The Longest River For Every State In America
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The longest river in the world is the Nile, the longest river in North America is the Missouri, but, what is the longest river near your home state? Here is a quick rundown on the two longest rivers for every state in the United States.
Alabama
Tennessee River - 652 miles Chattahoochee River - 430 miles
Alaska
Yukon River - 1980 miles Kuskokwim River - 724 miles
Arizona
Colorado River 1450 miles Gila River - 650 miles
Arkansas
Mississippi River - 2320 miles Arkansas River - 1469 miles
California
Colorado River 1450 miles Sacramento River - 447 miles
Colorado
Rio Grande - 1896 miles Arkansas River 1469 miles
Connecticut
Connecticut River - 407 miles Housatonic River - 139 miles
Delaware
Delaware River - 301 miles Choptank River - 71 miles
Florida
Chattahoochee River - 430 miles St. Johns River – 310 miles
Georgia
Chattahoochee River – 430 miles Flint River - 344 miles
Hawaii
Wailuku River – 28 miles South Fork Kaukonahua Stream – 18 miles
Idaho
Snake River - 1078 miles Bear River - 491 miles
Illinois
Mississippi River – 2320 miles Ohio River - 981 miles
Indiana
Ohio River - 981 miles Wabash River - 503 miles
Iowa
Missouri River - 2340 miles Mississippi River - 2320 miles
Kansas
Missouri River - 2340 miles Arkansas River – 1469 miles
Kentucky
Mississippi River – 2320 miles Ohio River - 981 miles
Louisiana
Mississippi River – 2320 miles Red River - 1360 miles
Maine
Saint John River - 418 miles Androscoggin River - 178
Maryland
Susquehanna River – 464 miles Potomac River – 302 miles
Massachusetts
Connecticut River – 407 miles Housatonic River – 139 miles
Michigan
Grand River – 252 miles Muskegon River – 216 miles
Minnesota
Mississippi River – 2320 miles Red River of the North – 550 miles
Mississippi
Mississippi River - 2320 miles Tennessee River - 652 miles
Missouri
Missouri River - 2340 miles Mississippi River – 2320 miles
Montana
Missouri River - 2340 miles Milk River - 729 miles
Nebraska
Missouri River - 2340 miles North Platte River - 716 miles
Nevada
Colorado River - 1450 miles Owyhee River - 346 miles
New Hampshire
Connecticut River – 407 miles Androscoggin River – 178 miles
New Jersey
Hudson River - 315 miles Delaware River - 301 miles
New Mexico
Rio Grande - 1896 miles Pecos River – 926 miles
New York
Saint Lawrence River – 744 miles Susquehanna River – 464 miles
North Carolina
Roanoke River - 410 miles New River - 320 miles
North Dakota
Missouri River – 2340 miles James River - 710 miles
Ohio
Ohio River - 981 miles Wabash River - 503 miles
Oklahoma
Arkansas River - 1469 miles Red River - 1360 miles
Oregon
Columbia River – 1243 miles Snake River – 1078 miles
Pennsylvania
Ohio River – 981 miles Susquehanna River – 464 miles
Rhode Island
Blackstone River – 48 miles Pawcatuck River – 34 miles
South Carolina
Savannah River – 301 miles Pee Dee River – 232 miles
South Dakota
Missouri River – 2,340 miles James River – 710 miles
Tennessee
Mississippi River – 2320 miles Cumberland River – 688 miles
Texas
Rio Grande – 1896 miles Red River – 1360 mile
Utah
Colorado River – 1450 miles Green River – 730 miles
Vermont
Connecticut River – 407 miles Otter Creek – 112 miles
Virginia
Roanoke River – 410 miles James River – 348 miles
Washington
Columbia River – 1243 miles Snake River - 1243 miles
West Virginia
Ohio River - 981 miles New River - 320 miles
Wisconsin
Mississippi River – 2320 miles Wisconsin River - 430 miles
Wyoming
Snake River - 1078 miles Green River - 730 miles
