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The Ohio River at Cairo is 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m 3 /s); [1] and the Mississippi River at Thebes, Illinois, which is upstream of the confluence, is 208,200 cu ft/s (5,897 m 3 /s). [66] The Ohio River flow is greater than that of the Mississippi River, so hydrologically the Ohio River is the main stream of the river system.
Subregion Map 0801 Lower Mississippi–Hatchie subregion: The Mississippi River Basin from the confluence of the Ohio River to and including the Horn Lake Creek Basin, but excluding the drainage west of the West-Bank Levee along the Mississippi River. Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. 11,000 sq mi (28,000 km 2) HUC0801: 0802
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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]
In a 1975 report, the region was described as "rich in water - surface water is plentiful, and ground water is a large, important, and manageable resource." [3] This region includes the drainage of the Mississippi River Basin above the confluence with the Ohio River, excluding the Missouri River Basin.
Officials in Louisiana are in a race against time as salt water from the Gulf of Mexico threatens drinking water supplies in New Orleans and its surrounding areas because of unusually low levels ...
For some small systems downriver, the projected arrival of salt water was pushed back to later this month. For New Orleans and neighboring Jefferson Parish the threat to water system intakes was ...
Ohio River: Left 1,579 9600 m 3 /s Cairo, IL: Pittsburgh, PA: Pigeon River ... Map of Mississippi River Basin This page was last ...