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  1. Lengths of Principal North American Rivers[One mile=1.609 kilometers]                                             ________Length______River/Outflow                                 Miles    Kilometers
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  3. Alabama-Coosa/Mobile River                      600           966
  4. Albany/James Bay                                610           981
  5. Arkansas/Mississippi River                    1,459         2,348
  6. Black/Chantrey Inlet                            600           965
  7. Brazos/Gulf of Mexico                           923         1,490
  8. Canadian/Arkansas River                         906         1,458
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  10. Churchill/Hudson Bay                          1,000         1,609
  11. Cimarron/Arkansas River                         600           965
  12. Colorado (US-Mexico)/Gulf of California       1,450         2,333
  13. Colorado (Texas)/Matagorda Bay                  862         1,387
  14. Columbia/Pacific Ocean                        1,243         2,000
  15. Columbia, Upper/to join of Snake River          890         1,432
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  17. Cumberland/Ohio River                           720         1,158
  18. Fraser/Strait of Georgia                        850         1,368
  19. Gila/Colorado River                             649         1,044
  20. Green (UT-WY)/Colorado River                    730         1,175
  21. James (ND-SD)/Missouri River                    710         1,142
  22. Kuskokwim/Kuskokwim Bay                         724         1,165
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  24. Laird/Mackenzie River                           693         1,115
  25. Mackenzie/Arctic Ocean                          900         1,148
  26. Milk/Missouri River                             625         1,006
  27. Mississippi, Upper/to join of
  28.   Missouri River                              1,171         1,884
  29. Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock/join
  30.   of SW Pass                                  3,710         5,970
  31. Missouri/Mississippi River                    2,315         3,725
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  33. Missouri-Red Rock/Mississippi River           2,540         4,090
  34. Mobile-Alabama-Coosa/Mobile Bay                 645         1,040
  35. North Canadian/Canadian River                   488           785
  36. North Platte/Platte River                       618           994
  37. Ohio/Mississippi River                          981         1,578
  38. Ohio-Allegheny/Mississippi River              1,306         2,101
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  40. Ottawa/St. Lawrence River                       790         1,271
  41. Ouchita/Red River                               605           973
  42. Peace/Slave River                             6,210         1,947
  43. Pecos/Rio Grande River                          926         1,490
  44. Red(OK-TX-LA)/Mississippi River               1,179         1,897
  45. Rio Grande/Gulf of Mexico                     1,760         2,840
  46.  
  47. St. Lawrence/Atlantic Ocean                     800         1,287
  48. Saskatchewan N./Lake Winnipeg                   800         1,290
  49. Saskatchewan S./Lake Winnipeg                   865         1,390
  50. Severn (Ontario)/Hudson Bay                     610           981
  51. Snake/Columbia River                          1,038         1,670
  52. Tanana/Yukon River                              659         1,060
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  54. Tennessee/Ohio River                            652         1,049
  55. Tennessee-French Broad/Ohio River               883         1,421
  56. White (AR-MO)/Mississippi River                 720         1,158
  57. Yellowstone/Missouri River                      692         1,110
  58. Yukon/Bering Sea                              1,979         3,185
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  61. Source:U.S. Geological Survey.
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