Red River
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Canada
- Red River, Nova ScotiaRed River, Nova ScotiaRed River is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island.-References:*...
a community - Red River of the NorthRed River of the NorthThe Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota before continuing into Manitoba, Canada...
, a river flowing north through Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba into Lake Winnipeg- Red River CerealRed River cerealRed River Cereal is a porridge, or hot cereal, made of wheat, rye, and flax, produced in Canada, with some availability elsewhere. It was first created in 1924 in Manitoba. The cereal takes its name from the Red River of the North, more specifically the valley around Winnipeg. The brand name is...
, a flax-based hot breakfast cereal
- Red River Cereal
- Arctic Red RiverArctic Red RiverThe Arctic Red River is the name of a tributary to the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, Canada.In 1993 the river was designated as part of the Canadian Heritage Rivers System. It was also the name of a community on the Mackenzie where the river joins, now known as Tsiigehtchic...
, a tributary of the Mackenzie River - Red River (British Columbia)Red River (British Columbia)The Red River is a tributary of the Kechika River in the far north of British Columbia, Canada, flowing east to meet the Kechika from headwaters in the Cassiar Mountains. In its middle reaches it forms the boundary between the Dease Plateau and the Cassiar Mountains and for its final stretch it...
, a tributary of the Kechika River
China
- Red River (Asia), Hóng Hé (China) or Sông Hồng (Vietnam), flowing from China through Vietnam to the Gulf of TonkinGulf of TonkinThe Gulf of Tonkin is an arm of the South China Sea, lying off the coast of northeastern Vietnam.-Etymology:The name Tonkin, written "東京" in Hán tự and Đông Kinh in romanised Vietnamese, means "Eastern Capital", and is the former toponym for Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam...
Pakistan
- Sutlej RiverSutlejThe Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...
, Punjab is sometimes known as the Red River.
United Kingdom
- Red River, CornwallRed River, CornwallThe Red River is a small river in north-west Cornwall, UK which issues into St Ives Bay at Godrevy on Cornwall's Atlantic coast. The Red River is approx 8 miles long and gets its name from the mineral deposits associated with tin mining which formerly coloured its water red...
, a minor river in west Cornwall discharging into the sea on the north coast - Red River, MarazionRed River, MarazionThe Red 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....
, a minor river discharging into the sea on the south coast of west Cornwall
United States
- Red River of the NorthRed River of the NorthThe Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota before continuing into Manitoba, Canada...
, see above (under Canada) - Red River (Kentucky)Red River (Kentucky)The Red River is a tributary of the Kentucky River in east-central Kentucky in the United States. Via the Kentucky and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed....
, tributary of the Kentucky River - Red River (Maine)Red River (Maine)The Red River is a river in Maine. From the outflow of Fish Pond in Maine Township 15, Range 9, WELS, the river runs about southeast to Red River Falls in T.14 R.8 WELS, falling about . It runs then about northeast to St. Froid Lake in Winterville Plantation falling about . The...
, tributary of the Fish River - Red River (Mississippi River), tributary of the Mississippi River flowing between Texas and Oklahoma
- Red River Parish, LouisianaRed River Parish, LouisianaRed River Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Coushatta. It was one of the newer parishes created in 1871 by the state legislature under Reconstruction...
- Red River County, Texas
- Red River Parish, Louisiana
- Red River (New Mexico)Red River (New Mexico)The Red River of New Mexico, USA, is a short, perennial river that flows down the north slope of Mount Wheeler in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, flows west past the towns of Red River and Questa and then south into the Rio Grande just south of the La Junta Campground.The Red River is noted for its...
, tributary of the Rio Grande- Red River, New MexicoRed River, New MexicoRed River is a resort town in Taos County, New Mexico, United States located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The population was 484 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, home of the Red River Ski Area
- Red River, New Mexico
- Red River, New York, tributary of the Moose RiverMoose River (New York)The Moose River is a mountain waterway which consists of three branches: the North Branch, the Middle Branch and the South Branch. The outlet of Big Moose Lake forms the North Branch in northern Herkimer County. The Middle Branch originates at the Fulton Chain Lakes in Old Forge. And the Southern...
- Red River (Tennessee-Kentucky)Red River (Tennessee-Kentucky)The Red River, long, is a major stream of north-central Tennessee and south-central Kentucky and a major tributary of the Cumberland River....
, tributary of the Cumberland River - Red River (Wisconsin)Red River (Wisconsin)The Red River of Wisconsin is a tributary of the Wolf River. It flows through Gresham and has a dam. Below Gresham the Red River converges into the Wolf River in northern Shawano County....
, tributary of the Wolf River- Red River, WisconsinRed River, WisconsinRed River is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Bay View, Duvall, Frog Station, Thiry Daems, and Tonet are located in the town...
, a town - Red River, Shawano County, WisconsinRed River, Shawano County, WisconsinRed River is an unincorporated community located in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Red River is located along the Red River and County Highway A west-northwest of Shawano....
