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The list of rivers in Mississippi includes any rivers that flow through part of the State of Mississippi.The major rivers in Mississippi are the Mississippi River, Pearl River, Pascagoula River and the Tombigbee River, along with their main tributaries: the Tallahatchie River, Yazoo River, Big Black River, Leaf River, and the Chickasawhay River.
The 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. [3] In the United States, the Mississippi drains about 41% of the country's rivers. [4]
The Mississippi drainage basin includes the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers, the two longest main-stem rivers in the United States, as well as 18 more of the rivers on this list. The Mississippi main stem is highlighted in dark blue.
The Mississippi River [b] is the primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. [c] [15] [16] From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for 2,340 miles (3,766 km) [16] to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.
In addition to its namesake, major rivers in Mississippi include the Big Black River, the Pearl River, the Yazoo River, the Pascagoula River, and the Tombigbee River. Major lakes include Ross Barnett Reservoir, Arkabutla, Sardis, and Grenada, with the largest being Sardis Lake.
Vicksburg, MS 33°33′07″N 90°10′50″W / 33.551872°N 90.180424°W / 33.551872; -90. Confluence of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha rivers at Greenwood, MS
A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas. The ship, which ...
Mississippi River – 2,320 miles (3,730 km) Arkansas River – 1,469 miles (2,364 km) Red River – 1,360 miles (2,190 km) White River – 722 miles (1,162 km) Ouachita River – 548 miles (882 km) St. Francis River – 426 miles (686 km) Bayou Bartholomew – 364 miles (586 km) Black River – 300 miles (480 km) Little River – 222 miles ...