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Bookmark or Share- The 70 Million-Year-Old History of the Mississippi RiverThe 70 Million-Year-Old History of the Mississippi River. Dive into the secret past and uncertain future of the body of water that has defined a nation
- Mississippi River Facts - U.S. National Park ServiceThe Mississippi River is one of the world’s major river systems in size, habitat diversity and biological productivity. It is also one of the world's most important commercial waterways and one of North America's great migration routes for both birds and fishes.
- Mississippi River | Map, Length, History, Location ... - BritannicaMississippi River, the longest river of North America, draining with its major tributaries an area of approximately 1.2 million square miles, or about one-eighth of the entire continent. With its tributaries, the Mississippi River drains all or part of 31 U.S. states and two provinces in Canada.
- Mississippi River - Length, Basin, Delta | BritannicaIndeed, by the 1920s it was generally believed that enough was known about the river’s hydrology and enough control structures had been built to have tamed the river. Then in 1927 came the most disastrous flood in the recorded history of the lower Mississippi valley. More than 23,000 square miles (59,600 square km) of land flooded.
- Guide to Mississippi River Towns - Mississippi Valley TravelerGuide to Mississippi River Towns. Historical, Cultural Attractions in Mississippi River Towns. What To Do in Each Community, Museums, Hiking, Biking, Getting on the River.
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