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List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem) List of longest rivers of the United States by state; List of rivers of the United States by discharge; List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers; List of river borders of U.S. states; List of rivers of U.S. insular areas; List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
Water from rivers in the Northern Americas flows toward either the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the land-locked Great Basin in the western United States or the interior basin in Mexico. The Missouri River is the longest river in North America and the United States (2,341 mi (3,767 km)). [20]
All rivers with average discharge more than 15,000 cubic feet per second are listed. Estimates are approximate, because data are variable with time period measured and also because many rivers lack a gauging station near their point of outflow.
Three—the Milk River, the Red River of the North, and the Saint Lawrence River—begin in the United States and flow into Canada; two do the opposite (Yukon and Columbia). Also a segment of the Saint Lawrence River forms the international border between part of the province of Ontario , Canada, and the U.S. state of New York .
Most navigable rivers and canals in the United States are in the eastern half of the country, where the terrain is flatter and the climate is wetter. The Mississippi River System is connected to the Illinois Waterway, which continues to the Great Lakes Waterway and then to the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
List of longest rivers in the United States by state; List of rivers of the Great Basin; List of rivers of the Rocky Mountains; List of U.S. rivers by discharge; List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
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North Fork Wailua River – 12.2 miles (19.6 km) Waimea River – 12.1 miles (19.5 km) Kaukonahua Stream – 9.9 miles (15.9 km) Anahulu River – 7.1 miles (11.4 km) All of Hawaii's rivers and streams are entirely within the boundaries of the state. See also List of rivers of Hawaii.