geography trivia
The two longest rivers in the U.S. are the Missouri and the Mississippi. Name the rest of the top 5.
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1mo
Columbia, and #5 Yukon.
Maximum Depth Ranking (Deepest Point): #1 St. Lawrence (250'), #2 Hudson (216'), #3 Mississippi (200'), and #4 Ohio (167').
Where do the others fall? The longest western rivers are incredibly shallow by comparison. The Missouri River averages only 10 to 20 feet deep in many channels, and the Yukon River averages only about 30 to 60 feet deep.
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1mo
Because it's a great place to tube in the summer.
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1mo
I thought this one would be the hardest to get - I totally didn't think about Alaska
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1mo
but it's pretty much the major drainage through Alaska.
My next guess is the Columbia river, but was thinking we were sharing so it's up now.
** Edited by `lag at 7/2/2026, 12:54:06 PM
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** Edited by JoesterVT at 7/2/2026, 12:59:16 PM
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1mo
like I said, it's pretty close
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