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With an average flow at the mouth of about 265,000 cu ft/s (7,500 m 3 /s), [7] the Columbia is the largest river by discharge flowing into the Pacific from the Americas [25] and is the fourth-largest by volume in the U.S. [7] The average flow where the river crosses the international border between Canada and the United States is 2,790 m 3 /s ...
Columbia: 7,407 2,044 1,243 668,217 Pacific Ocean: Primary river [29] [42] 39 ... Largest rivers in the world by volume discharge: River Average discharge ...
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.
Kootenay River (British Columbia, Idaho, Montana; see below for sub-tributaries) Hugh Keenleyside Dam and Arrow Lakes (British Columbia) Whatshan River (British Columbia)
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.
Columbia River: largest tributary of Columbia River, shores populated by Native Americans, discovered by Lewis and Clark: Okanogan River: Canada: British Columbia US: Washington: 115 mi (185 km) Columbia River: early 1800s fur trading river Kettle River: Canada: British Columbia, US: Washington: 175 mi (282 km) Columbia River: association with ...
Columbia River – 1,243 miles (2,000 km) Snake River – 1,078 miles (1,735 km) Yakima River – 214 miles (344 km) Grande Ronde River – 182 miles (293 km) Kettle River – 175 miles (282 km) Palouse River – 167 miles (269 km) Crab Creek – 163 miles (262 km) Skagit River – 150 miles (240 km) Pend Oreille River – 130 miles (210 km)
Map of the Amazon River drainage basin with the Amazon River highlighted The Amazon River drainage basin; with the Casiquiare River, a distributary of the Orinoco River flowing southward into the Negro River, in Venezuela, South America. As such, it forms a unique natural canal between the Orinoco and Amazon river systems.