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18 Cards in this Set
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Mississippi River |
Head Waters: Lake Itasca Origin: Lake Itasca, MN Length: 2552 miles End Point: Gulf of Mexico (LA) |
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Colorado River |
Head Waters: Rocky Mountains Origin: La Poudre Pass Lake Length: 1450 miles End Point: Gulf of Mexico (Mexico)
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St. Lawrence River |
Head Waters: Lake Ontario Origin: Lake Ontario Length: 744 miles End Point: Atlantic Ocean |
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Susquehanna River |
Head Waters: Appalachian Mountains Origin: Otsego Lake Length: 444 miles End Point: Cheasapeake Bay |
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Potomac River |
Head Waters: Fairfax Stone (a monument in WV) Origin: Appalachian Mountains Length: 400 miles End Point: Chesapeake Bay |
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Delaware River |
Head Waters: Trenton, NJ Origin: Appalachian Mountains Length: 298 miles End Point: Delaware Bay |
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Ohio River |
Head Waters: Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers Origin: Appalachian Mountains Length: 981 miles End Point: Mississippi River |
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James River |
Head Waters: Jackson and Cowpasture Rivers Origin: Appalachian Mountains Length: 348 miles End Point: Chesapeake Bay |
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Schuylkill River |
Head Waters: East Branch Schuylkill River Origin: Appalachian Mountains Length:135 miles End Point: Delaware River |
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Missouri River |
Head Waters: Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers Origin: Rocky Mountains Length: 2,315 miles End Point: Mississippi River |
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Columbia River |
Head Waters: Kinbasket Lake Origin: Rocky Mountains Length: 2,100 miles End Point: Pacific Ocean (Astoria, OR) |
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Red River |
Head Waters: Palo Duro Creek Origin: Canyon, TX Length: 1,360 miles End Point: Mississippi River |
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Rio Grande |
Head Waters: San Juan Mountains, CO Origin: Rocky Mountains Length: 1,240 miles End Point: Gulf of Mexico |
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Tennessee River |
Head Waters: Knoxville, Tennessee Origin: Appalachian Mountains Length: 652 miles End Point: Ohio River |
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Arkansas River |
Head Waters: Leadville, CO Origin: Rocky Mountains Length: 1,469 miles End Point: Mississippi River |
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Platte River |
Head Waters: Middle Fork, CO Origin: Rocky Mountains Length: 310 miles End Point: Mississippi River |
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Snake River |
Head Waters: Yellowstone, WY (near continental divide) Origin: Rocky Mountains Length: 1,040 miles End Point: Columbia River |
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Hudson River |
Head Waters: Lake Tear Origin: Appalachian Mountains Length: 315 miles End Point: Upper New York Bay |
