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Major rivers

The lines that you see on this map are rivers. Rivers are paths of flowing water. Have you ever seen a river? They can be very big or just a small stream. Rivers are important to supply water, electricity, and transportation. Many people have chosen to live near rivers.

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Historical maps

1908 - Explorations of the Colorado River	1880 - Long Island Sound and routes of Fall River Line Steamers	1898 - Tenth Lighthouse District
1898 - Eleventh Lighthouse District	1777 - Map of Hudson's River, with the adjacent country	1876 - Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers and their tributaries
1778 - A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina	1898 - Yukon River	1859 - From the Red River to the Rio Grande
1858 - Rio Colorado of the West	1841 - Oregon Territory	1858 - Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River
1760 - Powder horn with hand-drawn map of the Hudson River above Albany	1744 - New Spain (present-day Arizona and New Mexico)	1720 - Lovisiana by de Rivier Missisippi
1975 - Mississippi River and tributaries, inland waterways system	1721 - A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi	1805 - A map of the Alleghany, Monongahela, and Yohiogany rivers

Historical Maps

Resources

Name	By	Type	Category	Notes
Exploring Rivers: A Benjamin Blog and His Inquisitive Dog Investigation	Anita Ganeri	Book	Fiction
Minn of the Mississippi	Holling Clancy Holling	Book	Fiction	Caldecott Honor Book
Paddle To the Sea	Holling Clancy Holling	Book	Fiction	Caldecott Honor Book
The Wind in the Willows	Kenneth Grahame	Book	Fiction
Endangered Rivers: Investigating Rivers in Crisis	Rani Iyer	Book	Non-fiction
Explore Rivers and Ponds!	Carla Mooney, Bryan Stone	Book	Non-fiction	Includes projects
Great Lakes	Annalise Bekkering	Book	Non-fiction
How Long Is the Water Cycle?	Emily Hudd	Book	Non-fiction
Making Dams and Reservoirs	Elizabeth Krajnick	Book	Non-fiction
Pond & River	Steve Parker	Book	Non-fiction	DK Eyewitness Series
River Wild: An Activity Guide to North American Rivers	Nancy F. Castaldo	Book	Non-fiction	Includes hands-on activities
Rivers	Andrew Haslam, Geraldene Wharton	Book	Non-fiction	Includes hands-on activities
Rivers and Lakes Inside Out	Megan Kopp	Book	Non-fiction
The Mississippi River	Claire O’Neal	Book	Non-fiction
What Are Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans?	Louise Spilsbury	Book	Non-fiction
A River	Marc Martin	Book	Picture Book
I Know the River Loves Me	Maya Christina Gonzalez	Book	Picture Book	In English and Spanish
Letting Swift River Go	Jane Yolen, Barbara Cooney	Book	Picture Book
Over in a River: Flowing Out to the Sea	Marianne Berkes, Jill Dubin	Book	Picture Book
Song of the River	Joy Cowley, Kimberly Andrews	Book	Picture Book
The Negro Speaks of Rivers	Langston Hughes, E.B. Lewis	Book	Picture Book	Illustrated classic poem
Where the River Begins	Thomas Locker	Book	Picture Book
American Moments: Hoover Dam	Wonderscape Entertainment	Video	Documentary
Colorado River: Glen & Grand Canyons, Arizona	Bennett-Watt HD Productions	Video	Documentary
Fort Peck Dam	PBS	Video	Documentary
Rivers of Life: The Mississippi	PBS	Video	Documentary	Free with PBS Passport account
Pond & River	DK Vision and BBC Worldwide Americas	Video	Educational	Free on YouTube
Rivers and Streams	Bill Nye the Science Guy	Video	Educational

Resources

Places to visit

Name	By	Category
Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park	Chico, CA	Park
Big Bend National Park	Texas	Park
Gateway Arch Natinoal Park	St. Louis, MO	Museum
Gathering Place	Tulsa, OK	Park
Giant Springs State Park	Great Falls, MT	Park
Grand Canyon	Arizona	Park
Guernsey State Park	Guernsey, WY	Park
Hoover Dam	Nevada	Museum
Itasca State Park	Park Rapids, MN	Park
Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum	Vicksburg, MS	Museum
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area	Golden Pond, KY	Park
Lewis and Clark National HIstorical Park	Astoria, OR	Museum
Mackinac Bridge	Mackinaw City, MI	Park
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium	Dubuque, IA	Museum
Niagara Falls	Niagara Falls, NY	Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Munising, MI	Park
Platte River State Park	Louisville, NE	Park
Point State Park	Pittsburgh, PA	Park
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park	Albuquerque, NM	Museum
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge	Hardeeville, SC	Park
St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center and Lock and Dam	Minneapolis, MN	Museum
Twin Falls Visitor Center	Twin Falls, ID	Museum

Places To Visit

Water

Major rivers

Historical maps

1908 - Explorations of the Colorado River

1880 - Long Island Sound and routes of Fall River Line Steamers

1898 - Tenth Lighthouse District

1898 - Eleventh Lighthouse District

1777 - Map of Hudson's River, with the adjacent country

1876 - Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers and their tributaries

1778 - A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina

1898 - Yukon River

1859 - From the Red River to the Rio Grande

1858 - Rio Colorado of the West

1841 - Oregon Territory

1858 - Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River

1760 - Powder horn with hand-drawn map of the Hudson River above Albany

1744 - New Spain (present-day Arizona and New Mexico)

1720 - Lovisiana by de Rivier Missisippi

1975 - Mississippi River and tributaries, inland waterways system

1721 - A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi

1805 - A map of the Alleghany, Monongahela, and Yohiogany rivers

Resources

Places to visit