It is common knowledge that the Mississippi is the largest U.S. river, but what is the rank of other major U.S. rivers? Rivers are considered large on the basis of one or more of three characteristics: total length from source to mouth, area of basin (watershed) drained by the stream, and average rate of flow (discharge) at the mouth. The alphabetical list on the back of this sheet shows these characteristics of 32 rivers so as to include the 20 largest rivers in each of the three categories. Among the 32 rivers, 16 are tributary to other rivers on the list; the remaining rivers discharge directly into oceans, seas, gulfs, or bays.
The second largest River in North America is the Yukon River witch flows northwest Canada to the Beaufort Sea
The Colorado Plateau Desert is the third largest in North America behind the Great Basin and Chihuahuan Deserts.
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The largest desert in North America is the Chihuahuan Desert of the United States and Mexico.
America (North and South America) is larger than Africa.
The Mississippi river is the largest and the longest river in the U.S and North America.
There is a Mackenzie River which is the largest river system in Canada, North America. However there are also rivers named "Mackenzie" such as that in Queensland, Australia.
The second largest River in North America is the Yukon River witch flows northwest Canada to the Beaufort Sea
The third largest continent in the world is North America. Asia is the largest, Africa is the second largest and North America is the third largest.
Canada is the largest country in North America.
The Great Plains is the largest region of north America
what is the largest water shed in north america
In North America, Canada the largest nation by land area. In South America, it is Brazil. For both the Americas, Canada is the largest.
The country in North America with the largest population is the US, with 350 million.
There is no ocean in North America.
The Mississippi river is the largest river in North America and the longest river in the United States, but only if you consider the Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock River as one river; this actual river (as opposed to stupidly misnamed tributaries) is the fourth-largest river in the world, after the Nile, the Amazon, and the Yangtze Rivers.
The largest landmasses in the Western Hemisphere are North America and South America. North America is the third-largest continent in the world, while South America is the fourth-largest. They are separated by the Panama Canal.