Rapid Ann River, Va, rises in Madison co., in
the Blue Ridge, and falls into the Rappahannock,
10 miles above Fredericksburg.

Rapid River, Mn., drains the S. W. part of
Schoolcraft co., and falls into the Little Bay de
Noquet.

Rapids, or Wigobimis River, St. Croix co., Wn.
It rises in a pretty large lake, and flows W. into
the St. Croix River.

Rappahannock River, Va. This river rises in
the Blue Ridge, and flowing S. E. 130 miles, en-
ters a large estuary from Chesapeake Bay, 25
miles S. of the mouth of the Potomac. It has 4
fathoms of water to Hobbs's Hole, and is naviga-
ble to Fredericksburg, 110 miles, for vessels re-
quiring 10 feet of water.

Raritan River, N. J., is formed by two principal
branches which unite in Somerset co., and empties
into Raritan Bay at Amboy. Sloops of 80 tons
ascend the river to Brunswick, 17 miles, with 8
feet of water.

Raspberry River, La Pointe co., Wn. A small
stream flowing N. E. into Chegowawegon Bay.

Rattlesnake Island, N. Y. This island, consist-
ing of 50 acres of grass land, lies in the Niagara
River, 4 miles below Black Rock.

Raw Creek, Fa. A small stream connecting
Dunn's Lake with the ocean, and forming a part
of the boundary between St. John's and Orange
counties.

Rawley's Springs, Rockingham co., Va. This
watering-place is situated on Dry River, 12 miles
N. W. of Harrisonburg.

Reaburn River, S. C., rises in the S. E. part of
Greenville district, flows S., and, uniting with
Reedy River, enters the Saluda.

Rea Creek, Mi. This stream rises in Marion
co., flows S. W., and empties into the Pascagoula
River.

Red Cedar Creek, Ma., flows S. E., and empties
into the St. Croix River between Memokage
River and Reed Creek.

Reddy's River, Wilkes co., N. C., is a branch
of the Yadkin.

Red Cedar Lake, Chippewa co., Wn. This is
the most S. of a chain of lakes supplying the head
waters of Red Cedar River.

Red Cedar Lake, Ma. Situated S. E. from
Muddy Lake, and connected by an outlet with
the Mississippi River.

Red Cedar River, Chippewa co., Wn. This
river rises in a series of small lakes in the N. W.
part of the county, flows S. S. W., and empties
into Chippewa River.

Red Eye River, Ma. It rises in a lake, and
flowing S. E. empties into Crow Wing, a little
above Long Prairie River.

Red Hill, N. H. See Moultonboro' and Centre
Harbor.

Red Brush Hill, Wrentham, Ms. Height 456 ft.

Red River, La. and As. The first large river
which enters the Mississippi above its mouth,
coming down from the far S. W. It rises near
the base of the Rocky Mts., in lat. 35° to 40° N.,
and Ion. 25° to 32° W. from Washington. Its
sources are between those of the N. fork of the
Arkansas River and those of the Rio Brazos of
the Gulf of Mexico. Its course is very nearly E.
for more than half of its entire length, until it
enters the S. W. corner of Arkansas, when it is
inflected to the S.; and after flowing in this di-
rection about 100 miles, and crossing into Louis-
iana, it bends to the S. E., and continues in this
general course until it falls into the Mississippi in
lat. 31° l'N., and in Ion. 91° 42' W. from Green-
wich. Its entire length is more than 1000 miles.
From 100° 2' of Ion. W. from Greenwich, to
about Ion. 94° 32 , it forms the N. boundary of
Texas; it then traverses a small angle of Arkan-
sas, and enters Louisiana, and traverses the whole
N. half of the state diagonally to its junction
with the Mississippi, through a comparative
course within that state of 300 miles. The
greater part of its channel is through fertile prai-
ries of a reddish soil, which imparts its color to
the waters of the river. These prairies, especially
in the remoter regions, are the favorite range of
the buffalo, and other wild animals of that coun-
try. The shores of the river abound with grape
vines, which produce an abundance of delicious
fruit. Some distance below, where the river
bends to the S. E., having entered Louisiana, it
divides into numerous channels, almost losing its
character as a river, and spreading a maze of in-
terlocking watercourses, without any direct con-
tinuous channel, over an elliptical region of low
lands between the receding hills, varying in width
from 8 to 10 miles, and about 70 miles in length.
This is what is called the “ Raft,'' from its sup-
posed correspondence with an obstruction in the
Atchafalaya, occasioned by an accumulation of
timber becoming stationary in its channel. But
it is affirmed by the best authorities, upon per-
sonal observation, that there is nothing in com-
mon between the two rivers, as it respects this
peculiarity, except the obstruction to the continu-
ity of their streams. That of Red River is not
a “ raft " in the literal sense, composed of tim-
ber, as in the case of the Atchafalaya, but is
rather supposed to be the remains of a lake which
formerly occupied this low ground, and has been
gradually filling up with the debris from the riv-
er's banks, until it is now a mere thicket of islands,
through which the waters, coming down from
above, slowly make their way to the former out-
let of the lake. At Grand Ecor, 4 miles above
Natchitoches, the whole volume of the river is
united; but it is soon again divided into several
channels, which afterwards unite in one, 30 or 40
miles farther down, again to separate at the out-
let of the Bayou Rapide. The lower section of
the main channel is narrower than above the
“ Raft," as it is called, but it is increased in
depth. After passing Alexandria, there are other
outlets, which convey away their waters into the
Atchafalaya, thus diminishing somewhat the
volume of the river. This river, but for the ob-
structions above described, w'ould be a fine navi-
gable water for 400 miles from its mouth. Could
this impediment be overcome, much greater fa-
cilities would be offered for the settlement and
profitable improvement of the extensive and fer-
tile regions upon its banks.

Red River, Ca., rises among the Sierra Madre,
and flows N. W. into the Rio Colorado.

Red Hill River, N. H., has its source in the
town of Sandwich, and ialls into the Winnipise-
ogee in Marlboro'.

Redfoot River, Te., rises in the N. E. part of
Obion co., flows S. W., and empties into Obion
River near its junction with the Mississippi.

Red Pipestone Creek, Ma. An E. branch of the
Sioux River, which it enters just below Coteau
Percee Creek.

Reed Creek, Ma. It flows S. E. into the St
Croix River.