The Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge lies along a river that is how many miles long?
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Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge is a 2800 acre National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) along the Bitterroot River in southwestern Montana, U.S. Established in 1964 as Ravalli NWR, it was renamed in 1978 in honor of the late Senator Lee Metcalf, a native of Montana. The refuge was set aside for the protection of migratory bird species. About 235 species of birds have been documented on the refuge, with over 100 nesting there. Additionally, 37 species of mammals, and 17 species of reptiles and amphibians also have been documented.
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Bitterroot River The Bitterroot River is a northward flowing 84 mi river running through the Bitterroot Valley, from the confluence of its West and East forks near Conner in southern Ravalli County to its confluence with the Clark Fork River near Missoula in Missoula County, in western Montana. The Clark Fork River is tributary to the Columbia River and ultimately, the Pacific Ocean. The Bitterroot River is a Blue Ribbon trout fishery with a healthy population of native westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout. It is the third most fly fished river in Montana behind the Madison and Big Horn Rivers.
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Egg River The Egg River is a 16 mi tributary of the Otter Tail River of Minnesota in the United States. It flows through a chain of lakes in the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge and the White Earth Indian Reservation in Becker County, Minnesota.
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Blackwater River (Missouri) The Blackwater River is a 79.3 mi tributary of the Lamine River in west-central Missouri in the United States. Via the Lamine and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Blackwater River was named from the character of its banks and water. The Blackwater River is 16 miles longer than the Lamine River, of which it is a tributary.
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Lamprey River The Lamprey River is a 50.2 mi river in southeastern New Hampshire, the United States. It rises in Meadow Lake in Northwood, and flows south, then generally east past Raymond, Epping, Lee, Durham and finally Newmarket. Here, it meets Great Bay, a tidal inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, to which it is connected by a tidal estuary, the Piscataqua River. The river from the Bunker Pond Dam in Epping to the confluence with the Piscassic River is part of the designated National Wild and Scenic River System.
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Meramec River The Meramec River ( ) is one of the longest free-flowing waterways in Missouri, draining 3980 mi2 while wandering 218 mi from headwaters near Salem to where it empties into the Mississippi River near St. Louis at Arnold and Oakville. The Meramec watershed covers
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Moclips River The Moclips River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It is about 12 mi long. Its main tributary, the North Fork Moclips River, is longer than the main stem. The length of the North Fork, along with the lower main stem below the North Fork's confluence, is 17 mi . The drainage basin of the Moclips River is 22.4 sqmi in area.
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Northeast Cape Fear River The Northeast Cape Fear River is a blackwater river tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina in the United States.
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Housatonic River The Housatonic River ( ) is a river, approximately 149 mi long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about 1950 sqmi of southwestern Connecticut into Long Island Sound. Its watershed is just to the west of the watershed of the lower Connecticut River. Birds and fish who live in and around the river contain significant levels of PCBs and present health risks.
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Marmaton River The Marmaton River ("MAR-muh-tuhn") is a 102 mi tributary of the Little Osage River in southeastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States. Via the Little Osage, Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
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Bear River (Georgia) The Bear River is a 13 mi tidal river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It forms the channel that separates Ossabaw Island from the Georgia mainland, connecting with the Ogeechee River at its north end and the Medway River at its south.
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River Leven, Dunbartonshire The River Leven ("Uisge Leamhna" in Gaelic) is a stretch of water in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, flowing from Loch Lomond in the North to the River Clyde in the South. The total length of the river is approximately six miles and is very popular with salmon and sea trout anglers, trying to catch one of these migratory fish going up to Loch Lomond.
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Lamar River The Lamar River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 40 miles (48 km) long, in northwestern Wyoming in the United States. The river is located entirely within Yellowstone National Park.
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Murderkill River The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 21.7 mi long and drains an area of 106 sqmi on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
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Jemez River The Jemez River is a tributary of the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The river is formed by the confluence of the East Fork Jemez River and San Antonio Creek, which drain a number of tributaries in the area of the Jemez Mountains and Santa Fe National Forest. The Jemez River is about 50 mi long, or about 80 mi long if its longest headwater tributary, San Antonio Creek, is included. The East Fork Jemez River is about 22 mi long. Both San Antonio Creek and the East Fork Jemez River flow through intricate meanders along their courses. The East Fork Jemez is a National Wild and Scenic River.
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Mispillion River The Mispillion River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long and drains an area of 76 square miles (197 km²) on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
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Indian Creek (Fox River) Indian Creek, also known as Big Indian Creek, is a 51.5 mi tributary of the Fox River in Lee, LaSalle, and DeKalb counties in Illinois.
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Calcasieu River The Calcasieu River ( ) is a river on the Gulf Coast in southwestern Louisiana. Approximately 200 mi long, it drains a largely rural area of forests and bayou country, meandering southward to the Gulf of Mexico. The name "Calcasieu" comes from the Native American Atakapa language "katkosh", for "eagle", and "yok", "to cry".
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North River (Iowa) The North River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in south-central Iowa in the United States. It is 103 mi long and drains an area of 349.2 sqmi . Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
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Holston River The Holston River is a 136 mi river that flows from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee. Along with its three major forks (North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork), it comprises a major river system that drains much of northeastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northwestern North Carolina. The Holston's confluence with the French Broad River at Knoxville marks the beginning of the Tennessee River.
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Twisp River The Twisp River is a tributary of the Methow River, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is about 26 miles (42 km) long. The name of the river comes from the Okanagan placename [txə́c’p], perhaps meaning "wasp" or "yellowjacket".
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Little Cottonwood River The Little Cottonwood River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 83 miles (133 km) long, in southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 230 square miles (596 km²) in an agricultural region.