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Headwaters of Rivers in the United States


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River Mileage Headwaters Head State Mouth Mouth State
Alabama-Coosa  600  Confluence of Oostanula and Etowah River  GA Mobile R. AL
Altamaha-Ocmulgee  392  Confluence of Yellow River and South River, Newton County  GA Atlantic Ocean. GA
Apalachicola-Chattahoochee  524  Towns County  GA Gulf of Mexico in Florida. FL
Arkansas  1,459  Lake County  CO Mississippi R. in Arkansas. AR
Brazos  923  confluence of Salt Fork and Double Mountain Fork TX Gulf of Mexico. TX
Canadian  906  Las Animas County  CO Arkansas R. in Oklahoma. OK
Cimarron  600  Colfax County  NM Arkansas R. in Oklahoma. OK
Colorado  1,450  Rocky Mountain National Park CO Gulf of California in Mexico. Mexico
Colorado  862  Dawson County  TX Matagorda Bay. TX
Columbia  1,243  Columbia Lake  British Columbia, Canada Pacific Ocean (entering between Oregon and Washington OR/WA
Colville  350  Brooks Range  AK Beaufort Sea. AK
Connecticut  407  Fourth Connecticut Lake  NH Long Island Sound in Connecticut. CT
Cumberland  720  confluence of Poor and Clover Forks  KY Ohio R. KY
Delaware  390  Schoharie County  NY Liston Point, Delaware Bay. DE
Gila  649  Catron County  NM Colorado R. in Arizona. AZ
Green  360  Lincoln County  KY Ohio R. in Kentucky. KY
Green  730  Sublette County  WY Colorado R. in Utah. UT
Illinois-Kankakee  420  Confluence of DuPage and Des Plaines and Kankakee Rivers  IL Mississippi R. at Grafton in Illinois. IL
James (aka "Dakota") 710  Wells County ND Missouri R. in South Dakota. SD
Kanawha-New  352  confluence of North and South Forks of New River  NC    
Kansas  743  source of Arikaree River  CO Missouri R. at Kansas City, Kansas. KS
Koyukuk  470  Brooks Range  AK Yukon R. AK
Kuskokwim  724  Alaska Range  AK Kuskokwim Bay. AK
Licking  350  Magoffin County KY Ohio R. at Cincinnati in Ohio. OH
Little Missouri  560  Crook County  WY Missouri R. in North Dakota. ND
Milk  625  confluence of forks  Alberta, Canada Missouri R.  
Mississippi  2,348  Lake Itasca  MN mouth of Southwest Pass in Louisiana. LA
Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock  3,710  source of Red Rock River  MT mouth of Southwest Pass in Louisiana. LA
Missouri  2,315  Missouri Headwaters State Park at Three Rivers, Montana (Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin) MT Mississippi R. near St Louis MO
Missouri-Red Rock  2,540  source of Red Rock River  MT Mississippi R. near St. Louis. MO
Mobile-Alabama-Coosa  645  confluence of Etowah River and Oostanula River  GA Mobile Bay. AL
Neosho  460  Morris County  KS Arkansas R. in Oklahoma. OK
Niobrara  431  Niobrara County  WY Missouri R. in Nebraska. NE
Noatak  350  Brooks Range  AK Kotzebue Sound.  
North Canadian  800  Union County  NM Canadian R. in Oklahoma. OK
North Platte  618  Jackson County  CO confluence with South Platte R. in Nebraska to form   
Ohio  981  confluence of Allegheny River and Monongahela River at Pittsburgh PA Mississippi R. between Illinois and Kentucky IL
Ohio-Allegheny  1,306  Potter County  PA Mississippi R. at Cairo in Illinois. IL
Osage  500  east-central Kansas KS Missouri R. near Jefferson City in Missouri. MO
Ouachita  605  Polk County  AR Red R. in Louisiana. LA
Pearl  411  Neshoba County  MS Gulf of Mexico (Mississippi-Louisiana). MS-LA
Pecos  926  Mora County  NM Rio Grande in Texas. TX
Pee Dee-Yadkin  435  Watauga County  NC Winyah Bay in South Carolina. SC
Pend Oreille-Clark Fork  531  Butte  MT Columbia R. in British Columbia WA-Canada
Platte  990  source of Grizzly Creek  CO Missouri R. south of Omaha, Nebraska. NE
Porcupine  569    Yukon, Canada Yukon R. in Alaska. AK
Potomac  383  Fairfax Stone WV Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout in Maryland. MD
Powder  375  Johnson County (confluence of forks) WY Yellowstone R. in Montana. MT
Red  1,290  source of Tierra Blanca Creek  NM Mississippi R. in Louisiana. LA
Red  545  confluence of Otter Tail River and Bois de Sioux River MN Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada  
Republican  445  confluence of North Fork and Arikaree River  NE confluence with Smoky Hill R. in Kansas to form the Kansas R. KS
Rio Grande  1,900  Rio Grand Pyramid in San Juan County CO Gulf of Mexico.  
Roanoke  380  Montgomery County (confluence of forks) VA Albemarle Sound in North Carolina. NC
Sabine  380  Hunt County (confluence of forks) TX Sabine Lake between Texas and Louisiana. TX-LA
Sacramento  377  Siskiyou County  CA Suisun Bay.  
Saint Francis  425  Iron County  MO Mississippi R. in Arkansas. AR
Salmon  420  Custer County  ID Snake R.  
San Joaquin  350  Madera County (confluence of forks) CA Suisun Bay.  
San Juan  360  Archuleta County  CO Colorado R. in Utah. UT
Santee-Wateree-Catawba  538  McDowell County  NC Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina. SC
Smoky Hill  540  Cheyenne County  CI confluence with Republican R. in Kansas to form Kansas R. KS
Snake  1,038  Ocean Plateau  WY Columbia R. in Washington. WA-Canada
South Platte  424  Park County  CO confluence with North Platte R. in Nebraska to form Platte River. NE
Stikine  379  British Columbia  British Columbia, Canada Stikine Strait near Wrangell, Alaska. AK
Susquehanna  444  Otsego Lake  NY Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. MD
Tanana  659  Wrangell Mts.  Yukon, Canada Yukon R. in Alaska. AK
Tennessee  652  confluence of Holston River and French Broad River  TN Ohio R. in Kentucky. KY
Tennessee-French Broad  886  Transylvania County  NC Ohio R. at Paducah in Kentucky. KY
Tombigbee  525  Itawama County (confluence of forks) MS Mobile R. in Alabama. AL
Trinity  360  Dallas County (confluence of forks) TX Galveston Bay. TX
Wabash  512  Darke County  OH Ohio R. between Illinois and Indiana. IL-IN
Washita  500  Hemphill County  TX Red R. in Oklahoma. OK
White  722  Madison County  AR Mississippi R. AR
Wisconsin  430  Vilas County  WI Mississippi R. WI
Yellowstone  692  Park County  WY Missouri R. in North Dakota. ND
Yukon  1,979  source of McNeil River  Yukon, Canada Bering Sea in Alaska. AK

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Links
American Rivers.org (be sure to check out its river facts section)
Infoplease Guide to Rivers (original source of this table)
USGS List of World and US Rivers
Planet 101 List of World's Biggest Rivers
GraphicMaps of Significant Rivers in the U.S.
Riverresource.com