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The Missouri River is the Longest River in North America
The U.S. has plenty of extremely long rivers, such as the Mississippi, Yukon, Rio Grande, Arkansas, and Colorado Rivers. Surprisingly, the Missouri River takes first place as the longest river in the U.S. and in all of North America. In fact, it is such a massive river that it enters numerous national parks and crosses through everything in the U.S., from swamps to deserts. The Missouri River has a length of 2,341 miles before it connects with the Mississippi River. To put that distance into perspective, the U.S. is 2,742 miles from east to west coast.
