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All Big And Major River Map of USA

The Major River Map of the USA Shows That The Country has over 250,000 rivers. Those Rivers provide drinking water, irrigation water, transportation, electrical power, drainage, food, and recreation. According to US Major Rivers Map, The longest river in the USA is the Missouri River. it is a tributary of the Mississippi River and is 2,540 miles long. But the Mississippi River is the biggest in terms of water volume and deeper.

Seven Major Rivers of the USA cross or form international boundaries. The Yukon and Columbia rivers begin in Canada and flow into the United States. Two Major Rivers Map, Colorado, and the Rio Grande begin in the United States and flow into or from a border with Mexico.

Mississippi river is a Part of the longest river system in the United States, the Mississippi Rivers Map runs from Minnesota down to New Orleans, Louisiana, where it drains into the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, the Mississippi drains part of 31 different states.

Major River On USA Map

USA Major Rivers List

River Length (km) Length (miles) Drainage area (km²) Outflow Countries in the drainage basin The USA States in the drainage basin
Missouri River 3,767 2,341 1,300,000 Mississippi River USA Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
Mississippi River 3,734 2,320 2,981,076 Gulf of Mexico USA Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Colorado River 2,334 1,450 637,137 Gulf of California USA, Mexico California, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada
Columbia River 2,000 1,243 668,000 Pacific Ocean USA, Canada Washington, Oregon
Ohio River 1,579 981 528,100 Mississippi River USA Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky
Arkansas River 2,364 1,469 435,123 Mississippi River USA Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas
Snake River 1,735 1,078 278,450 Columbia River USA Washington, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon
Saint Lawrence River 1,197 744 1,344,200 Gulf of St. Lawrence USA, Canada New York
Rio Grande 3,051 1,896 471,900 Gulf of Mexico USA, Mexico Texas, Colorado, New Mexico
Yukon River 3,190 1,982 854,700 Berin Sea USA, Canada Alaska
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