We are celebrating the following rivers, which are now part of our growing collection. The countries below are not listed in a specific order.
North America encompasses roughly 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), accounting for approximately 16.5% of the Earth’s land area and 4.8% of its total surface area.
In comparison to other continents, North America does not have as many transboundary rivers. Transboundary rivers are rivers that cross political borders; as a result, some rivers are included more than once in the list below. If a river’s name changed as it traversed political boundaries, we used the most widely recognized name.
Buffalo Bayou
Brazos River
Hudson River
Illinois River
Miami River
Upper Mississippi River
Lower Mississippi River
Missouri River
Napa River
Ohio River
Potomac River
Russian River
San Jacinto River
Chattahoochee River
Trinity River
Sabine River
Neches River
Snake River
Little Tennesse River
Tennesse River
Red River
Arkansas River
Wolf River
Animas River
Columbia River
Colorado River (Texas)
Sacramento River
Susquehanna River
Colorado River
Sabinal River
Anahula River
Kaukonahua River
Halifax River
Passaic River
Raritan River
Peckman River
Delaware River
Anacostia River
Cuyahoga River
Charles River
Guadalupe River
San Antonio River
Rio Grande
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