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The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South to differentiate it from the Red River in the north of the continent, is a major river in the Southern United States. [3] It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed . [ 4 ]
The Red River (French: rivière Rouge), also called the Red River of the North (French: rivière Rouge du Nord) to differentiate it from the Red River in the south of the continent, is a river in the north-central United States and central Canada.
The Red River Valley is a region in central North America that is drained by the Red River of the North; it is part of both Canada and the United States.Forming the border between Minnesota and North Dakota when these territories were admitted as states in the United States, this fertile valley has been important to the economies of these states and to Manitoba, Canada.
Red River Ski Area with the town of Red River in the background. Red River is located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, part of the southern Rocky Mountains, and is surrounded by the Carson National Forest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km 2), all land.
Located below Questa on the river is the New Mexico Red River Fish Hatchery. [ 2 ] The Red River derives its water from snowmelt and summer season convective storms and due to the relatively consistent patterns of orographic precipitation it is a perennial stream.
The Red River Gorge is a canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky, United States.Geologically it is part of the Pottsville Escarpment.. The gorge lies within the Daniel Boone National Forest and was subsequently designated the Red River Gorge Geological Area, an area of around 29,000 acres (12,000 ha; 120 km 2; 45 sq mi). [1]
The Red River is a 97.2-mile-long (156.4 km) [2] tributary of the Kentucky River in east-central Kentucky in the United States. Via the Kentucky and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.
Coushatta is a town in, and the parish seat of, rural Red River Parish in north Louisiana, United States. [2] It is situated on the east bank of the Red River.The community is approximately 45 miles south of Shreveport on U.S. Highway 71.