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  2. Hells Canyon - Wikipedia

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    It is North America's deepest river gorge at 7,993 feet (2,436 m), [3] running deeper than the Grand Canyon in Arizona. [4] The canyon was carved by the waters of the Snake River, which flows more than one mile (1.6 km) below the canyon's west rim on the Oregon side and 7,400 feet (2,300 m) below the peaks of Idaho's Seven Devils Mountains to ...

  3. Duck River (Tennessee) - Wikipedia

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    The Duck River, 284 miles (457 km) long, [1] is the longest river located entirely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. Free flowing for most of its length, the Duck River is home to over 50 species of freshwater mussels and 151 species of fish, making it the most biologically diverse river in North America .

  4. List of rivers of the United States - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 26 November 2024, at 02:37 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  5. Mississippi River - Wikipedia

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    Between where the Missouri River joins the Mississippi at Saint Louis, Missouri, and Cairo, Illinois, the depth averages 30 feet (9 m). Below Cairo, where the Ohio River joins, the depth averages 50–100 feet (15–30 m) deep. The deepest part of the river is in New Orleans, where it reaches 200 feet (61 m) deep. [57] [58]

  6. Opinion: Tapping into America’s most biodiverse river is ...

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    As the most biodiverse river in North America, the Duck is home to more than 150 species of fish, more than 20 species of aquatic snails, and more than 50 species of freshwater mussels—many of ...

  7. Kings River (California) - Wikipedia

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    The river terminates about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Kettleman City at a junction with a canal carrying water from the Tule River. [31] Today, the 44,000-acre (18,000 ha) old lake bed is used for agriculture and diked to prevent flooding; floodwaters are pumped into about 4,700 acres (1,900 ha) of evaporation basins. [32]

  8. List of river systems by length - Wikipedia

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    However, the path along the river's deepest point is fractal in the same way that the coastline is. Even when detailed maps are available, the length measurement is not always clear. A river may have multiple channels, or anabranches. The length may depend on whether the center or the edge of the river is measured.

  9. Where is the Delaware River deepest? New map poster ... - AOL

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    A new map poster by Lisa Glover shows the contours of the Delaware River’s deepest point. Sales benefit the Upper Delaware Council.