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What is the strangest name of a Colorado river or stream?
It is the West Fork East Fork Williams Fork.
Another name for a river branch is?
A tributary
What is another name for a branch of river?
A tributary or fork.
What is the name of the river Lewis and Clark explored on the last stretch on their expedition?
it is columbus river
What is the name of the river Lewis and Clark explored on the last stretch of their expedition?
it is columbus river
Where did Lafourche Parih get its name from?
The name "Lafourche" is derived from the French word for fork, as the parish is located at the fork of the Mississippi River. The parish was named after this geographical feature.
Name two major rivers traveled by Lewis and Clark?
Mississippi river and Missouri river and ohio river
Is St. Louis the name of a city river or a city and a river?
St. Louis is the name of a city and a river. The St. Louis River runs through Wisconsin and Minnesota.
How many rivers are there in Colorado?
213 . . . The following alphabetical list includes many important streams that flow through the State of Colorado including all 158 named rivers. Where available, the total extent of the stream's drainage basin[1] is shown after the name. The names of the 17 Colorado rivers with a drainage basin of more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,861 square miles or about three times the area of Rhode Island) are shown in bold. # Adams Fork Conejos River # Alamosa River (383 km² = 148 mi²) # Animas River (3,562 km² = 1,375 mi²) # Apishapa Creek (2,798 km² = 1,080 mi²) # Arikaree River (4,429 km² = 1,710 mi²) # Arkansas River (478,501 km² = 184,750 mi²) # Aspen Brook # Bear Creek (4,500 km² = 1,737 mi²) # Bear Creek (339 km² = 131 mi²) # Bear River # Beaver Creek (2,939 km² = 1,135 mi²) # Big Dry Creek # Big Sandy Creek (4,825 km² = 1,863 mi²) # Big Thompson River (2,149 km² = 830 mi²) # Bijou Creek (3,612 km² = 1,395 mi²) # Blue River (1,770 km² = 683 mi²) # Boulder Creek[2] (1,160 km² = 448 mi²) # Cache la Poudre River (4,959 km² = 1,915 mi²) # Canadian River (122,701 km² = 47,375 mi²) # Canadian River # Chalk Creek # Cherry Creek (1,050 km² = 405 mi²) # Chico Creek (1,934 km² = 747 mi²) # Cimarron River (44,890 km² = 17,332 mi²) # Cimarron River # Clear Creek (1,497 km² = 578 mi²) # Colorado River[3] (703,132 km² = 271,481 mi²) ## The upper Colorado River, formerly known as the Grand River[3] (67,993 km² = 26,252 mi²) # Conejos River (2,078 km² = 802 mi²) # Crow Creek (3,717 km² = 1,435 mi²) # Crystal River # Cucharas River # Dolores River (11,998 km² = 4,633 mi²) # Dry Fork Michigan River # Eagle River (2,515 km² = 971 mi²) # East Fork Arkansas River # East Fork Cimarron River # East Fork Eagle River # East Fork Little Cimarron River # East Fork Navajo River # East Fork Piedra River # East Fork Rio Chama # East Fork San Juan River # East Fork South Fork Crystal River # East Mancos River # East River (762 km² = 294 mi²) # Elk River # Encampment River # Fall River # Fall River # First Fork Piedra River # First Fork South Fork Piney River # Florida River # Fountain Creek (2,418 km² = 933 mi²) # Fraser River # Frenchman Creek (7,398 km² = 2,856 mi²) # Fryingpan River # Geneva Creek # Gore Creek # Green River[4][3] (115,903 km² = 44,750 mi²) # Gunnison River[5] (20,851 km² = 8,051 mi²) # Hidden River # Hill Branch Cucharas River # Horse Creek (3,680 km² = 1,421 mi²) # Huerfano River (4,840 km² = 1,869 mi²) # Illinois River # Kiowa Creek (1,888 km² = 729 mi²) # La Plata River # Ladder Creek (3,645 km² = 1,407 mi²) # Laramie River (11,961 km² = 4,618 mi²) # Left Hand Creek # Little Beaver Creek (1,602 km² = 619 mi²) # Little Cimarron River # Little Dolores River # Little Dry Creek # Little Navajo River # Little Snake River (10,629 km² = 4,104 mi²) # Little Thompson River # Lodgepole Creek (8,374 km² = 3,233 mi²) # Lone Tree Creek # Los Piños River # Mancos River (2,099 km² = 810 mi²) # McElmo Creek (1,842 km² = 711 mi²) # Michigan River # Middle Fork Cimarron River # Middle Fork Conejos River # Middle Fork Elk River # Middle Fork Little Snake River # Middle Fork Piedra River # Middle