Swift River

Swift River is the name of several rivers:

Canada
  • Swift River (Cottonwood River), British Columbia
  • Swift River (Teslin Lake), British Columbia
Jamaica
  • Swift River (Jamaica)
New Zealand
  • Swift River, New Zealand
United Kingdom
  • River Swift (Leicestershire), a tributary of the River Avon, Warwickshire
United States
  • Swift River (Alaska)
  • Swift River (Bearcamp River), a tributary of the Bearcamp River, New Hampshire
  • Swift River (Maine), a tributary of the Androscoggin River
  • Swift River (Minnesota)
  • Swift River (Saco River), a tributary of the Saco River, New Hampshire
  • Swift River (Ware River), a tributary of the Ware River, Massachusetts
  • Swift River (Westfield River), a tributary of the Westfield River, Massachusetts

Famous quotes containing the words swift and/or river:

    “Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.”
    —Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)

    “The first man to discover Chinook salmon in the Columbia, caught 264 in a day and carried them across the river by walking on the backs of other fish. His greatest feat, however, was learning the Chinook jargon in 15 minutes from listening to salmon talk.”
    —State of Oregon, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)