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2 days ago · The road crossing highest on the Upper Mississippi is a simple steel culvert, through which the river (locally named "Nicolet Creek") flows north from Lake Nicolet under "Wilderness Road" to the West Arm of Lake Itasca, within Itasca State Park. The earliest bridge across the Mississippi River was built in 1855.
4 days ago · Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km). From its source on the Plateau of Tibet to its mouth on the East China Sea, the river traverses or serves as the border between 10 provinces or regions.
- The Yangtze River is 3,915 miles (6,300 km) long. It is the longest river in both China and Asia and the third-longest river in the world.
- The source of the Yangtze River is the Ulan Moron (Wulanmulun) River, which originates in glacial meltwaters on the slopes of the Tanggula Mountain...
- The Yangtze River has eight principal tributaries. On its left bank, from source to mouth, are the Yalung, Min, Jialing, and Han rivers. Those on t...
- The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River was completed in 2006. It is just west of the city of Yichang in Hubei province, China. At the time of it...
4 days ago · The Mississippi River rises in Lake Itasca in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico. It covers a total distance of 2,340 miles (3,766 km) from its source. The Mississippi River is the longest river of North America.
5 days ago · The Nile is not the only river that flows north. In fact, there are countless examples worldwide. Some of the most famous rivers that flow in a northerly direction are Russia’s Ob, Lena, and Yenisey Rivers, along with the Red River in the U.S. and Canada, and Florida’s St. Johns River.
2 days ago · Now flowing east, the river meets the 400 km (250 mi) long Tamsa River (also called Tons), which flows north from the Kaimur Range and contributes an average flow of about 187 m 3 /s (6,600 cu ft/s). After the Tamsa, the 625 km (388 mi) long Gomti River joins, flowing south from the Himalayas.
4 days ago · The Irrawaddy River flows through western Myanmar, draining the eastern slope of the country’s western mountain chain and the western slope of the Shan Plateau. Although the river itself is shorter than either the Salween or the Mekong rivers, its lowland areas are more extensive.
2 days ago · From there, it flows 108 miles north past the cities of Blue Earth, Winnebago, and Vernon Center to Mankato, where it enters the Minnesota River. There are 21 cities in that watershed, of which ...
