#### 8.2.57.57 tblish.dataset.rivers ¶

Static Method: `out =` rivers `()` ¶

  Lengths of Major North American Rivers

  #### Description ¶

  This data set gives the lengths (in miles) of 141 “major” rivers in North America, as compiled by the US Geological Survey.

  #### Format ¶

  `rivers`

    A vector containing 141 observations.

  #### Source ¶

  World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1975, page 406.

  #### References ¶

  McNeil, D. R. (1977). Interactive Data Analysis. New York: Wiley.

  #### Examples ¶

      tblish.dataset.rivers;

      longest_river = max (rivers)
      shortest_river = min (rivers)