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The Mississippi River has the world's fourth-largest drainage basin ("watershed" or "catchment"). The basin covers more than 1,245,000 square miles (3,220,000 km 2), including all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The drainage basin empties into the Gulf of Mexico, part of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."
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.
Wisconsin is bordered by the Mississippi River and St. Croix River to the west. The state has more than 12,000 named rivers and streams, totaling 84,000 miles (135,000 km) in length. [31] The state is named after the 430 miles (690 km) long Wisconsin River. Its name is derived from the Algonquin languages of the indigenous people.
The lower Wisconsin River flows through glacial drift until it enters the Driftless Area and eventually reaches the Mississippi River. [1] It extends about 116 river miles (187 river kilometers) from Portage to its confluence with the Mississippi River, falling 171 feet (52 m) from about elevation 782 feet (238 m) above sea level (msl) at Portage to 611 feet (186 m), msl at the Mississippi.
Rock River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico. GNIS ID. 416824. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The Rock River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 299 miles (481 km) long, [2][3] in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Illinois. The river was known as the Sinnissippi to Sauk and Meskwaki peoples; the name means "rocky ...
Trempealeau River. Coordinates: 44.327037°N 91.454011°W. Trempealeau River confluence with Mississippi. Trempealeau River in Arcadia. The Trempealeau River (pronounced TREM-puh-lo, from the French trempe à l'eau, dip in water) is an 81.5-mile-long (131.2 km) [1] tributary of the Mississippi River in the Driftless Area of western Wisconsin in ...
633 ft (193 m) Length. 61.3 miles (98.7 km) Basin size. Approximately 500 sq mi (1,300 km 2) [2] Basin features. River system. Mississippi River. The La Crosse River is a 61.3-mile-long (98.7 km) [3] tributary of the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin in the United States.