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Per the OP requirements the Colorado River can’t count because it goes through more than two states.
Actually, he said it could only be listed as the most important for 2 states, not that it could only flow through 2 states. Still, it would probably be the most important for Arizona (Gila being the other), Nevada (Could also consider Truckee or Humboldt), Utah (Green and Jordan could be considered), and Colorado (South Platte, Rio Grande, Canadian, and Arkansas are the other options) as well.
Maybe you could make case for the East River because so many people have seen pictures or heard of the famous bridges across it, like the 59th Street bridge or the Brooklyn bridge — except that the river is pretty short and I don’t think a lot of non-New Yorkers could actually name that river.
Despite its name, the East River is not actually a river. It is a tidal strait connecting two bodies of the ocean, New York Harbour and the Long Island Sound.
My rule is that the rivers have to flow through the state, either entirely or partially. They cannot be just a state line. Here's my list:
Kentucky: Kentucky River
Kentucky actually owns the Ohio River along the Ohio, Indiana and Illinois border. So I think you could argue it flows through it. Given that it defines almost the entire northern boundary for hundreds of miles and the majority of the state is a watershed for the Ohio River, I vote the Ohio River for KY. https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Own...the_Ohio_River
The Columbia River flows through Washington state and is way more iconic than the Yakima River.
Yes, this is truth. The Columbia River flows from British Columbia through Central Washington, down to the Columbia Basin, then and only then meets up with the Oregon border. The Yakima is puny comparitively.
Good job naming one for every state. Some states I don't know well enough to comment, others I agree with you. The ones I disagree are in red.
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Originally Posted by Craziaskowboi
My rule is that the rivers have to flow through the state, either entirely or partially. They cannot be just a state line. Here's my list:
Alabama: Tombigbee River
Alaska: Tanana River
Arizona: Gila River, Would probably go with the Colorado for this one since it flows through the Grand Canyon, the most iconic feature of the state
Arkansas: Arkansas River
California: Sacramento River Fair, but would consider the San Joaquin
Colorado: Colorado River Since we're limited to using a river twice, might consider the Rio Grande, South Platte, or Arkansas here.
Connecticut: Connecticut River
Delaware: Chesapeake and Delaware Canal I'd go with the Christiana since it's an actual river
Florida: The Everglades St. John's or Indian River
Georgia: Chattahoochee River
Hawaii: Nu'uanu River Wailuku River near Hilo, longest in the state and also some nice waterfalls
Idaho: Snake River
Illinois: Illinois River
Indiana: Wabash River White River runs through Indianapolis
Iowa: Des Moines River
Kansas: Arkansas River
Kentucky: Kentucky River
Louisiana: Mississippi River
Maine: Penobscot River
Maryland: Patuxent River
Massachusetts: Charles River
Michigan: Grand River
Minnesota: Mississippi River
Mississippi: Pearl River
Missouri: Missouri River (*)
Montana: Missouri River (*)
Nebraska: Platte River
Nevada: Virgin River I would go with either the Humboldt or Truckee here
New Hampshire: Merrimack River
New Jersey: Raritan River
New Mexico: Rio Grande
New York: Hudson River
North Carolina: Catawba River
North Dakota: Missouri River (*)
Ohio: Cuyahoga River
Oklahoma: Canadian River
Oregon: Willamette River
Pennsylvania: Susquehanna River
Rhode Island: Providence River
South Carolina: Great Pee Dee River
South Dakota: Missouri River (*)
Tennessee: Tennessee River
Texas: Pecos River The Pecos is too isolated from where peple actaully live in Texas, not to mention it's flow through Texas isn't that far. I'd go with either the Brazos or the Texas Colorado (Not the same river that flows through the Western States), or maybe the Guadalupe.
Utah: Green River I would probably pick the Colorado here
Vermont: Ottauquechee River
Virginia: James River
Washington: Yakima River Columbia, as others have mentioned
West Virginia: Kanawha River
Wisconsin: Wisconsin River
Wyoming: Platte River
(*) You picked Missouri River for 4 states, and the OP asked to limit it to 2. You said you don't want to include rivers that just border states, so the Red River of the North is out for North Dakota. So I would pick Missouri for North Dakota and Missouri, and would change Montana to the Yellowstone River and South Dakota to the Big Sioux River.
Well the Mississippi forms the entire 500-some mile western border of Illinois so I'm going with that one.
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