Green River


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Green River

1. A river, about 1,175 km (730 mi) long, rising in western Wyoming and flowing through northwest Colorado and eastern Utah to the Colorado River.
2. A river rising in central Kentucky and flowing about 580 km (360 mi) generally northwest to the Ohio River near Evansville, Indiana.
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Green River

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(Placename) a river in the western US, rising in W central Wyoming and flowing south into Utah, east through NW Colorado, re-entering Utah before joining the Colorado River. Length: 1175 km (730 miles)
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Noun 1. [画像:Green River - a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River]Green River - a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
Beehive State, Mormon State, Utah, UT - a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
Equality State, WY, Wyoming - a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
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