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Longest river in the USA (8);
River that forms much of the border between the USA and Mexico (3,6);
Difficult to spell American river that flows through New Orleans (11);
River that runs through New York (6);
The Brooklyn bridge crossed this river (4,5);
River on the USA / Canada border with famous waterfalls (7);
The city of Chicago sits on the edge of this lake (8);
River on which the ill-fated Empress of Ireland sank, forms much of the border between the USA and Canada (2,8);
Famous hydroelectric construction on the Colorado river (6,3);
The Colorado river flows into this large bay (4,2,10);
River that passes through the city of Washington (7);
Tributary of the river that passes though Washington (10);
River which starts in Canada and flows through Alaska to empty into the Bering sea (5);
Largest tributary of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest region of the USA (5);
The Columbia River forms most of the Border between Washington and which other American state (6);
This river forms part of the border between the states of Mississippi and Louisiana (5,5);
This river forms part of the border between Texas and Louisiana (6);
River in eastern Massachusetts that empties into the Atlantic Ocean and Boston (7,5);
Tallest dam in the USA, in the state of California (8,3);
Water retaining structure built in northern Arizona, on the Colorado River (4,6,3);
The longest suspension bridge in the USA, connects upper and lower peninsulas of lake Michigan (8,6);
Bridge crossing a body of water to link Metairie in New Orleans with the town of Mandeville, first word (4);
Bridge crossing a body of water to link Metairie in New Orleans with the town of Mandeville, second word (13);
Bridge crossing a body of water to link Metairie in New Orleans with the town of Mandeville, third word (8);

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