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Prairie Dog Town Fork, with the Red River beginning at
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blocked traffic from entering his state on the new bridge. The Red River Bridge
Company of Texas owned the original toll bridge and had a dispute over its purchase deal. Oklahoma Governor
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Geology and Geoarchaeology of the Lower Red River Valley: Friends of the Pleistocene South Central Cell 11 th Annual Field Conference Alexandria, Louisiana March 26-28, 1993.
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by traveling up the Red River. Jefferson wrote that the river was "in truth, next to the
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1561:"Red River", Feature Details for ID 558278. 31 Dec 1981.
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in the north of the continent, is a major river in the
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1960:"U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Texas High And Dry."
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over 160 miles (260 km) long. In 1839, Captain
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431:The south bank of the Red River formed part of the
1351:Popular pedestrian walkway along the Red River in
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1036:American exploration and settlement, 1806 onwards
943:The Red River is salty through tributaries above
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1704:"Communities Along Red River Seek Feds' Help"
671:75 miles to the north, which drains into the
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803:Soon after, the waterway crosses south into
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1220:Louisiana African American Heritage Trail
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580:Learn how and when to remove this message
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27:Major river in the southern United States
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1977:Autin, W. J., and C. E. Pearson, 1993,
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843:and flow generally southward into the
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2840:Rivers of Concordia Parish, Louisiana
2825:Rivers of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
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608:Specialists have debated whether the
2800:Rivers of Sebastian County, Arkansas
2750:Rivers of Jefferson County, Arkansas
2695:Tributaries of the Mississippi River
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2830:Rivers of Bossier Parish, Louisiana
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2795:Rivers of Franklin County, Arkansas
2765:Rivers of Faulkner County, Arkansas
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2755:Rivers of Pulaski County, Arkansas
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1681:. Texas A&M University Press.
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2835:Rivers of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
2820:Rivers of Red River County, Texas
2770:Rivers of Conway County, Arkansas
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1475:Cane River National Heritage Area
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1212:Cane River National Heritage Area
55:Red River looking east, north of
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2760:Rivers of Perry County, Arkansas
2735:Rivers of Desha County, Arkansas
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2810:Rivers of Randall County, Texas
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2775:Rivers of Yell County, Arkansas
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2304:Falcon International Reservoir
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134:Physical characteristics
1954:Red River Compact Commission
1925:Exploration of the Red River
1803:Retrieved September 7, 2013.
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681:Palo Duro Canyon State Park
445:Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
426:Old River Control Structure
317: • location
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1480:Little Red River (Texas)
1404:List of Louisiana rivers
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855:Tributaries include the
827:(downstream name of the
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529:"Red River of the South"
2186:Acequia Madre de Valero
1852:. theweathernetwork.com
1409:List of Oklahoma rivers
1394:List of Arkansas rivers
1227:Grant Parish, Louisiana
1208:Louisiana Creole people
807:. The sister cities of
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472:Miller County, Arkansas
283:30 ft (9.1 m)
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2685:Red River of the South
2299:Choke Canyon Reservoir
2256:Sabine–Neches Waterway
2241:Port Mansfield Channel
2231:Matagorda Ship Channel
1792:Chronicles of Oklahoma
1638:River of North America
1549:Retrieved 9 Sept 2012)
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2404:Sam Rayburn Reservoir
2294:Cedar Creek Reservoir
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187:34.57639°N 99.96500°W
18:Red River (Louisiana)
2271:Lakes and reservoirs
2226:Houston Ship Channel
2206:Brazos Santiago Pass
1460:North Fork Red River
1440:Red River Bridge War
1414:List of Texas rivers
1305:2015 Red River flood
1275:Red River Bridge War
1102:In 1806, Lieutenant
1073:Red River Expedition
889:Little Wichita River
869:North Fork Red River
697:North Fork Red River
673:North Canadian River
514:improve this article
30:For other uses, see
2730:Borders of Arkansas
2725:Borders of Oklahoma
2705:Rivers of Louisiana
2344:Lake Corpus Christi
2179:Channels and canals
1777:, Washington, 1853.
1317:, to just south of
1255:Henry Miller Shreve
1204:Natchitoches Parish
1120:George B. McClellan
1067:In 1806, President
1061:Lake End, Louisiana
865:Salt Fork Red River
701:Frederick, Oklahoma
665:Tierra Blanca Creek
630:Greer County, Texas
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2710:Rivers of Oklahoma
2700:Rivers of Arkansas
2095:Espiritu Santo Bay
2090:East Matagorda Bay
2075:Corpus Christi Bay
2031:Bays and estuaries
1799:2006-12-08 at the
1542:2010-07-19 at the
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