The rivers of North America are striking in their beauty and diversity. Each of them has its own history of occurrence.
History of education
When the water of the global flood left the lands of North America, or rather, at the end of the most ancient ice age, a great many rivers and lakes formed on the territory between the Atlantic, the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans. These are lakes of glacial and tectonic origin. The retreating glacier left tectonic depressions along the way, which gradually filled with water.
Thanks to the glacier in the rivers and lakes of North America, there is such a large amount of water that it is second only to Eurasia and only slightly to South America. In their bulk, all the rivers and lakes of North America belong to the Atlantic basin, but a sufficient number of them belong to the basins of two other oceans. The water in these lakes is salty, streams and rivers do not flow from them.
The rivers of North America, belonging to the Pacific basin, flow along the plains up to the Cordillera. Beyond the Cordilleras, rivers flow from the Atlantic basin. The mountains separate the two basins and are the largest watershed in North America. On the other hand, the Great Plains separate the rivers of the Atlantic Basin from the Pacific Rivers.
Appalachian Rivers of North America
In the east, where the Appalachian mountains stand, the rivers born in these mountains flow from their slopes into the plains. An amazing fact: all the major rivers of the Appalachian region flow through the mountains. They cut the mountains into narrow but deep gorges. Those that are more authentic come from the western slopes and go straight to the Mississippi. One is Ohio, the other is Tennessee. These rivers feed only on rain and meltwater. Tennessee is watery and flows down on the left to Ohio. This river itself is formed, in turn, when the Halston River joins the French Broad River, falling from the western cliffs of the Appalachians. Since it doesn’t rain every day, and less often it snows, you can’t call these rivers regular. It is necessary to stock up water with the help of dams in some places and reservoirs in others. As a result, many picturesque waterways turned out between the rivers.
From the east, rivers flow into the Gulf of Mexico almost parallel to the rivers flowing into the Atlantic. The largest and most significant of these rivers are Savannah, Potomac, Roanoke, James. And the longest of them is the Alabama River.
Rivers in the service of the people
These rivers work well in the field of energy for the inhabitants of North America. Somewhere in part seven, and at the very least, the United States provides energy that flows from the Appalachian Mountains.
The large rivers of North America supply the mainland not only with energy. They still work, transporting a huge number of ships, steamboats, ferries and other water transport on their waters. Traveling by water is very attractive for tourists and other passengers traveling daily on their business.
Great Lakes of North America
In addition to rivers, these places are famous for the large concentration of lakes. The great lakes of America have a connection with the Atlantic Ocean. Michigan, a very beautiful lake named Ontario, also Huron, short Erie and above them the Upper Lake, which is considered to be the most huge freshwater lake in the world. These magnificent lakes are stepwise interconnected by rivers and canals, channels and streams. All this is combined into a beautiful system of river and lake paths. The name of St. Lawrence is the river, which flows from the lake with the sonorous name of Ontario and flows into the bay, which, like the river, is called St. Lawrence. So the Great Lakes communicate with the Atlantic Ocean.
Between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario flows the famous Niagara River, a waterfall falling from a height of 50 meters in three separate channels, into which the island of Gout divided the river. It turns out three beautiful waterfalls, the largest in North America. These waterfalls collect a huge number of tourists from around the world and give energy to the hydropower plants built there.
Large rivers of North America
Beyond the Cordillera Mountains, on the eastern plains, is the Missouri River, which is replenished from all sides by large amounts of water flowing into it. In North America there is no river longer than the Missouri. She feeds many nations on her banks for twelve thousand years. In its channel there are a large number of reservoirs and hydroelectric power stations. Flooding is not uncommon on this river, although its most dangerous sections are fortified. Missouri falls into the Mississippi. Every child knows her name because Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn sailed on it. This is a full-flowing river and one of the record holders for the length of rivers in the world. It flows from north to south, dividing the United States into two parts. Although these parts are not even, the river spans 10 states and is the border for some of them.
Mackenzie climbed farther to the north than all the rivers. She has her own records. She bears the title of the longest river of the North and Canada. She also has a large supply industry. An infinite number of rivers and streams feed the Queen of the North. The main part of its path Mackenzie flows through the circumpolar zones, flowing from the Great Slave Lake. Slave Lake is unusually deep. It is deeper than its counterparts - the rest of the rivers and lakes of North America. The Mackenzie River plays a crucial role in the country's economy. Ore and mined minerals are taken from it from the region of the coast of Bear Lake. Along with Mackenzie, another northern river - the Yukon - makes an important contribution to the economy, being a fishing one. Like Mackenzie, Yukon has been hidden under ice for many months, has many rapids in its channel, which is why these rivers of North America are inconvenient for transporting people and goods. The Yukon flows from Lake Marsh and flows into the Bering Strait.