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Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for 2,340 mi (3,766 km) to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many…

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Basin size
1,151,000 mi2 (2,980,000 km2) Mississippi with Atchafalaya 1,245,000 mi2 (3,220,000 km2)
Cities
Saint Cloud, MN, Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, La Crosse, WI, Dubuque, IA, Quad Cities, IA/IL, St. Louis, MO, Memphis, TN, Greenville, MS, Vicksburg, MS, Baton Rouge, LA, New O…
Country
United States
Etymology
Ojibwe Misi-ziibi, meaning "Great River"
Length
2,340 mi (3,766 km)
Mouth
Gulf of Mexico

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Mississippi River

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related to Steamboat era · 26
Mississippi River → Adventures, Charles, Company, Conrad, December, Harper's Weekly, Huckleberry Finn, Hydraulics, Its, James, Life, Lower Mississippi, Mark Twain's, Mississippi, New Madrid, New Orleans, Ohio River, Osgood, Physics, Report
related to Civil War · 25
Mississippi River → American Civil War, Anaconda Plan, Civil War, Confederate, Control, December, Gulf, In, Island Number, July, Louisiana, Memphis, Mexico, Mississippi, Naval, New Orleans, One, Port Hudson, Siege, Tennessee
related to European exploration · 24
Mississippi River → Alonso, Big, Espíritu Santo, European, French, Hernando, Holy Spirit, Immaculate Conception, In, In Spanish, Jacques Marquette, Louis Jolliet, Marquette, May, Mississippi, Ne Tongo, Pineda, River, Río, Río Mississippi
related to Lower Mississippi · 24
Mississippi River → Allegheny River, Arkansas, Arkansas Post, Arkansas River, At, Big Black River, Cairo, Gulf, Illinois, In, Lower Mississippi River, Mexico, Middle Mississippi, Mississippi, Ohio, Ohio River, Refuge, The Mississippi River, Thebes, Thus
related to Prehistoric courses · 23
Mississippi River → Alton, Arctic Ocean, During, Hennepin, Hudson Bay, Ice, Ice Age, Illinoian Stage, Illinois, Illinois River, James River, Laurentide Ice Sheet, Milk River, Minnesota River, Mississippi, Mississippi Basin, Mississippi Valley, Rock Island, South, The
related to 19th century · 21
Mississippi River → Both, Chicago, Chicago Sanitary, Des Moines Rapids, Des Moines River, Illinois, Illinois River, In, Iowa, Keokuk, Lake Michigan, Michigan Canal, Mississippi, Moline, Peru, Rock Island, Rock Island Rapids, Ship Canal, The, The Des Moines Rapids
related to Future · 21
Mississippi River → Army Corps, Atchafalaya Basin, Atchafalaya River, Baton Rouge, Either, Engineers, Failure, Geologists, Gulf, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin, Mexico, Mississippi, Mississippi's, Morgan City, Morganza Spillway, New Orleans, Old River Control Structure, This
related to Historic course changes · 21
Mississippi River → Arkansas, Beginning, Founded, French, Illinois, Illinois Territory, In March, Kaskaskia, Kaskaskia River, Later, Mississippi, Missouri, Okaw, Reverie, Rivers, Since, State House, Tennessee, The, Tipton County
related to Watershed · 21
Mississippi River → Alabama, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachicola, Atlantic Ocean, Canadian, Chattahoochee, Great Lakes, Gulf, Hudson Bay, In, Mexico, Mount Elbert, North, Red River, Rio Grande, Rocky Mountains, Saint Lawrence River, The, The Mississippi River, Tombigbee
related to Mixing with salt water · 20
Mississippi River → Corps, Denser, Engineers, Florida, Fresh, Georgia, Gulf, Gulf Stream, In, Instead, Mexico, Mississippi, MODIS, NASA's MODIS, Straits, The, The Mississippi River, The United States Army, These, This

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mississippi river illinois bridge st missouri new minnesota gulf iowa channel states mexico basin louisiana water lake louis upper united

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Mississippi RiverBasin size1,151,000 mi2 (2,980,000 km2) Mississippi with Atchafalaya 1,245,000 mi2 (3,220,000 km2)1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverCitiesSaint Cloud, MN, Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, La Crosse, WI, Dubuque, IA, Quad Cities, IA/IL, St. Louis, MO, Memphis, TN, Greenville, MS, Vicksburg, MS, Baton Rouge, LA, New O…1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverEtymologyOjibwe Misi-ziibi, meaning "Great River"1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverLength2,340 mi (3,766 km)1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverMouthGulf of Mexico1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverNicknames"Old Man River", "The Mighty Mississippi", "Father of Waters"1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverProgressionGulf of Mexico1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverRiver systemMississippi River1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverSourceLake Itasca (traditional)[a]1.00infobox
Mississippi RiverStateMinnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana1.00infobox
Mississippi River• average(Period: 1980–2021)673 km3/a (21,300 m3/s) (Period: 1980–1996)21,990 m3/s (777,000 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Mississippi River• average(Period: 2004–2022)585,100 cu ft/s (16,570 m3/s) 593,000 cu ft/s (16,800 m3/s)1.00infobox
Mississippi River• average(Period: 2008–2023)738,500 cu ft/s (20,910 m3/s)1.00infobox
Mississippi River• average(Period: 1933–2024)200,500 cu ft/s (5,680 m3/s) (Period: 1967–2006)168,000 cu ft/s (4,800 m3/s)1.00infobox
Mississippi River• average(Period: 1892–2024)13,040 cu ft/s (369 m3/s)1.00infobox
Mississippi River• coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Mississippi River• coordinates29°09′04″N 89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W / 29.15111; -89.253331.00infobox
Mississippi River• elevation1,475 ft (450 m)1.00infobox
Mississippi River• elevation0 ft (0 m)1.00infobox
Mississippi River• leftSt. Croix River, Wisconsin River, Rock River, Illinois River, Kaskaskia River, Ohio River, Yazoo River, Big Black River1.00infobox
Mississippi River• locationItasca State Park, Clearwater County, MN1.00infobox
Mississippi River• locationPilottown, Plaquemines Parish, LA1.00infobox
Mississippi River• locationMississippi Delta (Mississippi with Atchafalaya)1.00infobox
Mississippi River• locationBaton Rouge1.00infobox
Mississippi River• locationVicksburg1.00infobox
Mississippi River• locationSt. Louis1.00infobox
Mississippi River• locationSt. Paul1.00infobox
Mississippi River• maximum1,440,000 cu ft/s (41,000 m3/s)(18/05/2011)1.00infobox
Mississippi River• maximum2,340,000 cu ft/s (66,000 m3/s)1.00infobox

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