# 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:** 7
**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:** [July 1, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/121 "2013-07-01T23:11:45Z")
> [@Cheez\_Whia](#): > > Julius Caesar? > šŸ˜ƒ I love his salads. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/122 "2013-07-02T07:28:06Z")
> [@Dr.Woo](#): > > A tributary of Guadalupe Creek, Los Gatos Creek. Donā€™t forget Ross Creek, a less-known tributary of the Mighty Guadalupe. šŸ†’ Once upon a time, when Eisenhower was POTUS, I traced most of Ross Creekā€™s path via bicycle. IIRC, there were several points at which the Creek was no longer visible, passing through drain pipes. As a youngster I spend many hours playing near that Creek ā€“ though I donā€™t know if we even knew its name ā€“ watching polliwogs, etc. Thanks for bringing it up; Iā€™ve rarely even thought of it in recent decades. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/123 "2013-07-02T07:48:29Z")
Canā€™t say that I pay that much attention to rivers as I cross them, unless theyā€™re picturesque. Australia doesnā€™t have too many, compared to most countries, what with them mostly being slick sludge or completely dry, but the main river in this town is [the Yarra](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarra_River), and I expect I crossed it sometime recently as it snakes its way through most of the suburbs near me. I was certainly right beside it just a couple of days ago, though I didnā€™t actually cross it then. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/124 "2013-07-02T09:07:01Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > Crossed the Clyde (in Glasgow) by train yesterday. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![timid1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@timid1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timid1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/125 "2013-07-02T12:36:30Z")
The Charles. Almost every single weekday. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/126 "2013-07-02T12:58:19Z")
The Brazos. Just up river my friend Gregā€™s ranch has a low limestone outcrop used first by Indians to cross the river in flood. Sam Houston later used it as he lured Santa Anna and his army toward San Jacinto. Custer camped there with his men and itā€™s the site of the long lost [Bernardo Plantation](http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/katy/news/article_4c3d3108-9cbb-59e6-b2c4-3d12e6040b7b.html). Weā€™ve found arrowheads and mastadon teeth there. All sorts of history there because of a little bit of geology. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/127 "2013-07-02T13:41:11Z")
I cross two major rivers every day on my commute. First the White River in Vermont, and then the Connecticut River, which is the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. Iā€™m one of those weirdos who live in one state and work in another. So, since Iā€™m at work, most recent is the Connecticut, about an hour ago. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/128 "2013-07-02T13:46:11Z")
I crossed the [Scioto River](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scioto_River) yesterday. It flows through the town I live in. ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/129 "2013-07-02T14:00:12Z")
St-Lawrence River at least twice a day sometimes 4ā€¦ I do have to get into Montreal for work. I mostly cross it by bus or car but sometimes by metro! ---
**Author:** ![Quixie\_in\_Dixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/9de053/32.png) [@Quixie\_in\_Dixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quixie_in_Dixie)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/130 "2013-07-02T15:39:30Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Just crossed the mighty Caloosahatchee River an hour ago. Ditto that. But only to get to the Pollo Tropical as there isnā€™t one on the Fort Misery side ā˜¹ Favorite song about crossing rivers: https://www.youtube.com/embed/_nBAPYsxMt0?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque Alan Parsons Project _One More River to Cross_ ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/131 "2013-07-02T18:15:12Z")
The Schuylkill river last Friday, I believe. I thought the Brandywine on Sunday, but technically not a river at the point I crossed it. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/132 "2013-07-02T22:56:06Z")
The Catawba, while coming back from South Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/133 "2013-07-02T22:57:33Z")
I bicycled over the Mississippi river on the way home from work today Brian ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/134 "2013-07-03T00:51:02Z")
The Sacramento, just a few minutes ago on my way home. ---
**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/135 "2013-07-03T02:43:35Z")
The [Tank Stream](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Stream) - usually at least twice a workday, possibly more often because since they buried it Iā€™m not exactly sure where its course is. ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/136 "2013-07-03T14:07:17Z")
I crossed the Wabash yesterday, but I wished I hadnā€™t because then I could have said that the Main was the last, with the Rhine being next to last. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/137 "2013-07-03T15:45:52Z")
I drove over the Marquam Bridge yesterday, so the Willamette River for me. Iā€™m on vacation; I canā€™t think of any real rivers in San Jose that I cross with any regularity. Are we counting creeks? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/138 "2013-07-03T16:06:28Z")
I cross the Concord River twice a day on my work commute. Fairly anemic as rivers go, but pretty well known apparently. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/139 "2013-07-03T17:38:34Z")
The Wisconsin River (the hardest working river in the country based on the number of hydroelectric plants.) This morning and every morning I go to work. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273/140 "2013-07-03T17:41:29Z")
I just spent yesterday on the Megabus from Kansas City to Chicago, so Iā€™m pretty sure my answer is ā€œa lot of themā€. Definitely the Missouri and the Mississippi. Heck, I cross one canal and two branches of the Chicago river just getting home from Union Station. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273.md?page=8)