Baltea Picture of {{{name}}}      
Dora Baltea [ˈdɔra ˈbaltea] or Doire Baltée (Latin: Duria maior or Duria Bautica), is a river in northern Italy. It is a left-hand tributary of the Po River, and is about 160 km (99 mi) long. It originates by Mont Blanc as the confluence of the Dora...