The Red River is one of several rivers with that name, and of two rivers with that name in the United States. This article deals with the Red River of the South; see also the Red River of the North. Image File history File links Red_watershed. ... Red River may refer to the following: Rivers Red River of the North, flows through Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba, in the Red River Valley Red River of the South,, a. ... See also the Red River disambiguation page. ...

The Red River of the South rises in two branches (forks) in the Texas Panhandle and flows east along the border of Texas and Oklahoma, and briefly between Texas and Arkansas. At Fulton, Arkansas, the river turns south into Louisiana to empty into the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers. The total length of this journey is 1360 miles (2189 km). The river gains its name from the red-clay farmland of its watershed. Since 1943 the Red River has been dammed by Denison Dam to form Lake Texoma, a very large reservoir of 89,000 acres (360 km²), some 70 miles (113 km) north of Dallas. Other reservoirs serve as flood control on the river's tributaries. The Texas Panhandle is a region of the state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. ... Official language(s) None. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 20th 181,196 km² 355 km 645 km 1. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 29th 137 732 km² 385 km 420 km 2. ... Fulton is a city located in Hempstead County, Arkansas. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 210 km 610 km 16 29°N to 33°N 89°W to 94°W Population... The Atchafalaya River is a distributary of the Mississippi and Red rivers, approximately 170 mi (270 km) long, in south central Louisiana in the United States. ... This article is about the river in the United States. ... A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Quaternary clay in Estonia. ... Farmland can have several meanings: See: Farm for a general discussion of farming Farmland, Indiana, a town in the United States Farmland (cooperative), an agricultural cooperative This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... The Oklahoma shores slope toward the waters edge. ... A reservoir is an artificial lake created by flooding land behind a dam. ... An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... Dallas redirects here. ... A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ...

Much of the river's length in Louisiana was unnavigable in the early 19th century due to a collection of fallen trees that formed a "Great Raft" over 160 miles (257 km) long. Captain Henry Miller Shreve cleared the logjam in 1839, and now the river is navigable for small craft north of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... The Great Raft was a gigantic logjam or series of rafts that clogged the Red River and was unique in North America. ... Henry Miller Shreve (October 21, 1785 - 1854) was an American inventor and steamboat captain and the man who opened up the Mississippi, Ohio and Red Rivers to steamboat navigation. ... A logjam is a situation experienced in early industrialization when a sawmill would float logs down a waterway to be loaded to the mill and get cut. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The city of Natchitoches (pronounced ) is the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...

Due to a cartographic error, the land between the north and south forks was claimed by both the state of Texas and the federal government. Originally called Greer County, Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it belonged to the federal government, which at the time oversaw the Oklahoma Territory. That territory was later incorporated into the state of Oklahoma, whose southern border now follows the south fork. Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps or globes. ... The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1789 by a constitutional convention, sets down the basic framework of American government in its seven articles. ... Greer County, Texas - c. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Oklahoma Territory was an organized territory of the United States from May 2, 1890 until November 16, 1907, when Oklahoma became the 46th state. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 20th 181,196 km² 355 km 645 km 1. ...

That southern fork, which is about 120 miles (193 km), is now called the Prairie Dog Town Fork. It is formed in Randall County, Texas near Canyon, Texas by the confluence of intermittent Palo Duro Creek and Tierra Blanca Creek. (The names mean "Hard Wood" and "White Land", respectively, in Spanish.) It flows east-southeast, through Palo Duro Canyon in Palo Duro Canyon State Park, then past Newlin, Texas to meet the Oklahoma state line. From there eastward, it is usually referred to as the Red River, even before meeting the north fork. Randall County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Canyon is a city located in Randall County, Texas. ... A confluence is the merger or meeting of two or more objects (or subjects) that seem to inseparably bind their respective forces or attributes into a point of junction. ... Palo Duro Canyon, Texas Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system in the Texas Panhandle. ... Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system in the Texas Panhandle. ...

See also

• List of Arkansas rivers
• List of Louisiana rivers
• List of Oklahoma rivers
• List of Texas rivers

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Louisiana Atchafalaya River Bayou Nezpique Mississippi River Old River Red River Sabine River See also List of rivers in the United States Categories: Lists of rivers | U.S. rivers | Louisiana rivers ... This is a list of rivers in the state of Oklahoma Arkansas River Beaver River Canadian River Caney River Cimarron River Deep Fork River Illinois River Kiamichi River Neosho River North Canadian River Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River Red River Salt Fork Arkansas River Salt Fork Red River Verdigris... This is a partial list of the rivers in the state of Texas in the United States. ...

References

• Tyson, Carl N. The Red River in Southwestern History. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1981. ISBN 0806116595

External links

• Exploration of the Red River, by Randolph Marcy, 1852, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "RED RIVER"