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Red River (other)
Red River usually refers to one of the following: * Red River (Asia) (Chinese: 紅河, 红河, ''Hóng Hé''; Vietnamese: ''Sông Hồng'') in China and Vietnam * Red River of the North in Canada and the United States * Red River of the South, a tributary of the Mississippi in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana in the United States Red River may also refer to: Rivers United States * Red River (Cumberland River), a tributary of the Cumberland in Kentucky and Tennessee * Red River (Illinois), a tributary of Panther Creek in Woodford County * Red River (Kentucky River), a tributary of the Kentucky * Red River (Maine), a tributary of the Fish * Red River (New Mexico), a tributary of the Rio Grande * Red River, New York, a tributary of the Moose * Red River (Oregon), in the United States * Red River (St. Louis River tributary), in Minnesota and Wisconsin * Red River (Wolf River tributary), in Wisconsin * Red River of the North, flows northward between Minnesota and North Dakota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River (Asia)
The Red River, also known as the Hong River (; vi, Sông Hồng; Chữ Nôm: 瀧紅; Chữ Hán: 紅河), the ' and ' (lit. "Mother River") in Vietnamese, and the (, ' Nguyên Giang) in Chinese, is a -long river that flows from Yunnan in Southwest China through northern Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin. According to C. Michael Hogan, the associated Red River Fault was instrumental in forming the entire South China Sea at least as early as 37 million years before present. The name red and southern position in China are associated in traditional cardinal directions. Geography The Red River begins in China's Yunnan province in the mountains south of Dali. Main headstreams Leqiu River, Xi River and Juli River confluence at Nanjian where they form the Lishe River. The Lishe River meets with another headstream, the Yijie River at Hongtupo, Chuxiong Prefecture. It flows generally southeastward, passing through Yi and Dai ethnic minority areas before leaving C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River (Amal)
The Red River ( kw, Dowr Amal, meaning ''boundary river'') which discharges into the sea to the west of Marazion is one of two watercourses in Cornwall in southwest England, UK, which share this name. It rises in the parish of Towednack and flows in a generally southeasterly direction, passing through the parish of Ludgvan before turning to the southwest and discharging into Mount's Bay. It is bridged by numerous minor roads and paths but also by the B3311 road, the A30 road, the rail line between Hayle Hayle ( kw, Heyl, "estuary") is a port town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River (which discharges into St Ives Bay) and is approximately seven miles (11 km) northeast of Penzance. ... and Penzance and the A394 road.Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet no 7 ''Land's End'' References Red, River {{England-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River Colony
The Red River Colony (or Selkirk Settlement), also known as Assiniboia, Assinboia, was a colonization project set up in 1811 by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, on of land in British North America. This land was granted to Douglas by the Hudson's Bay Company in the Selkirk Concession. It included portions of Rupert's Land, or the watershed of Hudson Bay, bounded on the north by the line of 52° N latitude roughly from the Assiniboine River east to Lake Winnipegosis. It then formed a line of 52° 30′ N latitude from Lake Winnipegosis to Lake Winnipeg, and by the Winnipeg River, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River (Minnesota–Ontario), Rainy River. West of the Selkirk Concession, it is roughly formed by the current boundary between Saskatchewan and Manitoba. These covered portions consisted of present-day southern Manitoba, northern Minnesota, and eastern North Dakota, in addition to small parts of eastern Saskatchewan, northwestern Ontario, and northeastern South Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River Army Depot
The Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is an (24 sq. mi) depot-level maintenance facility west of Texarkana, Texas Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. Located approximately from Dallas, Texarkana is a twin city with neighboring Texarkana, Arkansas. The Texas city's population was 36,193 at the 2020 census. ..., in Bowie County, Texas, Bowie County. History RRAD was activated in 1941 to create an ammunition storage facility. Due to the demands of WWII, the mission was expanded to include general supply storage and tank repair. The depot was supposed to be deactivated after the findings of the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The depot remained open after the commission reconsidered. It was again decided that the depot was to be closed upon a recommendation from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, but it remained open to provide maintenance support for the Army. A workforce of more than 3,500 enga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River, Shawano County, Wisconsin
Red River is an unincorporated community located in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ..., United States. Red River is located along the Red River and County Highway A west-northwest of Shawano. References Unincorporated communities in Shawano County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{ShawanoCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River, Wisconsin
Red River is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2010 census, down from 1,476 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Bay View, Duvall, Frog Station, Thiry Daems, and Tonet are located in the town. The census-designated place of Dyckesville is also located partially in the town. Geography The town is in the northwest corner of Kewaunee County; it is bordered to the north by Door County, to the west by Brown County, and to the northwest by Green Bay of Lake Michigan. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.23%, are water. The town was once the site of a large Native American community and today contains multiple archeological sites. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,476 people, 528 households, and 419 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.5 people per square mile (16.4/km2). There were 601 housing un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River City, Texas
