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Red River usually refers to one of the following: * Red River (Asia) (
Chinese Character Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the Written Chinese, writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are k ...
: 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 The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South, is a major river in the Southern United States. It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. It is one of several rivers with that name ...
, a tributary of the Mississippi in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana in the United States * Red River War, a United States military campaign between 1874–75 Red River may also refer to:


Rivers


United States

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Red River (Cumberland River) The Red River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 is a major stream of north-central Tennessee and south-central Kentucky, and a major tributary of the ...
, a tributary of the Cumberland in Kentucky and Tennessee *
Red River (Illinois) The Red River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of Panther Creek in Woodford County, Illinois. Its headwaters are located southeast of Eureka, ...
, a tributary of Panther Creek in Woodford County *
Red River (Kentucky River) The Red River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Kentucky River in east-central Kentucky in the United States. Via the Kentucky and Oh ...
, 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
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Red River (Oregon) The Red River is a stream approximately long in Lincoln County, Oregon, Lincoln County in the northwestern U.S. state of Oregon. It rises south of downtown Waldport, Oregon, Waldport and flows through the city to meet the Alsea River near the lar ...
, in the United States *
Red River (St. Louis River tributary) The Red River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 1, 2012 river of Minnesota and Wisconsin flowing to the St. Louis River southwest of Duluth and Superior near Oliv ...
, in Minnesota and Wisconsin *
Red River (Wolf River tributary) The Red River of Wisconsin is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed December 19, 2011 tributary of the Wolf River. It flows through Gresham and has a dam. Below Gresham, the ...
, in Wisconsin * Red River of the North, flows northward between Minnesota and North Dakota *
Red River of the South The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South, is a major river in the Southern United States. It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. It is one of several rivers with that name ...
, border river between Texas and Oklahoma


Elsewhere

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Red River (Victoria) The Red River is a perennial river with no defined major catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. Course and features The Red River rises in remote country in the Benedore River Reference Area in the ...
, in Australia * Red River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Kechika in Canada *
Red River Floodway The Red River Floodway (french: Canal de dérivation de la rivière Rouge) is an artificial flood control waterway in Western Canada. It is a long channel which, during flood periods, takes part of the Red River's flow around the city of Winn ...
, a diversion of the Red River of the North around Winnipeg in Canada * Red River (Grenada) *
Red River (New Zealand) The Red River is a minor river in the North Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Ākitio River in the Manawatū-Whanganui Manawatū-Whanganui (; spelled Manawatu-Wanganui prior to 2019) is a region in the lower half of the North Islan ...
, a minor river on the North Island *
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 f ...
(Cornish: ''Dowr Amal''), in the United Kingdom, discharging into Cornwall's south coast *
Red River (Koner) The Red River ( kw, Dowr Koner) is a small river in north-west Cornwall, United Kingdom which issues into St Ives Bay at Godrevy on Cornwall's Atlantic coast. The Red River is about long and was given its name from the mineral deposits asso ...
(Cornish: ''Dowr Koner''), in the United Kingdom, discharging into Cornwall's north coast * Red River (Asia), a river in China and Vietnam *
Baloué River The Baloué River (french: Fleuve Baloué, from Manding for "Red River") is a river in Mali in West Africa. It flows from a source west of Bamako to the Bakoy near Toukoto and forms part of the Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pula ...
, in Mali (Manding: "Red River") * Kızılırmak River or Halys River, in Turkey (Turkish: "Red River") *
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 Ind ...
, river in India and Pakistan, sometimes known as the Red River


Settlements

* Red River, a settlement in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada *
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 Sceni ...
, a ski resort in the United States *
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 Ca ...
, an unincorporated community in York County *
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 ...
, original name of the city now known as Adams *
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 Housto ...
, former town of 1870s, now part of Denison, Texas *
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 l ...
, a town in Kewaunee County, WI, United States *
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 po ...
, an unincorporated community in the United States * Red River Army Depot, in Texas, United States * Red River Colony, in Manitoba, Canada *
Red River, Queensland Red River is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
, a rural locality in Australia


Areas

* Red River County, Texas, in the United States * Red River Delta, an administrative region of Vietnam * Red River Parish, Louisiana, in the United States *
Red River Valley The Red River Valley is a region in central North America that is drained by the Red River of the North; it is part of both Canada and the United States. Forming the border between Minnesota and North Dakota when these territories were admitted ...
, a remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz in Canada


Mythology

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Red River (mythology) The Red River or Red Water () is an important feature in the mythological geography of Chinese literature, including novels and poetry over a course of over two millennia from the Warring States to early Han dynasty era poetry of the ''Chuci'' onw ...
in Chinese mythology, one of the four cardinal rivers which flows out of the mythical Kunlun


