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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 mouth of the Red River forms a freshwater river delta called the Netley–Libau Marsh. [4] The Netley Marsh is west of the Red and the Libau Marsh is east, forming a 26,000-hectare (64,000-acre) wetland. Southern Manitoba has a frost-free season of between 120 and 140 days per year in the Red River Valley. [5]
The second longest river in North America and the United States is the Mississippi River (2,320 mi (3,730 km)). The Rio Conchos (350 mi (560 km)) is the longest river in Mexico. The longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie River (1,080 mi (1,740 km)). Some of the longest or otherwise notable rivers include the rivers listed in the table below.
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 – 1,360 miles (2,190 km) Canadian River – 906 miles (1,458 km) Cimarron River – 698 miles (1,123 km) Neosho River – 463 miles (745 km) North Canadian River – 440 miles (710 km) Verdigris River – 310 miles (500 km) Washita River – 295 miles (475 km) North Fork Red River – 271 miles (436 km)
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
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Red River, a settlement in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Red River, New Mexico, a ski resort in the United States; Red River, South Carolina, an unincorporated community in York County; Red River, Tennessee, original name of the city now known as Adams; Red River City, Texas, former town of 1870s, now part of Denison, Texas