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Big Bend Dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota.
The United States of America is served by around 250,000 rivers which between them flow for 3.5 million miles.
Of the fifty American states and one federal district, three of the state capitals were built near no water at all, three were built on a sea coast, three were built on lake sides and forty two were built along the banks of a river.
The country's five longest rivers are;
The Missouri River at 2,540 miles long.
The Mississippi River at 2,340 miles long. See map below.
The Yukon River at 1,980 miles long.
The Rio Grande at 1,900 miles long.
The Arkansas River at 1,460 miles long.
State capitals not built near water are;
Carson City - Nevada.
Helena - Montana.
Raleigh - North Carolina.
State capitals built on a sea coast are;
Honalulu - Hawaii - Pacific Ocean.
Juneau - Alaska - The Gastineau Channel.
Olympia - Washington - The Bud Inlet, Puget Sound, Pacific Ocean.
State capitals built beside lakes are;
Madison - Wisconsin - Built upon an isthmus between Lake Mendola and Lake Monona.
Salt Lake City - Utah - The Great Salt Lake.
Tallahassee - Florida - Lake Jackson and Lake Lafayette.
RIVERS OF THE U.S STATE CAPITALS
A
Albany - New York - The Hudson River.
Annapolis - Maryland - Situated at the mouth of the Severn River.
Atlanta - Georgia - The Chattahoochee River.
Augusta - Maine - The Savannah River.
Austin - Texas - The Colorado River.
B
Baton Rouge - Louisiana - The Mississippi River.
Bismarck - North Dakota - The Missouri River.
Boise - Idaho - The Boise River.
Boston - Massachusetts - The Charles River.
C
Charleston - West Virginia - Built upon the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers.
Cheyenne - Wyoming - Built upon the confluence of the Crow and Dry Creeks.
Colombus - Ohio - Built upon the confluence of the Sciotto and Olentangy Rivers.
Columbia - South Carolina - Built upon the confluence of the Broad and Saluda Rivers, where it became known as the Congaree River.
Concord - New Hampshire - Built upon the confluence of the Assabet and Sudbury Rivers.
D
Denver - Colorado - Built upon the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.
Des Moines - Iowa - The Des Moines River.
Dover - Delaware - The Saint James River.
F
Frankfort - Kentucky - The Kentucky River.
H
Harrisburg - Pennsylvania - The Susquehanna River.
Hartford - Connecticut - The Connecticut River.
I
Indianapolis - Indiana - The White River.
J
Jackson - Mississippi - The Pearl River.
Jefferson City - Missouri - The Missouri River.
L
Lansing - Michigan - The Lansing River.
Lincoln - Nebraska - Salt Creek.
Little Rock - Arkansas - The Arkansas River.
M
Montgomery - Alabama - The Alabama River.
Montpelier - Vermont - The Winooski River.
N
Nashville - Tennessee - The Cumberland River.
O
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma - The Oklahoma River.
P
Phoenix - Arizona - Built upon the confluence of the Gila and Salt Rivers.
Pierre - South Dakota - The Missouri River.
Providence - Rhode Island - Situated at the mouth of the Providence River on Narragansett Bay.
R
Richmond - Virginia - The James River.
S
Sacramento - California - Built upon the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers.
Saint Paul - Minnesota - The Mississippi River.
Salem - Oregon - The Williamette River.
Santa Fe - New Mexico - Originally built along the banks of The Santa Fe River, which is now only a seasonal river in danger of completely drying up.
Springfield - Illinois - The Illinois River.
T
Topeka - Kansas - the Kansas River.
Trenton - Delaware - The Delaware River.
W
Washington - National Capital, District of Colombia - The Potomac River.
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