Talk:List of rivers of the Americas

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Actually, the Mississippi is a tributary of the Missouri, geographically, although not politically. -- Zoe


 * Ah a'nt gonna tetch thet wunn... :-) But seriously, I was wondering about the value of putting tributaries under their "main" river in this list - somebody trying to remember some river that started with "S" is not going to find the Snake with the others. Stan 02:26 Mar 10, 2003 (UTC)

This page needs to be put into alphabetical order. The list of rivers in the USA is a mess. Michael Hardy 01:12 19 May 2003 (UTC)

Wait ... maybe I was misled by the fact that some entries are subordinate to others. Michael Hardy 01:15 19 May 2003 (UTC)


 * There are at least two ways to do a list of rivers, either as a purely alphabetical list of everything called "river", or hierarchically by tributaries. This list is hierarchical, with most tributary info in the separate articles and only a handful of best-known tributaries listed here too.  I'm not 100% pleased with the scheme, but don't have any better ideas yet. Stan 05:09 19 May 2003 (UTC)

I'm for an alphabetic listing here. Put tributary information on the entries for each river. Bkonrad 03:48, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I'd arrange it as: Rivers which drain to the Pacific (North to South), Rivers which drain to the Atlantic, Rivers which drain to the Arctic Ocean, and Rivers which drain to inland basins. Mackerm 23:23, May 14, 2004 (UTC)


 * That'd be great if you already knew which river went where, not so useful if you only know the name. But we can have as many lists as we want - just leave this one alphabetical, create a new List of rivers of the Americas by drainage and cross-link to/from this list. Stan 04:15, 15 May 2004 (UTC)


 * For U.S. rivers, there is already an extensive alphabetized list at List of rivers in the United States. -- Decumanus | Talk 04:42, 15 May 2004 (UTC)


 * What about Nicaragua? :-) Stan 05:53, 15 May 2004 (UTC)


 * I guess the least damaging thing would be to take Stan's advice and create a new page, so that's what I advocate too. It was just that thie article's title begs for a listing by drainige. Mackerm 19:10, May 19, 2004 (UTC)


 * I got the basic structure the way I like it at List of rivers of the Americas by coastline. Its interesting that the people who made lists of rivers in Canada did them according to their positions along the coast, but the rives in the US states (except California) are alphabetical. Well, this should be interesting. Any comments before I add a bunch of links (and a few more rivers)? Mackerm 08:00, May 28, 2004 (UTC)

I made a note to the category:rivers discussion indicating a need for a cohesive philosophy for organizating river data. the notion of rivers of the americas seems odd to me given that there co-existing lists by country/state/province/etc. I could see some benefit if there was a list based upon non-political geography (e.g. a continent's watersheds) so that an article might describe a river for its entire length. In this not very useful wikiworld of never-ending lists (how many lists must be updated if a new article is added?), what would be truly useful are maps and a better philosophy for article organization. Ken Mar 9 2005 1630 (PST)

Is this page just for "major" rivers? what about the rivers on each caribbean island, like List of rivers in Saint Lucia for example? perhaps they would go on the List of rivers in Central American and the Caribbean, but not here? just a thought --Doviende 19:14, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

major?
What is the definition of 'major' rivers for purposes of this article? With no definition, this article could become a deletion candidate as 'artibrary inclusion criteria'. Hmains (talk) 00:35, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

what is the point
What is the point of this list when better lists exist for each country. Why not make this list just a list of country lists, with a list for each country that has a list? Hmains (talk) 21:08, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Unmentioned, shocking!
It is shocking that such major [Navigable!] or long rivers as these were not even mentioned: Allegheny River, Arkansas River, and Alabama River. (The latter is navigable for its entire lengths, as are the Mobile, Ohio, Tennessee, Apalachicola, Tombigbee, Illinois, Des Plaines, Chicago, Detroit, St. Claire, St. Lawrence, and Lowe Mississippi. This is one thing that is indisputable: one thing that makes a river a MAJOR one is being navigable. Also, during the early years of the United States, the Altamaha River (Georgia) was used by steamboats. Now, most of that part of the state is boondocks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.156.78.205 (talk) 02:20, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Pittsburgh !
Pittsburgh is a city of three navigable rivers: the Allegheny River, the Monongahela River, and the Ohio River, and so those three ought to come instantly to mind. I am not even a Pennsylvanian or a Northeasterner, but rather a Southerner. Other notable places in the U.S.A. where two rivers come together to form the third, navigable or not: Rome, Georgia: the Etowah River, the Oostanaula River, and the Coosa River Montgomery/Wetumpka, Alabama: the Coosa, the Tallapoosa, and the Alabama Upstream from Mobile, Alabama: the Alabama, the Tombigbee, and the Mobile Knoxville: the Holston River, the French Broad River, and the Tennessee St. Louis: the Upper Mississippi, the Missouri, and the Lower Mississippi At a relatively unpopulated place in southern Georgia, the Oconee and the Ocmulgee join to form the Altamaha River. At its mouth, the Altamaha deposits a large amount of fresh water into the Atlantic Ocean. In the "Delta" part of California, the Sacramento River, the San Joaquin River, and the American River join, and the Sacramento River continues west to San Francisco Bay near Vallejo.24.156.78.205 (talk) 02:45, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Significant rivers
In an effort to rescue this article from deletion, I added the word significant rivers in the sections, added description of the longest rivers in each of the Americas and in the process of adding longest rivers in each country. Also added some maps/images that illustrate the rivers and major drainage basins. Some rivers that have no known significance have also been deleted. Other things like widest river, largest flow rate, etc. could also be added. Have used information referenced in the individual river articles and geography article on countries. Should include references for everything. Welcome any other comments or ideas. -- Talk to G Moore 14:54, 21 June 2021 (UTC)