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Africa- The Bakoy RiverBakoy RiverThe Bakoy or Bakhoy River is a river in West Africa. It runs through Guinea and Mali and joins with the Bafing River to form the Sénégal River in Bafoulabé, in the Kayes Region of western Mali. It is also called the White River while the Bafing is called the Black River...
in West Africa, called the White River over a portion of its length
Canada
- White River (British Columbia)White River (British Columbia)The White River is a major headwaters tributary of the Kootenay River in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The river is long and drains an isolated area of the Canadian Rockies east of the village of Canal Flats....
- White River (Vancouver Island)
- White River Provincial ParkWhite River Provincial ParkWhite River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located 27 km south of Sayward on Vancouver Island.-Recreation:...
- White River Provincial Park
- White River (Yukon)
- White River, OntarioWhite River, OntarioWhite River is a township located in Ontario, Canada, on the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 631. It was originally set up as a rail town on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885...
, a township - White River (Ontario)White River (Ontario)White River is a river in Ontario Province, Canada. It is one of many tributaries that feeds Lake Superior.-Sources:...
, a river
China
- White River (China), also called Baihe River
Dominica
- White River
Iran
- Sefid-Rud, or "the white river", in Gilan province.
Jamaica
- White River (Jamaica)White River (Jamaica)The White River is a river of Jamaica.-References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office-External links:*...
, a river
New Zealand
- White River, New ZealandWhite River, New ZealandThe White River is in the South Island of New Zealand.It drains from the eastern flanks of the Southern Alps into the Waimakariri River. It is accessible by getting to Klondike Corner on State Highway 73, following the Waimakariri up to Carrington Hut, and turning west...
, a river in the South Island
Solomon Islands
- White River, HoniaraWhite River, HoniaraWhite River is a large settlement in the western districts of Honiara, Solomon Islands. It is a fairly large community with several defined neighbourhoods, viz...
, the largest settlement in West Honiara
South Africa
- White River, MpumalangaWhite River, MpumalangaWhite River is a small holiday and farming town situated just north of Nelspruit in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The farms in the region produce tropical fruits, vegetables, flowers and timber. After the Boer War the British demarcated land on the Emanzimhlope River, a tributary of the Limpopo River....
, a town in Mpumalanga Province
United Kingdom
- St Austell RiverSt Austell RiverThe St Austell River properly known as the River Vinnick, but historically called The White River, is a long river located in south Cornwall, United Kingdom....
, a river in Cornwall also known as the White River
United States of America
- White River (Arizona), a tributary of the Salt RiverSalt River (Arizona)The Salt River is a stream in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the largest tributary of the Gila River. The river is about long. Its drainage basin is about large. The longest of the Salt River's many tributaries is the Verde River...
- White River (Arkansas)White River (Arkansas)The White River is a 722-mile long river that flows through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Missouri.-Course:The source of the White River is in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas, in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest southeast of Fayetteville...
, a tributary of the Mississippi River - White River (California)White River (California)The White River is a small river in the southern San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. The river is about long and flows entirely within Tulare County. It rises at roughly above sea level in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada on the northwest slope of Bull Run Peak...
in Tulare County - White River (Colorado-Utah), a tributary of the Green River
- White River National ForestWhite River National ForestWhite River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...
, a National Forest in northwest Colorado
- White River National Forest
- White River (Indiana)White River (Indiana)The White River is a two-forked river that flows through central and southern Indiana and is the main tributary to the Wabash River. Via the west fork, considered to be the main stem of the river by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, the White River is long.-West Fork:The West Fork, long, is...
, a large tributary of the Wabash River - White River (Muskegon County, Michigan), a tributary of the White Lake in Western Michigan
- White River (Huron County, Michigan), a tributary Lake Huron in The Thumb
- White River (Nebraska)
- White River (Nevada)White River (Nevada)The White River is a small and discontinuous river located in southeastern Nevada notable for several endemic species of fish.-Course:The river begins at the Great Basin Divide in the White Pine Range near Ely, where it is fed by snow melt and springs from Currant Mountain...
- White River (Oregon)White River (Oregon)The White River is a tributary of the Deschutes River, approximately 50 mi long, in north central Oregon in the United States. It drains a scenic mountainous area of the Columbia Plateau on the east side of the Cascade Range southeast of Mount Hood. In the 1840s, a section of the Oregon...
, a tributary of the Deschutes River - White River (South Dakota)White River (South Dakota)The White River is a Missouri River tributary that flows through the U.S. states of Nebraska and South Dakota. The name stems from the water's white-gray color, a function of eroded sand, clay, and volcanic ash carried by the river...
, a tributary of the Missouri River - White River (Texas)White River (Texas)The White River is an intermittent stream in the South Plains of Texas and a tributary of the Brazos River of the United States. It rises west of Floydada in southwestern Floyd County at the confluence of Callahan and Runningwater Draws. From there, it runs southeast for to its mouth on the...
, a tributary of the Brazos River of Texas - White River (Utah County), a tributary of the Price RiverPrice RiverThe Price River is a river in the state of Utah, in the United States. The river originates in the Wasatch Plateau in central Utah and flows southeastward through Price Canyon, alongside U.S. Route 6, to the cities of Helper and Price...
in Utah County - White River (Vermont)White River (Vermont)The White River is a river in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River.The White River rises at Skylight Pond south of Bread Loaf Mountain near the crest of the Green Mountains. The river flows east to the town of Granville, where it receives the outflow from the...
, a tributary of the Connecticut River - White River (Washington)White River (Washington)The White River is a white, glacial river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 75 miles from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Sumner...
, a tributary of the Puyallup River- White River BridgeWhite River BridgeThe White River Bridge was built in 1929 in Mount Rainier National Park as part of the Yakima Park Road project. The new road was planned to open up access to the northeastern portion of the park. The bridge, spanning the White River was built by contractor John D...
over the White River in Mount Rainier National Park
- White River Bridge
- White River, WisconsinWhite River, WisconsinWhite River is a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 892 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Marengo and unincorporated community of Sanborn are located in the town.-Geography:...
, a town in Ashland County - White River (community), WisconsinWhite River (community), WisconsinWhite River is an unincorporated community located in the town of Gingles, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community in Ashland County - "White River", an antiquated name for the Cuyahoga RiverCuyahoga RiverThe Cuyahoga River is located in Northeast Ohio in the United States. Outside of Ohio, the river is most famous for being "the river that caught fire", helping to spur the environmental movement in the late 1960s...
in Ohio
Other
- White River Utes, a branch of the Ute people
- White River WarWhite River WarThe White River War, also known as the Ute War, or the Ute Campaign, was fought between the White River Utes and the United States Army in 1879, resulting in the forced removal of the White River Utes and the Uncompahgre Utes from Colorado, and the reduction in the Southern Utes' land holdings...
, an 1879 conflict between the White River Utes and the United States Army
See also
- Whiteriver, ArizonaWhiteriver, ArizonaWhiteriver is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,220 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Whiteriver is located at ....
, a census-designated place - White River Township (disambiguation)