In the early 1870s Red River City was a settlement in North Texas, just south of the Red River, which forms the border with the state of Oklahoma. With a population of about 50, it was served by a post office in 1873 and 1874. In 1873 the Houston and Texas Central Railway line reached Red River City, where it connected with the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. This junction formed an all-railroad route from the main cities of Texas to St. Louis, Missouri and the Eastern United States. The railway crossed the Red River nearby over the Colbert Bridge, which was also completed in 1873, but destroyed by flooding that same year. The line reopened with the second Colbert Bridge in 1892, but it too was destroyed by flooding in 1908. The route was changed for the third bridge at Carpenters Bluff, which opened in 1910. Red River City subsequently became part of Denison, Texas in Grayson County. See also :Allen Depot (Allen, Texas) Allen Depot was established in 1876 in the central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River, Tennessee
Adams is a city in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States. It is near the Kentucky state line. The population was 624 at the 2020 census. History The first settlers in what is now Adams arrived in the late 18th century. The Red River Baptist Church, one of the first churches founded west of the Cumberland Plateau, was built on the banks of the Red River in 1791. The congregation relocated to its current location on Church Street in 1898. Adams developed in the late 1850s as a station on the Edgefield and Kentucky Railroad (later part of the L&N system). Most of the city's early buildings were destroyed during the Civil War. The city originally incorporated as Red River in 1869, but was renamed Adams Station in honor of James Reuben Adams, who owned much of the land on which the city was built. The name was simplified to "Adams" in 1898. By the late 1880s, Adams was home to several stores, a flour mill, two churches, and a school. The city repealed its charter in 1899, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River, South Carolina
Red River is an unincorporated community in York County, South Carolina, United States. The community is surrounded by the city of Rock Hill along the Catawba River The Catawba River originates in Western North Carolina and flows into South Carolina, where it later becomes known as the Wateree River. The river is approximately 220 miles (350 km) long. It rises in the Appalachian Mountains and drains into ... in the piedmont of South Carolina. It has not yet been annexed into the city of Rock Hill, but in the recent years the area surrounding the community have been annexed, because South Carolina has strict laws on cities annexing the surrounding areas of cities. Red River has an elevation of 548 feet. References Unincorporated communities in York County, South Carolina Unincorporated communities in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River, New Mexico
Red River is a resort town in Taos County, New Mexico, Taos County, New Mexico, located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The population was 477 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Red River is located along the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, and is from Taos, New Mexico, Taos. History Prior to the arrival of European-Americans, the area now occupied by Red River was used as a summer hunting ground by the Jicarilla Apache and Ute people, Utes, who hunted big horn sheep, mule deer, elk, Mountain cottontail, and mallards, amongst other species. The town of Red River had its beginnings late in the 19th century, when miners from nearby Elizabethtown, New Mexico, Elizabethtown in the Moreno Valley were drawn in by gold strikes in the area and trappers sought game. It was named after the perennial stream, Red River (New Mexico), Red River, that flows through the town, coming from the northern slopes of Wheeler Peak (New Mexico), Wheeler Peak. By 1895, Red River was a boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverness County, Nova Scotia
Inverness County is an historical county and census division of Nova Scotia, Canada. Local government is provided by the Municipality of the County of Inverness, the town of Port Hawkesbury and the Whycocomagh 2 Waycobah First Nation reserve. History Established as the County of Juste au Corps in 1835, Inverness County was given its present name in 1837. It was named after Sir Cameron Inverness of Scotland, the land from which many of the early settlers came. Agriculture and fishing dominated the economy with exports of butter and cattle to Newfoundland and Halifax for most of the nineteenth century. The construction of the Inverness and Richmond Railway in 1901, and the subsequent opening of coal mines at Port Hood, Mabou, and Inverness, created the "only home market" local farmers had ever had. The boundaries of Inverness County had been previously defined when Cape Breton Island was divided by statute into three districts in 1823. In 1996, the county was amalgamated into a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutlej
The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River. The Bhakra Dam is built around the river Sutlej to provide irrigation and other facilities to the states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana. The waters of the Sutlej are allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan, and are mostly diverted to irrigation canals in India like the Sirhind Canal, Bhakra Main Line and the Rajasthan canal. The mean annual flow is 14 million acre feet (MAF) upstream of Ropar barrage, downstream of the Bhakra dam. It has several major hydroelectric points, including the 1,325 MW Bhakra Dam, the 1,000 MW Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant, and the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Dam. The drainage basin in India includes the states and union territories of Himachal Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
