The Longest River For Every State In America
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 – 2,320 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
Mississippi River – 2,320 miles
Kentucky
Mississippi River – 2,320 miles
Ohio River – 981 miles
Louisiana
Mississippi River – 2,320 miles
Red River – 1,360 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 – 2,320 miles
Red River of the North – 550 miles
Mississippi
Mississippi River – 2,320 miles
Tennessee River – 652 miles
Missouri
Missouri River – 2,340 miles
Mississippi River – 2,320 miles
Montana
Missouri River – 2,340 miles
Milk River – 729 miles
Nebraska
Missouri River – 2,340 miles
North Platte River – 716 miles
Nevada
Colorado River – 1,450 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 – 1,896 miles
Pecos River – 926 miles
New York
Saint Lawrence River – 744 miles
Susquehanna River – 464 miles
North Carolina
Roannoke River – 410 miles
New River – 320 miles
North Dakota
Missouri River – 2,340 miles
James River – 710 miles
Ohio
Ohio River – 981 miles
Wabash River – 503 miles
Oklahoma
Arkansas River – 1,469 miles
Red River – 1,30 miles
Oregon
Columbia River – 1,243 miles
Snake River – 1,078 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 – 2,320 miles
Cumberland River – 688 miles
Texas
Rio Grande – 1,896 miles
Red River – 1,360 mile
Utah
Colorado River – 1,450 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 – 1,243 miles
Snake River – 1,243 miles
West Virginia
Ohio River – 981 miles
New River – 320 miles
Wisconsin
Mississippi River – 2,320 miles
Wisconsin River – 430 miles
Wyoming
Snake River – 1,078 miles
Green River – 730 miles