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Ensimini yase-United States of America kuneziqiwu ezinkulu zamanzi ahlanzekile, ahlanganisa amachibi nemifula. Amadamu adume kakhulu futhi amakhulu kakhulu ezwe yiLakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario, indawo eyi-246 sq. km. Ngokuqondene nemifula, miningi kakhulu kunamachibi futhi ithatha indawo enkulu yendawo.
Izinga lichaza imifula ende kunazo zonke e-United States.
10 Inyoka | 1 amakhilomitha
Snake (Snake River) ivula ishumi eliphezulu imifula ende kunazo zonke e-US. I-Snake iwumthombo omkhulu woMfula i-Columbia. Ubude bayo bungaba amakhilomitha angu-1735, kanti indawo yokugeza i-278 sq. Inyoka ivela entshonalanga, esifundeni sase-Wyoming. Igeleza ezifundazweni ezingama-450 esifundeni samathafa asezintabeni. Inenani elikhulu lama-tributaries, elikhulu kunawo wonke yiPalus enobude obungama-6 km. Inyoka ingumfula okwazi ukuhamba emanzini. Ukudla kwayo okuyinhloko kuvela eqhweni nasemanzini emvula.
9. EColombia | 2 amakhilomitha
Colombia etholakala eNyakatho Melika. Cishe, yathola igama layo ngokuhlonipha umkhumbi wegama elifanayo, lapho uKaputeni uRobert Gray ayehamba khona - wayengomunye wabokuqala ukuthola nokudlula wonke umfula. Ubude bawo bungamakhilomitha angu-2000, kanti indawo yesitsha ingamamitha-skwele angama-668. km. Inama-tributaries angaphezu kuka-217, amakhulu kunawo wonke: Inyoka, iWillamette, iKooteni nezinye. Igelezela oLwandlekazi iPacific. I-Columbia idliswa yizinguzunga zeqhwa, ngenxa yokuthi inenani elikhulu lamanzi kanye nomthamo wamanje osheshayo. Zingaphezu kweshumi nambili izizinda zokuphehla ugesi ngamanzi ezakhiwe endaweni yawo. NjengeNyoka, i-Columbia iyakwazi ukuhamba.
8. E-Ohio | 2 amakhilomitha
Ohio - omunye wemifula emikhulu kakhulu e-United States, i-tributary egeleza kakhulu ye-Mississippi. Ubude bawo bungamakhilomitha angama-2102, kanti indawo yesitsha ingamamitha-skwele angama-528. km. Umcengezi wakhiwe ngokuhlangana kwemifula emibili - i-Allegheny ne-Monongahila, evela ezintabeni ze-Appalachian. Imingenela yayo eyinhloko yiMiami, Muskingham, Tennessee, Kentucky nezinye. I-Ohio ibhekene nezikhukhula ezinkulu eziyinhlekelele. Umfula wondliwa ngamanzi angaphansi komhlaba, amanzi emvula, kanye nemifula egeleza kuwo. Ezinye zezikhungo ezinkulu zokuphehla ugesi ngamanzi ezweni zakhiwe e-Ohio Basin.
7. South Red River | 2 amakhilomitha
I-South Red River (Red River) - omunye wemifula emide kakhulu yaseMelika, ungomunye wemifula emikhulu ye-Mississippi. Yathola igama layo ngenxa yezindawo zobumba emanzini omfula. Ubude boMfula Obomvu bungaba amakhilomitha angama-2190. Yakhiwa kusukela ekuhlanganeni kwemifula emincane yaseTexas. Umfula iSouth Red wagwetshwa ngeminyaka yama-40s ukuvimbela izikhukhula ezibhubhisayo. Umfula Obomvu uyikhaya leLake Tehomo, elakhiwe ngenxa yokufakwa kwedamu, cishe. I-Caddo, eduze kwayo kunehlathi lomsayiphuresi elikhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Umfula wondliwa yimvula nomhlabathi.
6. EColorado | 2 amakhilomitha
Colorado etholakala eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-United States futhi ingomunye wemifula emikhulu futhi emihle kakhulu hhayi kuphela ezweni, kodwa nasemhlabeni. Ubude bawo buphelele ngamakhilomitha angu-2334, futhi indawo yokugeza i-637 sq. km. Isiqalo seColorado sisuka eRocky Mountains, futhi eGulf of California sixhuma oLwandlekazi iPacific. IColorado inama-tributaries angaphezu kuka-137, enkulu kunazo zonke i-Eagle River, Green River, Gila, Little Colorado nezinye. Ingeminye yemifula elawulwa kakhulu emhlabeni, inamadamu amakhulu angama-25. Eyokuqala yalokhu yakhiwe ngo-30 futhi yakha i-Powell Reservoir. Emanzini aseColorado kunezinhlobo zezinhlanzi ezingaba ngu-1907.
