Rivers And Lakes

This river's headwaters originate in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, making it one of the few major western rivers that flows southward into Utah. It carves through the Flaming Gorge Reservoir before cutting across the corner of Colorado. Dinosaur National Monument straddles this river's canyon, where paleontologists have unearthed thousands of fossils along its banks. This river meets its end in Canyonlands National Park, where it merges with a body of water once called the Grand River. , name this longest tributary of the Colorado River, whose name references a color.

Hint: Think color-coded rivers: the longest arm feeding the Colorado is simply named after the color you see in a traffic light.

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This river, that includes the Supung and Ubung Dams, was nicknamed "MiG Alley" in the 1950s. This river, like the Tumen, also has its source on Paektu Volcano and was crossed by the People's Volunteer Army in 1950 to counter encroaching UN forces. For the points, name this river that forms the western border between North Korea and China.

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This river's source lies at the pyramidal peak of Monte Viso in the Cottian Alps, and its mouth lies near the city of Adria [[AH-dree-ah]]. This river, whose main tributary is the Ticino [[tee-CHEE-noh]], forms much of Emilia-Romagna's northern border and also flows through the capital city of Piedmont, Turin. For the points, name this longest river of Italy.

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This river's tributaries include the Salzach and the Alz, making it a major drainage system in the Eastern Alps. It is the only river in Switzerland that ultimately flows into the Black Sea. Four Winter Olympics have been hosted along its banks, including two editions held at St. Moritz. It passes through Braunau am Inn, the Austrian birthplace of Adolf Hitler, and flows through Innsbruck, the capital of Tyrol. s, name this Alpine river that shares its name with an English word for a roadside lodging establishment, lending its name to western Austria's largest city along its course.

Hint: Think of a place travelers sleep overnight — this river's name is that exact English word, and it flows through Innsbruck.

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After passing through the vale Polabí, this river receives the river Orlice [[or-LEE- tseh]] near the city of Hradec Králové [[HRAH-dets krah-LOH-veh]]. This river rises in the Krkonoše [[kreh-koh-NOH-sheh]] Mountains of Bohemia, near the Czech-Polish border. The cities of Berlin and Prague reside within this river's sizeable drainage basin, which covers most of the former state of East Germany. For the point, name this central European river which empties into the North Sea after passing through Hamburg.

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