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:

    “He never courted men in station
    Nor persons had in admiration;
    Of no man’s greatness was afraid,
    Because he sought for no man’s aid.”
    —Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)

    “I cannot tell how many times we had to walk on account of falls or rapids. We were expecting all the while that the river would take a final leap and get to smooth water, but there was no improvement this forenoon.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)