It is odd that all the rivers are named for the state in which they drain into the next body of water (usually the Mississippi) except the Colorado River which is named for the state containing its headwaters. Really it should be named the California River or the Mexico River.
It is odd that all the rivers are named for the state in which they drain into the next body of water (usually the Mississippi) except the Colorado River which is named for the state containing its headwaters. Really it should be named the California River or the Mexico River.