5. Arkansas | 2 amakhilomitha
I-Arkansas omunye wemifula ende kanye nemifula emikhulu ye-Mississippi. Itholakala e-Rocky Mountains, e-Colorado. Ubude bawo bungamakhilomitha angama-2348, kanti indawo yesitsha ingamamitha-skwele angama-505. km. Inqamula izifunda ezine: Arkansas, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma. Imisele emikhulu yase-Arkansas yiCimarrock kanye neSalt Fork Arkansas. I-Arkansas ingumfula okwazi ukuhamba ngemikhumbi futhi iwumthombo wamanzi kubantu bendawo. Ngenxa yokugeleza okusheshayo ezindaweni ezinezintaba, lo mfula usudume kakhulu phakathi kwezivakashi ezifuna ukungena ukuze zibhukude ngokwedlulele.
4. Rio Grande | 3 amakhilomitha
Rio Grande (Umfula Omkhulu) umfula omkhulu futhi omude kunayo yonke eNyakatho Melika. Itholakala emngceleni wezifunda ezimbili zase-USA naseMexico. Igama laseMexico yiRio Bravo. I-Rio Grande idabuka esifundazweni saseColorado, izintaba zaseSan Juan futhi igelezela eGulf of Mexico. Imingenela ebaluleke kakhulu futhi emikhulu iRio Conchos, Pecos, Devils River. Naphezu kobukhulu bayo, i-Rio Grande ayikwazi ukuhamba, njengoba isuke ingashoni kakhulu. Ngenxa yokushona emanzini, ezinye izinhlobo zezinhlanzi nezilwane zisengozini. I-Rio Grande ingakoma kwezinye izindawo futhi yakhe amanzi amancane, njengamachibi. Ukudla okuyinhloko amanzi emvula neqhwa, kanye nemithombo yasezintabeni. Ubude beRio Grande buyi-3057 km, kanti indawo ye-basin ingu-607 sq. km.
3. Yukon | 3 amakhilomitha
Yukon (Umfula Omkhulu) uvula imifula emithathu emide kakhulu e-United States. I-Yukon igeleza esifundeni sase-Alaska (USA) nasenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeCanada. Yindawo engenela oLwandle iBering. Ubude bayo buyi-3184 amakhilomitha, futhi indawo yokugeza i-832 sq.m. Isuka e-Marsh Lake, bese idlulela emngceleni ne-Alaska, ihlukanise izwe libe izingxenye ezimbili ezilinganayo. Imingenela yayo eyinhloko yiTanana, Pelly, Koyukuk. I-Yukon ikwazi ukuhamba ngezinyawo izinyanga ezintathu, njengoba unyaka wonke imbozwe yiqhwa. Umfula omkhulu usendaweni enezintaba, ngakho ugcwele ama-rapids. Izinhlobo eziyigugu zezinhlanzi ezinjenge-salmon, i-pike, i-nelma, ne-greyling zitholakala emanzini ayo. Ukudla okuyinhloko kwe-Yukon amanzi eqhwa.
2. EMissouri | 3 amakhilomitha
Missouri (I-Big and Muddy River) ingumfula omude kunayo yonke eNyakatho Melika, kanye ne-tributary enkulu kunazo zonke ye-Mississippi. I-Missouri inemvelaphi yayo e-Rocky Mountains. Igeleza ezifundazweni eziyi-10 zase-US kanye nezifundazwe ezi-2 zaseCanada. Umfula ufinyelela amakhilomitha angu-3767 futhi wenza umcengezi onendawo engamamitha-skwele angu-1. km., okuyingxenye eyodwa kwesithupha yayo yonke indawo yase-United States. Yakhiwa ngokuhlangana kwemifula iJefferson, Gallatin kanye neMadison. I-Missouri ithola i-tributaries enkulu engaba yikhulu, eyinhloko i-Yellowstone, i-Platte, i-Kansas ne-Osage. Imfucumfucu yamanzi ase-Missouri ichazwa ukugezwa kwamadwala ngomfudlana onamandla womfula. Umfula wondliwe amanzi emvula neqhwa, kanye namanzi emiselekazi. Okwamanje iyakwazi ukuzulazula.
1. Mississippi | 3 amakhilomitha
Mississippi ungumfula obaluleke kakhulu e-United States, futhi ukleliswe endaweni yesithathu emhlabeni (lapho kuhlangana khona imingenela yaseMissouri neJefferson) ngobude ngemva kwe-Amazon neNayile. Yakheka lapho kuhlangana khona imifula iJefferson, Madison, kanye neGallatin. Umthombo wayo yiLake Itasca. Ithatha ingxenye yezifunda ezingu-10 zase-US. Ukuhlangana ne-tributary yayo eyinhloko, i-Missouri, yakha ubude obungaphezu kwamakhilomitha angu-6000. Ubude balo mfula ngokwawo amakhilomitha angama-3734, kanti indawo yomfula ingama-2 sq. km. Ukudla kukaMississippi kuxubile.