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River of the world: countries, importance, and outflow

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Begins in Colorado and flows through Kansas,Oklahoma, and Arkansas and then into the Mississippi   Arkansas  
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Begins in Colorado and flows into Utah, Arizona,and Nevada, then forms the Arizona-California border before emptying into the Gulf of California—it flows through Arizona’s Grand Canyon   Colorado  
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Begins in the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, flows into Washington and along the Washington-Oregon border before emptying into the Pacific Ocean   Columbia  
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River in New York that rises in the Adirondacks and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City   Hudson  
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River flowing from Lake Itasca in Minnesota and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico - Longest river in North America   Mississippi  
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River flowing from the Jefferson River in Montana and emptying into the Mississippi River   Missouri  
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River beginning in Pittsburgh and emptying into the Mississippi in Illinois—it forms the southern borders of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and the northern boundaries of West Virginia and Kentucky   Ohio  
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River forming the boundary between Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia and flowing past Washington, D.C., and Mount Vernon—it rises in the Allegheny Mountains and empties into the Chesapeake Bay   Potomac  
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River rising in Colorado, flowing into New Mexico, and then Texas—it forms the boundary between Mexico and the U.S. and its name means “large river”   Rio Grande  
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river from Lake Ontario that empties into the Gulf of St.Lawrence—it links the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes, makes up part of New York’s border, and is called the “Mother of Canada”   St. Lawrence  
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river rising in Wyoming in Yellowstone National Park and joining the Columbia River in Washington   Snake  
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Tributaries of Lake Victoria, Africa, empties into the Mediterranean Sea, Longest river in Africa   Nile  
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Begins in the Glacier-fed lakes of Peru, empties into the Atlantic Ocean, Longest river in South America   Amazon  
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Begins on a Tibetan plateau in China and empties into the China Sea, Longest river in Asia   Chang Jiang (Yangtze)  
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River begins in the Tibetan highlands and empties into the South China Sea   Mekong  
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Begins on the Valdai plateau in Russia and empties into the Caspian Sea, Longest river in Europe   Volga  
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River begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Arabian Sea   Indus  
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Begins in the Black Forest of Germany and empties into the Black Sea   Danube  
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Confluence of Murat Nehri and Kara Su rivers in Turkey, empties into Shatt-al-Arab, provided much of the water that supported the development of ancient Mesopotamian culture   Euphrates  
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Begins in the central part of Eastern Highlands of Australia and empties into Murray River, Longest river in Australia   Darling  
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Begins in the Australian Alps,travels through New South Wales ending in the Indian Ocean   Murray  
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Head of Bow River in western Alberta, Canada, this river ends in the Hudson Bay   Nelson  
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Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Bay of Bengal   Ganges  
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