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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. Dean Klinkenberg. September 2020. The...
- 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 (3.1 million square km), or about one-eighth of the entire continent. The Mississippi River lies entirely within the United States.
- The Mississippi River - WorldAtlasThe Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America measuring a total length of 2320 miles from its traditional source at Lake Itasca. It flows south at a speed of 1.2 miles per hour to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico and forms the second largest drainage system in North America after the Hudson Bay.
- Mississippi River - WikiwandThe Mississippi River is the primary river, and second-longest river, of the largest drainage basin in the United States. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for 2,340 miles (3,766 km) to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Mississippi River System - WikipediaThe Mississippi River System, also referred to as the Western Rivers, is a mostly riverine network of the United States which includes the Mississippi River and connecting waterways. The Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States. In the United States, the Mississippi drains about 59% of the country's rivers.
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