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Related to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

*The confluence of the
Allegheny River The Allegheny River ( ) is a long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border northwesterly into ...
and
Monongahela River The Monongahela River ( , )—often referred to locally as the Mon ()—is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 river on the Allegheny Plateau in North Cen ...
to form the
Ohio River The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...
at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania **A nickname for the
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
area and a phrase used commonly in local culture ** Three Rivers Park in Pittsburgh **
Three Rivers Heritage Trail The Three Rivers Heritage Trail is an urban rail trail paralleling the riverbanks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County for about , often on both sides of the rivers, and offering views of the city. The trail is promoted and maintained ...
in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County ** Three Rivers Arts Festival, held in Pittsburgh **
Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta The Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, named for the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers at Pittsburgh, is an annual motorboat and river festival held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The festival was first held in 197 ...
**
Three Rivers Classic The Three Rivers Classic is a two-day Division I college ice hockey tournament which is held annually at PPG Paints Arena, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The inaugural tournament took place on December 28–29, 2012 and featured teams from Miami Uni ...
, an ice hockey tournament ** Three Rivers Stadium, a now demolished sports facility in Pittsburgh ** Three Rivers Xplosion, a women's football team in Pittsburgh **''
Three Rivers Review ''Three Rivers Review'', or ''Three Rivers Review of Undergraduate Literature'', is a literary magazine published by the University of Pittsburgh Honors College. Three Rivers Review was established in the Fall of 1995 as a student produced magazi ...
'', a literary magazine published by the University of Pittsburgh **
Three Rivers Village School Three Rivers Village School is the first democratic school in Pittsburgh, PA. It operates on the Sudbury school model of democratic education. Three Rivers Village School opened in the Fall of 2013 and accepts students from Kindergarten through ...
in Pittsburgh


Geography


Australia

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Three Rivers Station Three Rivers or Three Rivers Station is a pastoral lease and sheep station located in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Three Rivers and the neighbouring Bryah Station occupy an area of on the headwater of the Gascoyne River and primar ...
, a pastoral lease in the Mid West of Western Australia *
Three Rivers, Queensland Three Rivers is a rural locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. In the Three Rivers had a population of 27 people. Geography There are three towns within Three Rivers: * Dobbyn * Kajabbi * Mount Cuthbert History In the ...
, a locality in the Shire of Cloncurry


Canada

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Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
, a city formerly called Three Rivers * Trois-Rivières (electoral district), a federal electoral district in Quebec, formerly called Three Rivers * The Three Rivers (Prince Edward Island), the collective name for the Brudenell, Cardigan and Montague Rivers *
Three Rivers, New Brunswick Three Rivers is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms. It encompasses the former village of Petitcodiac. The Community of Three Rivers includes Elgin Centre, ...
, a village **The historical collective name for the
Petitcodiac River The Petitcodiac River is a river in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada. Referred to as the "chocolate river" by local tourist businesses, it is characterized by its brown mud floor and brown waters. The river has a meander length of and is lo ...
, the
Memramcook River The Memramcook River is a river located in Westmorland County, in southeastern New Brunswick, eastern Canada. Geography Its meander length is approximately , of which approximately is a tidal estuary to its discharge point into the Petitcodiac ...
, and the
Shepody Bay Shepody Bay (french: Baie de Chipoudy) is a tidal embayment, an extension of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada, which consists of of open water and of mudflats, with of saline marsh on the west, and eroding sand and gravel beaches c ...
in New Brunswick


United Kingdom

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Three Rivers District Three Rivers is a local government district in southwest Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Rickmansworth. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of Rickmansworth Urban District ...
, Hertfordshire * Three Rivers Estuary, Carmarthen Bay


