New River
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In the United States- New River (Trinity River)New River (Trinity River)The New River is a tributary of the Trinity River in northern California. Running through Denny and Hoboken, it is a good place for advanced kayak and rafting enthusiasts to test their skills. The New River contains rapids ranging from class I to almost class V, with flows ranging from 400-1000+...
, a tributary of the Trinity River in northern California - New River (Broward County, Florida)New River (Broward County, Florida)The New River is a river in South Florida, USA. The river originates in the Everglades and flows east. After passing through Fort Lauderdale, the river enters the Atlantic Ocean at Port Everglades cut. The river is entirely within Broward County and is composed from the junction of three main...
, a channel which drains the Everglades through Fort Lauderdale in southern Florida - New River (Santa Fe River)New River (Santa Fe River)New River is a tributary of the Santa Fe River in northern Florida, USA. The river was used as the border to create Union County from Bradford County in 1921....
, a tributary of the Santa Fe River in northern Florida - New River (Chattahoochee River)New River (Chattahoochee River)The New River is a tributary of the Chattahoochee River in Coweta and Heard counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. Rising south of the city of Newnan, the New River flows generally southwest, reaching the Chattahoochee at West Point Lake approximately west of Hogansville.- References :*USGS...
, in Georgia - New River (Withlacoochee River)New River (Withlacoochee River)The New River is a tributary of the Withlacoochee River in the U.S. state of Georgia. Via the Withlacoochee and Suwannee rivers, its waters flow to the Gulf of Mexico....
, in Georgia - New River (Michigan)New River (Michigan)The New River is a river in Huron County, Michigan. It flows north into Lake Huron, reaching the lake just west of Huron City.-References:*...
- New River (New Hampshire)New River (New Hampshire)The New River is a 2.2 mile long stream in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ellis River, part of the Saco River watershed flowing to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine....
, a tributary of the Ellis River on Mount Washington - New River (North Carolina)New River (North Carolina)The New River is a 50-mile long river in southeastern North Carolina in the United States. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean.It rises in northwestern Onslow County and flows east-southeast past Jacksonville, where it widens into a tidal estuary approximately two miles wide...
, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern North Carolina - New River (Kanawha River), a tributary of the Ohio River via the Kanawha River, in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
- New River (Oregon)New River (Oregon)The New River is a short river on the southern Oregon coast. It begins at Floras Lake and runs northward to the Pacific Ocean a distance of approximately 10 river miles flowing parallel to the ocean behind the foredune....
in southwestern Oregon, parallels the Pacific Ocean between Coos Bay and Port Orford - New River (South Carolina), which flows into the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern South Carolina near the Savannah RiverSavannah RiverThe Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River, form the northernmost part of the border...
- New River (Tennessee)New River (Tennessee)The New River is a tributary of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Via the Big South Fork and the Cumberland and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed....
, a tributary of the Cumberland River in Tennessee
In Mexico and the United States
- New River (Mexico – United States)New River (Mexico – United States)The New River flows north from near Cerro Prieto, through the city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, into the United States through the city of Calexico, California towards the Salton Sea...
(Rio Nuevo in Spanish), which flows from the Mexicali Valley in Baja California, into the Salton Sea in California
Elsewhere
- New River (Belize)New River (Belize)The New River, also Rio Nuevo, is a river in northern Belize. As the longest river that is entirely confined to Belize, it drains primarily the eastern part of the Orange Walk District during its north-northeasterly course and empties into the Chetumal Bay...
, a river that flows north into the Chetumal Bay - New River (England)New River (England)The New River is an artificial waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water taken from the River Lea and from Amwell Springs , and other springs and wells along its course....
, a man-made watercourse in England - New River (Fens), a man-made watercourse in the English Fenlands
- New River (Guyana)New River (Guyana)The New River is a river in South America. It is part of a border dispute between Suriname and Guyana-References:* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993....
- Rio Nuevo (Jamaica)Rio Nuevo (Jamaica)-References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...
- Río Nuevo (Puerto Rico)Río Nuevo (Puerto Rico)-See also:*List of rivers of Puerto Rico-References:*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region *...
- New River/Kaimata in the West Coast region of New Zealand.
- The New River is an alternative name for the Oreti RiverOreti RiverThe Oreti River is one of the main rivers of Southland, New Zealand, and is 170 kilometres in length.The Oreti has its headwaters close to the Mavora Lakes between Lake Te Anau and Lake Wakatipu, and flows south across the Southland Plains to its outflow into Foveaux Strait at the southeastern end...
in New Zealand, most commonly used for its estuary.
Other uses
- New River (ward)New River (ward)New River is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. Consisting of an area of Stamford Hill the ward also incorporates the large council estate Woodberry Down currently under redevelopment....
, London Borough of Hackney - New River, ArizonaNew River, ArizonaNew River is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population was 14,952 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, a region in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area, named after the seasonal New River Wash - New River Community CollegeNew River Community Collegeis a community college in Dublin, Virginia, United States, in the New River Valley of southwestern Virginia, one of 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System...
, in Virginia - New River CoalfieldNew River CoalfieldThe New River Coalfield is located in northeastern Raleigh County and southern Fayette County, West Virginia. Commercial mining of coal began in the 1870s and thrived into the 20th century. The coal in this field is a low volatile coal, and the seams of coal that have been mined include Sewell,...
, in West Virginia - Marine Corps Air Station New RiverMarine Corps Air Station New RiverMarine Corps Air Station New River is a United States Marine Corps helicopter base in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in the eastern part of the state. In 1972, the airfield was named McCutcheon Field for Brigadier General Keith B. McCutcheon, one of the fathers of Marine Corps helicopter aviation...
, near Jacksonville, North Carolina
See also
- New River Gorge BridgeNew River Gorge BridgeThe New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge long over the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. With an arch long, the New River Gorge Bridge was for many years the world's longest arch bridge; it is now the third...
, in West Virginia - New River Gorge National RiverNew River Gorge National RiverThe New River Gorge National River is a unit of the United States National Park Service designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia. Established in 1978, the NPS-protected area stretches for from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted.New...
, protecting a portion of the river in West Virginia - New River Trail, in Virginia
- New River Trail State ParkNew River Trail State ParkNew River Trail State Park is a state park located in southern Virginia, United States. It parallels of the New River along an old railroad right-of-way, and is a designated National Recreation Trail....
, in Virginia - New River TunnelNew River TunnelThe New River Tunnel, also known as the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel, is one of three underwater road tunnels in Florida , that replaced the Federal Aid Highway Bridge, a drawbridge opened on August 26, 1926 and closed in 1958. It carries U.S. Route 1 underneath the New River and Las Olas Boulevard in...
, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - New River ValleyNew River ValleyThe New River Valley is a region in the eastern United States along the New River in the Commonwealth of Virginia . The valley comprises the counties of Montgomery , Pulaski, Floyd, Giles and the independent City of Radford...
, in Virginia