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The Missouri River is the longest river in North America and the United States (2,341 mi (3,767 km)). [20] 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.
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.
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
Rivers of North America by dependent territory (5 C) * International rivers of North America (13 C, 130 P) R. Rivers of the Rocky Mountains (11 C, 3 P)
Watersheds of North America are large drainage basins which drain to separate oceans, seas, gulfs, or endorheic basins. There are six generally recognized hydrological continental divides which divide the continent into seven principal drainage basins spanning three oceans ( Arctic , Atlantic and Pacific ) and one endorheic basin.
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) Salt Fork Arkansas River – 239 miles (385 km) The North Canadian River is the longest river that is entirely within Oklahoma. See also List of rivers of Oklahoma.
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.
Rivers of North America. Beaverhead River, a tributary of the Jefferson River and a headwater of the Missouri River, Montana. Rivers of the Caribbean. List of creeks ...