United States

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Three Rivers, California Three Rivers is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada at the edge of the San Joaquin Valley, the town is near the entrance to the list of nationa ...
*
Three Rivers, Massachusetts Three Rivers is a village and former census-designated place (CDP) in the city of Palmer in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named for the confluence ...
* Three Rivers, Michigan *
Three Rivers, New Mexico Three Rivers is an unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Its elevation is 4,570 feet (1,393 m). Notable people *Virginia Klinekole, first female president of the Mescalero Apache, 1959 *Sara Misquez, president of t ...
* Three Rivers Park District, Minnesota * Three Rivers, the region surrounding
Muskogee, Oklahoma Muskogee () is the thirteenth-largest city in Oklahoma and the county seat of Muskogee County. Home to Bacone College, it lies approximately southeast of Tulsa. The population of the city was 36,878 as of the 2020 census, a 6.0 percent decrease ...
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Three Rivers (Oregon) Three Rivers is a stream in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in Yamhill County, Oregon, Yamhill County. See also * List of rivers of Oregon References

{{authority control Rivers of Yamhill County, Oregon Rivers of Oregon ...
, a river * Three Rivers, Oregon, a census-designated place *
Three Rivers, Texas Three Rivers is a city in Live Oak County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,848 at the 2010 census. History Mrs. Annie T. Hamilton of Cuero owned a tract of land in the Brush Country where Three Rivers now sits. At the urging of M ...
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Three Rivers Petroglyph Site There are over 21,000 petroglyphs at the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site at Three Rivers, New Mexico, located midway between Tularosa and Carrizozo in Otero County on Highway 54. Many of the petroglyphs can be easily viewed from a trail open to ...
, a state park in New Mexico


Elsewhere

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Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve The Sanjiangyuan (), is an area of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai province, China which contains the headwaters of three great rivers of Asia: the Yellow, the Yangtze, and the Mekong. Parts of the area were protected as the Sanjiangyuan National ...
or Three Rivers Nature Reserve, Qinghai province, China, containing the headwaters of the Yellow, Yangtze, and Mekong Rivers *
Kiso Three Rivers The refers to the three major rivers that make up the alluvial plain area of the Nōbi Plain of Japan. The three rivers are the Kiso River, the Ibi River and the Nagara River. Given their location, they are sometimes referred to as the Nōbi Th ...
, Japan, a river confluence *
Three Rivers Proper Three Rivers Proper is a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng, Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa. The suburb is bordered by Three Rivers East to the east and Three Rivers North to the north. Its northern boundary is formed by the R42 (South Africa), ...
, a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa *
Three Rivers East Three Rivers East is a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng. The suburb lies on the easternmost end of the city, bordered by the Sugarbush river to the south and east and by an eco estate called Summerview Estate to the West. Three Rivers East is hom ...
, a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa


Businesses

* Three Rivers Casino and Resort, Oregon *
Three Rivers Computer Corporation The Three Rivers Computer Corporation (3RCC) was a spinoff from the Research Engineering Laboratory of the Computer Science Department of Carnegie Mellon University, and was founded in May 1974 by Brian S. Rosen, James R. Teter, William H. Broadl ...
, a defunct corporation * Three Rivers Mall, Kelso, Washington *
Three Rivers Press Three Rivers Press is the trade paperback imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House. It publishes original paperback titles as well as paperback reprints of books issued initially in hardcover by the other Crown imprints ...
, a book publisher


