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Red River (Asia) ( Chinese characters: 紅河, 红河, Hóng Hé; Vietnamese: Sông Hồng) in China and Vietnam. Red River of the North in Canada and the United States. Red River of the South, a tributary of the Mississippi in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana in the United States. Red River War, a United States military campaign 1874–75.
Red River, principal river of northern Vietnam. It rises in central Yunnan province, southwestern China, and flows southeast in a deep, narrow gorge, across the Tonkin region, through Hanoi, to enter the Gulf of Tonkin after a course of 750 miles (1,200 km). Its two major tributaries, the Song Lo.
Geography. The Red River begins in China 's Yunnan province in the mountains south of Dali. Main headstreams Leqiu River, Xi River and Juli River confluence at Nanjian where they form the Lishe River. The Lishe River meets with another headstream, the Yijie River at Hongtupo, Chuxiong Prefecture.
Red River, navigable river rising in the high plains of eastern New Mexico, U.S., and flowing southeast across Texas and Louisiana to a point northwest of Baton Rouge, where it enters the Atchafalaya River, which flows south to Atchafalaya Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Red River (French: rivière Rouge), also called the Red River of the North (French: rivière Rouge du Nord) to differentiate it from the Red River in the south of the continent, is a river in the north-central United States and central Canada.
May 21, 2024 · The Red River, with its distinct red-colored water, is a vital habitat for diverse wildlife and played a pivotal role in the early history of the United States, shaping the region’s development and cultural heritage.
The main Red River is approximately 1,140 km in length and covers over 500 km in Viet Nam. The coastal areas of the Red River Delta support a complex system of natural, semi-natural and agricultural vegetation types.