, an unincorporated community
- Red River, Wisconsin
Vietnam
- Red River (Asia), Hóng Hé (China) or Sông Hồng (Vietnam), flowing from China through Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin
- Red River DeltaRed River DeltaThe Red River Delta is the flat plain formed by the Red River and its distributaries joining in the Thai Binh River in northern Vietnam. The delta measuring some 15,000 square km is well protected by a network of dikes. It is an agriculturally rich area and densely populated...
, an administrative region of Vietnam comprising provinces in the Red River's delta
- Red River Delta
Other uses
- The Halys RiverHalys RiverThe Kızılırmak , also known as the Halys River , is the longest river in Turkey. It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation.- Geography :...
(Western cultures and languages from the Greek) in Anatolia (Asia Minor), Turkish Kızılırmak ("Red River").- Red River (manga)Red River (manga), also known as Anatolia Story, is a historical fantasy shōjo manga series by Chie Shinohara. It is published in Japan by Shogakukan in Sho-Comi and collected in 28 volumes. It is published in English in North America by VIZ Media, with 25 volumes released as of April 2009 and the remaining 3...
, a Japanese graphic novel series centered in Anatolia.
- Red River (manga)
- Red River (1948 film), a 1948 American film.
- Red River (2009 film)Red River (2009 film)Red River is a 2009 film starring Zhang Jingchu, Nick Cheung, Loletta Lee, Danny Lee Sau-Yin and is directed by Zhang Jiarui.-Plot:A Tao living near Red River at the Vietname/Chinese border, is a mentally handicapped Vietnamese girl due to witnessing the violent death of her father, who stepped...
or Hong He, a Chinese film. - Red River, a fictional river in City of HeroesCity of HeroesCity of Heroes is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on the superhero comic book genre, developed by Cryptic Studios and published by NCsoft. The game was launched in North America on April 27, 2004 and in Europe on February 4, 2005 with English, German and French language...
- Operation Flashpoint: Red RiverOperation Flashpoint: Red River-Reception & Sales:The game has received mixed reviews from critics. Strategy Informer thinks the game fills in a niche between fast-paced action games and hyper-realistic military simulators. VideoGamer.com says the campaign in Red River is of far higher quality than in its predecessor Dragon Rising...
, a video game for the Xbox 360, PC and PS3.. - Curse of the Red RiverCurse of the Red RiverCurse of the Red River is the debut studio album of the Finnish progressive death metal band Barren Earth. It was released on March 31, 2010, through Peaceville Records...
, an album by the band Barren EarthBarren EarthBarren Earth is a Finnish progressive death metal band from Helsinki, and was formed in 2007. The group's music is said to be a combination of death metal, progressive rock and even folk music, pulling influence from the different groups each member is associated with. Forming from the members of...
See also
- Red River HogRed River HogThe red river hog , also known as the bush pig , is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests...
, a species of wild pig from Africa - Red River CampaignRed River CampaignThe Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition consisted of a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10 to May 22, 1864. The campaign was a Union initiative, fought between approximately 30,000 Union troops under the command of Maj. Gen....
, a series of battles fought in the American Civil War in 1864 - Red River RivalryRed River RivalryThe Red River Rivalry, commonly known as the OU-Texas Game or Texas-OU Game, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma and the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas. The series is considered...
, an annual football game between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas teams - 2009 Red River flood2009 Red River floodThe 2009 Red River flood along the Red River of the North in North Dakota and Minnesota in the United States and Manitoba in Canada brought record flood levels to the Fargo-Moorhead area. The flood was a result of saturated and frozen ground, Spring snowmelt exacerbated by additional rain and snow...
- Red River ColonyRed River ColonyThe Red River Colony was a colonization project set up by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk in 1811 on of land granted to him by the Hudson's Bay Company under what is referred to as the Selkirk Concession. The colony along the Red River of the North was never very successful...
, in the valley of the same in Manitoba - Red River FloodwayRed River FloodwayThe Red River Floodway is an artificial flood control waterway in Western Canada, first used in 1969. It is a long channel which, during flood periods, takes part of the Red River's flow around the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba to the east and discharges it back into the Red River below the dam at...
- Red River ox cartRed River ox cartThe Red River cart was 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 Canada and the United States, in the area of the Red...
- Red River TrailsRed River TrailsThe Red River Trails were a network of ox cart routes connecting the Red River Colony and Fort Garry in British North America with the head of navigation on the Mississippi River in the United States...
- Red River RebellionRed River RebellionThe Red River Rebellion or Red River Resistance was the sequence of events related to the 1869 establishment of a provisional government by the Métis leader Louis Riel and his followers at the Red River Settlement, in what is now the Canadian province of Manitoba.The Rebellion was the first crisis...
, the Métis rebellion led by Louis Riel in present-day Manitoba - Red River ValleyRed River ValleyThe Red River Valley is a region in central North America that is drained by the Red River of the North. It is significant in the geography of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba for its relatively fertile lands and the population centers of Fargo, Moorhead, Grand Forks, and Winnipeg...
, a remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz - Little Red River (disambiguation)
- Red River Expedition (disambiguation), various expeditions of that name
- Rouge River (disambiguation)
- Colorado RiverColorado RiverThe Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
or Río Colorado, which means "Red River" - Rivière-Rouge, QuebecRivière-Rouge, QuebecSmall eastern section...