Education

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Three Rivers Community College (Connecticut) Three Rivers Community College (TRCC) is a public community college in Norwich, Connecticut. It was formed in 1992 by the merger of Mohegan Community College and Thames Valley State Technical College and is named after the three major rivers in ...
, Norwich, Connecticut, United States * Three Rivers Community College (Missouri), Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States *
Three Rivers Academy Sixth Form College Three Rivers Academy is a mixed, secondary school situated on Hersham Road, between Hersham and Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. The school has been awarded Specialist Business and Enterprise College status. Houses The school runs a sys ...
, Surrey, England, a junior college *
Three Rivers Academy The Three Rivers Academy is an English-language high school in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It was created from the amalgamation of St. Patrick's High School and Three Rivers High School. Sports and traditions Three Rivers Academy has athl ...
, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada, a high school *
Three Rivers Academy, Surrey Three Rivers Academy is a mixed, secondary school situated on Hersham Road, between Hersham and Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. The school has been awarded Specialist Business and Enterprise College status. Houses The school runs a sys ...
, England, a secondary school *
Three Rivers Academy Sixth Form College Three Rivers Academy is a mixed, secondary school situated on Hersham Road, between Hersham and Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. The school has been awarded Specialist Business and Enterprise College status. Houses The school runs a sys ...
, Surrey, England, a junior college * Three Rivers School District (disambiguation) **
Three Rivers Community Schools Three Rivers Community Schools is a school district in Three Rivers, Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , M ...
, a school district in Michigan, United States * Three Rivers High School (disambiguation) *
Three Rivers Village School Three Rivers Village School is the first democratic school in Pittsburgh, PA. It operates on the Sudbury school model of democratic education. Three Rivers Village School opened in the Fall of 2013 and accepts students from Kindergarten through ...
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States


Other uses

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Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers The Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers (FCI Three Rivers) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated area, unincorporated Live Oak County, Texas. It is operated by Federal Bureau of Prisons, a ...
* Three Rivers Conference (disambiguation), athletics and activities conference in multiple states *
Three Rivers District (VHSL) The A Three Rivers District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League located in Southwest Virginia. History The district was originally named for the New River, Roanoke River, and Little River and was focused on the New Rive ...
, Virginia, United States, a school sports conference *
The Three Rivers Regiment ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
(12e Régiment blindé du Canada), a Canadian military unit *
Three Rivers Festival The Three Rivers Festival is an annual multi-day event held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The festival spans nine days in mid-July, starting on the first Friday after Independence Day. It is a celebration of the heritage of Fort Wayne, established d ...
, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States *
Three Rivers Fountain Victoria Square, also known as Tarntanyangga (formerly Tarndanyangga) (), is the central square of five public squares in the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. It is one of six squares designed by the founder of Adelaide, Colonel William L ...
, Adelaide, South Australia * ''
Three Rivers Rambler The ''Three Rivers Rambler'' is an excursion train in Knoxville, Tennessee along the Tennessee River. The train is operated by the Knoxville and Holston River Railroad, a subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio Railways. Course The ride starts at a depot lo ...
'', a tourist train in Knoxville, Tennessee * ''Three Rivers'' (train), a discontinued Amtrak train * ''Three Rivers'' (TV series), an American medical drama, debuted and cancelled in 2009 * ''Three Rivers'', the working title for the 1993 film ''
Striking Distance ''Striking Distance'' is a 1993 American action thriller film starring Bruce Willis as Pittsburgh Police homicide detective Thomas Hardy. The film co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, and Tom Sizemore. It was directed by Rowdy Herringto ...
'' * Three Rivers, a fictional suburb in the 1994 show '' My So-Called Life'' * Three Rivers Fire, a 2021 fire in New Mexico


See also

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Three Rivers and St. Maurice Three Rivers and St. Maurice (french: Trois-Rivières-et-Saint-Maurice; also known as Three Rivers—St. Maurice) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1935. This ...
, former electoral district in Canada *
Three Rivers East Three Rivers East is a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng. The suburb lies on the easternmost end of the city, bordered by the Sugarbush river to the south and east and by an eco estate called Summerview Estate to the West. Three Rivers East is hom ...
, a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa *
Three Rivers Proper Three Rivers Proper is a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng, Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa. The suburb is bordered by Three Rivers East to the east and Three Rivers North to the north. Its northern boundary is formed by the R42 (South Africa), ...
, a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng * Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, Yunan Province, China, within the drainage basins of the Yangtze, Mekong, and Salween Rivers * Trois-Rivières (disambiguation) * Tres Rios (disambiguation) {{disambig, geo, schools