Fork Purgatoire River # Middle Fork South Arkansas River # Middle Fork South Platte River # Middle Fork Swan River # Middle Mancos River # Montezuma Creek (3,044 km² = 1,175 mi²) # Muddy Creek # Navajo River # North Branch Conejos River # North Fork Animas River # North Fork Apishapa River # North Fork Arikaree River # North Fork Big Thompson River # North Fork Cache la Poudre River # North Fork Canadian River # North Fork Cimarron River (4,462 km² = 1,723 mi²) # North Fork Conejos River # North Fork Crystal River # North Fork Fryingpan River # North Fork Gunnison River (2,492 km² = 962 mi²) # North Fork Little Snake River # North Fork Little Thompson River # North Fork Los Piños River # North Fork Michigan River # North Fork North Platte River # North Fork Piney River # North Fork Purgatoire River # North Fork Republican River (13,172 km² = 5,086 mi²) # North Fork Rio de los Piños # North Fork Smoky Hill River (1,965 km² = 759 mi²) # North Fork Snake River # North Fork South Arkansas River # North Fork South Platte River # North Fork Swan River # North Fork Vermejo River # North Fork West Branch Laramie River # North Fork West Mancos River # North Fork White River # North Platte River (80,755 km² = 31,180 mi²) # North Saint Charles River # Owl Creek # Parachute Creek # Pawnee Creek (1,875 km² = 724 mi²) # Piceance Creek (1,630 km² = 629 mi²) # Piedra River (1,770 km² = 683 mi²) # Piney River # Plateau Creek # Purgatoire River (8,923 km² = 3,445 mi²) # Ralston Creek # Rio Blanco # Rio Chama (8,204 km² = 3,168 mi²) # Rio Chamita # Rio de los Piños # Rio Grande (457,275 km² = 176,555 mi²) # Rio Lado # Rio San Antonio # Roan Creek # Roaring Fork Little Snake River # Roaring Fork River (3,766 km² = 1,454 mi²) # Roaring River # Rush Creek (3,570 km² = 1,378 mi²) # Saguache Creek (3,482 km² = 1,345 mi²) # Saint Charles River # Saint Vrain Creek (2,572 km² = 993 mi²) # San Juan River (64,560 km² = 24,927 mi²) # San Luis Creek (7,000 km² = 2,703 mi²) # San Miguel River (4,060 km² = 1,567 mi²) # Sand Arroyo Creek (1,938 km² = 748 mi²) # Sand Creek # Sidney Draw (1,949 km² = 753 mi²) # Slate River # Smoky Hill River (51,783 km² = 19,994 mi²) # Snake River # South Arkansas River # South Fork Animas River # South Fork Beaver Creek (1,939 km² = 749 mi²) # South Fork Cache la Poudre River # South Fork Canadian River # South Fork Conejos River # South Fork Crystal River # South Fork Cucharas River # South Fork Eagle River # South Fork Elk River # South Fork Fryingpan River # South Fork Huerfano River # South Fork Little Snake River # South Fork Michigan River # South Fork Piney River # South Fork Purgatoire River # South Fork Republican River (7,195 km² = 2,778 mi²) # South Fork Rio Grande # South Fork San Miguel River # South Fork South Platte River # South Fork Swan River # South Fork West Mancos River # South Fork White River # South Platte River (62,738 km² = 24,223 mi²) # Spring Creek # Spruce Creek # Swan River # Tarryall Creek # Taylor River (1,258 km² = 486 mi²) # Tomichi Creek (2,874 km² = 1,109 mi²) # Trinchera Creek # Two Butte Creek (2,107 km² = 814 mi²) # Uncompahgre River (2,921 km² = 1,128 mi²) # Vermillion Creek (2,500 km² = 965 mi²) # West Branch Laramie River # West Dolores River # West Fork Animas River # West Fork Cimarron River # West Fork Elk River # West Fork Encampment River # West Fork Little Thompson River # West Fork North Fork Purgatoire River # West Fork Rio Chama # West Fork San Juan River # West Mancos River # White River (12,989 km² = 5,015 mi²) # White Woman Creek (3,000 km² = 1,158 mi²) # Williams Fork # Willow Creek # Wind River # Yampa River (21,506 km² = 8,304 mi²) # Yellow Creek (760 km² = 293 mi²)
What did Lewis and clark name the three forks in the river?
Lewis and Clark named the three forks in the river after the president and two cabinet members. The members names were Madison and Gallatin.
What was the American Frontiersmans last name who captured the Ohio River Valley?
Clark
What does Belle fourche mean in English?
Belle fourche means "beautiful fork" in English. As with the English "fork", this is likely to be the name of a place where a river or a road divides into branches.
