# What was the last river you crossed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273 "2013-06-30T17:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/41 "2013-06-30T19:55:24Z")
The Mokelumne River, out in the valley, on the way back from my aunt’s house in Sutter Creek a couple months ago. Oddly enough, there are actually very few rivers in the SF Bay Area… it’s mostly fed by the Sacramento River, and that’s way northeast of where I hang out. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/42 "2013-06-30T20:00:13Z")
The Mississippi River, about half an hour ago. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/43 "2013-06-30T20:23:26Z")
I haven’t been out of town in the past week, but the last river I crossed was the Kentucky River. I grew up at the confluence of the Kentucky and Ohio Rivers and crossed both frequently growing up, as well as the Little Kentucky, Licking and Cumberland rivers. The last sort of major waterways I crossed was the Tennessee and and Cumberland rivers, which run parallel to one another, and were dammed to make Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake, which bound the region known as the Land Between the Lakes. Further on, the Cumberland is also dammed to make Lake Cumberland; further yet is Cumberland Falls, the “Niagara of the South.” Impressive river! I haven’t crossed the Mississippi in years, but it is pretty impressive, too, yo. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/44 "2013-06-30T20:29:04Z")
I crossed the Susquehanna yesterday, but I try not to. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/45 "2013-06-30T20:39:42Z")
I crossed the Wabash river this past weekend. It’s only a few miles from where I live. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/46 "2013-06-30T20:47:44Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > I crossed the Susquehanna yesterday, but I try not to. But what can you do? Everyone knows how overly sensitive the Susquehanna can be. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/47 "2013-06-30T21:01:07Z")
Fox ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/48 "2013-06-30T21:01:10Z")
I cross the South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River at least 12 times each week. ---
**Author:** ![Tikkimouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@Tikkimouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikkimouse)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/49 "2013-06-30T21:08:03Z")
The Puyallup River in Tacoma a few days ago. Will be crossing it again today. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/50 "2013-06-30T21:08:14Z")
The last time I crossed the Little Pigeon River was about a week ago. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/51 "2013-06-30T21:40:39Z")
The Sangamon. We live quite near the bottoms. I cross it on my usual walking path, also whenever I want to go into town. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/52 "2013-06-30T21:55:21Z")
I cross about a dozen branches of the Milwaukee river on my way to work. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/53 "2013-06-30T22:11:12Z")
Say, did you hear about the priest that crossed a river? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/54 "2013-06-30T22:25:39Z")
Did the waters of the Jordan dry up so the Israelites could enter the Promised land? ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/55 "2013-06-30T22:26:59Z")
The Rio Grande. It’s about 5 miles east of where I live and most of Albuquerque is on the other side so I cross it every week or two. A couple of weeks ago I visited [the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge](http://taosballooning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/balloonoverthebridge.jpg) just west of Taos with some family members. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/56 "2013-06-30T22:49:44Z")
I crossed the north branch of the Chicago River about six or seven times today. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/57 "2013-06-30T22:56:11Z")
The River des Peres (really a big drainage canal)…every day. As I live in St Louis metro area crossing rivers is a typical occurance; I cross the Mississippi, Misouri, Merimack quite frequently. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/58 "2013-06-30T22:56:13Z")
The Harlem River, rounding out the “Rivers that bound Manhattan” crowd. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/59 "2013-06-30T23:25:48Z")
The Little Tallapoosa is right up the road and I cross it everytime I go to town. It’s more of a creek, but darn it it’s called a river so it counts. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/60 "2013-06-30T23:35:13Z")
The south fork of the Snake River, earlier this afternoon (in a sailplane). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273.md?page=4)