Red River

Red River

Red River may refer to the following:

Rivers and their namesakes

* Red River (Mississippi watershed), a Mississippi River tributary flowing between Texas and Oklahoma
** "Red River" (film), USA
** Red River Campaign, a series of battles fought in the American Civil War in 1864
** Red River Parish, Louisiana
** Red River County, Texas
** Red River Shootout (aka Red River Rivalry) an annual football game between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas teams
* Red River of the North, flowing north through Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba into Lake Winnipeg
** Red River cereal
** Red River Colony, in the valley of the same in Manitoba
** Red River Floodway
** Red River ox cart
** Red River Trails
** Red River Rebellion, the Métis rebellion led by Louis Riel in present-day Manitoba
** The Red River Valley, a remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz
** "Red River" (passenger train), between Saint Paul, Minnesota and Grand Forks, North Dakota
** Red River Valley (march), slow march of the Fort Garry Horse Canadian cavalry regiment
** Red River Valley (song), a folk song

* Red River (Kentucky), in Kentucky's Red River Gorge
* Red River (Maine)
* Red River (Tennessee-Kentucky)
* Red River (Wisconsin)
* Red River, New Zealand, a minor river on the North Island
* Red River (Asia), or Sông Hồng, flowing from China through Vietnam to the South China Sea
* Red River Delta, the delta of the Red River, Vietnam
* Little Red River, Arkansas

Other uses

* Red River, New Mexico, home of the Red River Ski Area
* Red River, Wisconsin
* Little Red River Cree Nation
* "Red River" (manga), a Japanese comic book series
* Red River Valley (1941 film), USA
* Red River (1948 film), 1948 John Wayne film
* Red River Valley (1997 film), China
* Red River Hog, a species of wild pig from Africa

ee also

*Red River Expedition, a disambiguation page listing various expeditions of that name


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  • Red River — (englisch für „Roter Fluss“) heißen mehrere Flüsse: der Red River of the North, verläuft durch Minnesota, North Dakota und Manitoba ins Red River Valley der Red River (Mississippi), Nebenfluss des Mississippi in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Red River —   [ red rɪvə; englisch »roter Fluss«], Name von geographischen Objekten:    1) Red River, rechter Nebenfluss des unteren Mississippi, USA, 1 966 km lang, entspringt (mehrere Quellflüsse) im Llano Estacado; für einen großen Teil seines Laufes ist… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Red River — Red River, 1) einer der bedeutendsten der rechten Nebenflüsse des Mississippi River, entsteht im Nordwesten des Staates Texas aus der Vereinigung des Salt Fork u. South Fork, bildet dann die Grenze zwischen Texas u. dem Indian Territory, geht… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Red River — 1. river flowing southeast along the Tex. Okla. border, through SW Ark. & central La. into the Mississippi: 1,018 mi (1,638 km) 2. river flowing north along the N.Dak. Minn. border into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada: c. 310 mi (499 km): in… …   English World dictionary

  • Red River — Red River, NM U.S. town in New Mexico Population (2000): 484 Housing Units (2000): 880 Land area (2000): 1.019099 sq. miles (2.639453 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.004309 sq. miles (0.011160 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.023408 sq. miles (2.650613… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Red River, NM — U.S. town in New Mexico Population (2000): 484 Housing Units (2000): 880 Land area (2000): 1.019099 sq. miles (2.639453 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.004309 sq. miles (0.011160 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.023408 sq. miles (2.650613 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Red River — (spr. redd riwwer, »Roter Fluß«), rechter Nebenfluß des Mississippi, entspringt im westlichen Teil von Texas am Osthang des Llano estacado (s. d.), 750 m ü. M., trennt in seinem ostsüdöstlich gerichteten Oberlauf Texas von Oklahoma und Arkansas,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Red River — the Red River a long river in the south of the US, which forms part of the border between the states of Oklahoma and Texas …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Red River — (izg. rȅd rȋver) m DEFINICIJA geogr. rijeka u J dijelu SAD a, duga 2050 km, izvire na ravnjaku Llano Estacadu, utječe u Meksički zaljev (jedan rukavac) i u Mississippi (drugi rukavac) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Red River — (spr. redd riww r, »Roter Fluß«), r. Nebenfluß des Mississippi, entspringt auf dem Llano Estacado in Texas, Grenzfluß zwischen Indianerterritorium und Texas, mündet nach 1920 km in Louisiana; Nebenflüsse: North Fork, Washita, Little River, Black… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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