230 Geographical Notices. ‘ 
The following table exhibits a correct list of the tributaries. 
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Source branch, 1824 Itasca lake. Crow river, 698 
Turtle river, 1180 s Rum river, 90 | 150 
Leech-lake river, 109 Rice river 683 
Mash-kudens river,| 1055 _ Peter's riv er, | 663 
Swan river, 998 |Rapids intervening. St. Croix river, 631 | 168 
Sandy-lake river, 960 Vermilion river, | 630 
Will i 93 Cannon river 611 | 8 
Pine 863 | 140 . iChippeway river,) 581 | 165 
Crow-wing ape 815 * 'Embarras river, | 562 
Nokay river, 806 | White river, 560 
Belle Prairie creek,} 796 Black and La 
Elk creek, 782 | Crosse rivers, | 516 }128! 
Pike ereek, 87 Root river, 1| 8 
Swan river, 86 pper Towa river| 489 
Two rivers, 777 Wisconsin river, 338 
ea river, Turkey river, 425 
Platte riv VL Wabesipinnicon : 
se oe creck, 760 river, 320 | 205 
Watab and Winne Rock river, 201 | 245 
rem aerie. 57 Cedar river, 245 | 255 
Lower Watab, 54 Skunk river, 205 402 
Sauk river, 752 Rapids 1 mile. Des Moines river,| 165 307 
Nechoado river, 44 Illinois river, 24 
Clear-water river, 73 6 f Missouri river, 0 
Elk or St. Francis : 
705 | 100 1 Black river. 
« The ted river avsind the northeast portion of the Mississi 
pp! basin 
—a fertile and populous region throughout nearly its whole — 
The fetpt tributaries rise in the Allexhany mountains, and flow ort 
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through a fertile prairie and undulating country to sa 
Gevidaries of the basin are indicated on plate J, and : character i 
well known as to require no description here. Its tota area is 214, 
miles. 
Ohio River.—The Ohio is formed by the junction of the Allegie 
and Monongahela rivers. The — which is the principal brane ek 
in se mountains of Pennsy — the latter in those of Virg : gin! 
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a uninterrupted by rapids except at the of Ohio” neat 
meg when it descends 26 feet in three ae Tt traverses 4 
tiful val ley and is constantly augmented by tributary streams. th 
~The Ohio in low water is a succession of long pools and ripples ss of 
‘® current alternately sluggish and rapid. The bars in the Ake Pal 
‘the river are mainly ese eo of gravel, and in the lower path 
