Red River
The Red River is a major river in the Southern United States. It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed.
- Stream
- Description: major river in the southern United States
- Also known as“Big Red River”“Colorado River of Natchitoches”“Kicpahat”“La Riviere des Marnes”“La Riviere Rouge”“La Sablonniere”“Le Marne”“Lower Old River”“Mah’om”“Marne River”“Nachitoches River”“Natchitock River”“Negite River”“Ni-gitai River”“Palisades River”“Prairie Dog Town of Red River”“Prairie Dog Town of the Red River”“Prairie Dog Town Red River”“Read River”“Red River of Cadodacho”“Red River of Natchitoches”“Red River of the South”“Rigolette De Bon Dieu”“Rio Colorado”“Rio de los Cadaudachos”“Rio de San Andres *”“Rio Roho”“Rio Rojo”“Rio Rojo De Natchitoches”“Rio Roxo”“Rio Vermejo”“Riviere de Marne *”“Riviere Rouge *”“Riviere Sablonniere *”“Roth River”“Sablonniere River”“Seignelay River”“South Fork Red River”“Tasenocogoula River”“Tassenocogoula River”“Tassenocougoula River”“The River Marne”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simmesport.
Simmesport
Simmesport is a rural town at the far eastern edge of Avoyelles Parish.
Red River
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Latitude
31.01935° or 31° 1′ 10″ north
Longitude
-91.7479° or 91° 44′ 52″ west
Open location code
863C2792+PR
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Red River” goes by many names.
RedrivierAfrikaans
النهر الأحمر الجنوبيArabic
Կարմիր գետArmenian
Հարավային Կարմիր գետArmenian
Ríu Red of the SouthAsturian
Hegoaldeko Ibai GorriaBasque
Рэд-РыверBelarusian
Рэд-РывэрBelarusian
দক্ষিণের লাল নদীBengali
Ред РивърBulgarian
Red RiverCatalan
Red RiverCebuano
Vé’ôhkemahpeCheyenne
紅河Chinese
红河Chinese
雷德河Chinese
Ред-РиверChuvash
Crvena rijekaCroatian
Red RiverCroatian
Červená řekaCzech
RedCzech
Red RiverCzech
Rouge du SudCzech
Red RiverDanish
Red RiverDutch
النهر الاحمر الجنوبىEgyptian Arabic
Red RiverEstonian
სამხრეთის რედ-რივერიGeorgian
הנהר האדוםHebrew
Red RiverHungarian
Red RiverItalian
Red River del SudItalian
レッド川Japanese
Ред-РиверKirghiz
레드강Korean
Flumen RubrumLatin
Flumen Rubrum (Civitates Foederatae)Latin
RedriveraLatvian
Pietų Red RiverisLithuanian
Raudonoji upėLithuanian
Red RiverisLithuanian
رد استوورMazanderani
ობჟათეშ რედ-რივერიMingrelian
RedNorwegian
Red RiverNorwegian
RedNorwegian Bokmål
Red RiverNorwegian Bokmål
رود رد استوورPersian
RedPolish
Red RiverPolish
Râul RoșuRomanian
Красная рекаRussian
Ред-РиверRussian
Ред-Ривер (приток Миссисипи)Russian
Ред-Ривер (река)Russian
Южная Ред-РиверRussian
Црвена река ЈугаSerbian
RedSerbo-Croatian
Red RiverSlovenian
رد استوور چاییSouth Azerbaijani
Red RiverSwedish
Ред-РиверUkrainian
Red River of the SouthVenetian
sông ĐỏVietnamese
sông Đỏ miền NamVietnamese
Sông RedVietnamese
sông Red miền NamVietnamese
sông RougeVietnamese
Afon Red of the SouthWelsh
Reade RivierWestern Frisian
Reade Rivier fan it SudenWestern Frisian
Red RiverWestern Frisian
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