Red River
major river in the southern United States
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Summary
Red River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,009 views/month, #42 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arkansas[3], Louisiana[4], Oklahoma[5], Texas[6]
- Country: United States[7]
- Basin country: United States[8]
- Commons category: Red River of the South[9]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Atchafalaya River[10], Mississippi River[11]
- Origin of the watercourse: Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River[12], Buck Creek[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Red River of the South[14]
- Tributary: Washita River[15], Cane River[16], Blue River[17], Cache Creek[18], Little River[19], Pease River[20], Saline Bayou[21], Sulphur River[22], Black River[23], Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River[24], Buck Creek[25], Choctaw Creek[26]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Tributaries of the Red River of the South[27]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30]
- Length: 2189 km[31]
- Watershed area: 233,000 km²[32]
- Discharge: 1900.0 cubic metre per second[33]
- Drainage basin: Red River drainage basin[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Red River include Red River County[35], a county of Texas[36], in United States[37], founded in 1837[38] and it campaign[39], a military campaign[40], in Confederate States of America[41].
Why It Matters
Red River has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Red River County[35], a county of Texas[36], in United States[37], founded in 1837[38] and it campaign[39], a military campaign[40], in Confederate States of America[41].