Other uses

* ''Red River'' (1948 film), an American film named for the Texan river * ''Red River'' (1988 film), a television movie remake of the classic film from 1948, starring Gregory Harrison * ''Red River'' (2009 film), a Chinese film named for the Yunnanese river * ''Red River'' (2022 film), an unreleased Indian Malayalam-language film * ''Red River'' (manga), a 1995 Japanese graphic novel series named for the Turkish river * Red River, a fictional river in ''
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'' * "Red River", a 2011 song by
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* Red River Cereal, a flax-based hot breakfast cereal * Red River College, a college in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada * '' Red River Drifter'', 2013 album by Michael Martin Murphey *
Red River Trails The Red River Trails were a network of ox cart routes connecting the Red River Colony (the "Selkirk Settlement") and Fort Garry in British North America with the head of navigation on the Mississippi River in the United States. These trade route ...
, historical trails of the Red River of the North * "
Red River Valley The Red River Valley is a region in central North America that is drained by the Red River of the North; it is part of both Canada and the United States. Forming the border between Minnesota and North Dakota when these territories were admitted ...
", an American folk song set along one of the American Red Rivers


See also

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Colorado River (disambiguation) The Colorado River is one of the principal rivers of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. Colorado River may also refer to: * Colorado River (Argentina) ** Río Colorado, Río Negro, a village in Argentina * Colorado River (Potosi), ...
, for rivers bearing the Spanish word for "Red" *
Ipiranga (disambiguation) Ipiranga may also refer to: Places São Paulo * Ipiranga Brook, a Brazilian brook in the vicinity of São Paulo, from which the borough of Ipiranga derives its name * Subprefecture of Ipiranga, São Paulo * Ipiranga (district of São Paulo) * ...
(sometimes Ypiranga), for places bearing the Tupian word for "Red River" *
Ipiranga River (disambiguation) There are several rivers named Ipiranga River in Brazil: * Ipiranga River (Paraná) * Ipiranga River (São Paulo) * Ipiranga Brook (São Paulo) * Ipiranga River (Pará) See also * Ipiranga (disambiguation) Ipiranga may also refer to: Places ...
, for rivers bearing the Tupian word for "Red River" *
Little Red River (disambiguation) Little Red River may refer to: In the United States *Little Red River (Arkansas) *Little Red River (Texas) In Canada

*Little Red River Cree Nation, in Alberta *Little Red River 106C, an Indian reserve in Saskatchewan *Little Red River 106D, an ...
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Red River cart The Red River cart is a large two-wheeled cart made entirely of non-metallic materials. Often drawn by oxen, though also by horses or mules, these carts were used throughout most of the 19th century in the fur trade and in westward expansion in Ca ...
, a two-wheeled cart used historically in the area of the Red River of the North * Red River Campaign, a series of battles fought in the American Civil War in 1864 *
Red River Exhibition The Red River Exhibition (or "The Ex" for short and historically as Manisphere) is a ten-day festival hosted every summer, in June, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event takes place at Exhibition Park and features a midway, concerts, stage shows, an ...
, annual festival in Canada *
Red River Expedition (disambiguation) Red River Expedition can refer to different historical events: *Wolseley Expedition, in Canada (1870) * Red River Expedition (1804), by the United States to explore the American West *Red River Expedition (1806), by the United States to explore the ...
, various expeditions of that name *
Red River floods The Red River floods refer to the various flooding events in recent history of the Red River of the North, which forms the border between North Dakota and Minnesota and flows north, into Manitoba. Around 16% of the Red River Basin, Red River basi ...
, various floods of the Red River of the North *
Red river hog The red river hog (''Potamochoerus porcus'') or bushpig (a named also used for the '' Potamochoerus larvatus''), is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests. It is rarel ...
, an African species of wild pig, reddish in color * Red River Rebellion, the Métis rebellion led by Louis Riel in present-day Manitoba, Canada * Red River Showdown, an annual football game between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas *
Rouge River (disambiguation) Rouge River or River Rouge (french: link=no, Rivière Rouge, , Red River) may refer to rivers or places: Canada: *Rouge River (Ontario), a river in Toronto **Scarborough—Rouge River, an electoral district named after the river *Rouge River (Laure ...
, for rivers bearing the French word for "Red" *
Red River Valley (disambiguation) Red River Valley is a region in north central North America that is drained by the Red River of the North. Red River Valley is also a region in south central North America that is drained by the Red River of the South. Red River Valley may also re ...
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