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  2. Mississippi River - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Mississippi River System - Wikipedia

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    The Upper Mississippi River covers approximately half of the Mississippi River's length. About 850 miles (1,370 km) of the river is navigable from Minneapolis-St. Paul (specifically, the Coon Rapids Dam in the City of Coon Rapids, MN) to the Ohio River. The river sustains a large variety of aquatic life, including 127 species of fish and 30 ...

  4. List of longest rivers of the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    Missouri River – 2,340 miles (3,770 km) Mississippi River – 2,320 miles (3,730 km) White River – 722 miles (1,162 km) Des Moines River – 525 miles (845 km) St. Francis River – 426 miles (686 km) Black River – 300 miles (480 km) Gasconade River – 280 miles (450 km) Osage River – 276 miles (444 km) Meramec River – 229 miles (369 km)

  5. List of river systems by length - Wikipedia

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    For example, due to 18 cutoffs created between 1766 and 1885, the length of the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, Louisiana, was reduced by 351 kilometres (218 miles). [10] These points make it difficult, if not impossible, to get an accurate measurement of the length of a river.

  6. List of longest rivers of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Three—the Milk River, the Red River of the North, and the Saint Lawrence River—begin in the United States and flow into Canada; two do the opposite (Yukon and Columbia). Also a segment of the Saint Lawrence River forms the international border between part of the province of Ontario, Canada, and the U.S. state of New York.

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  8. The Mississippi River has dropped to a historic low for the ...

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    Several other records were set this weekend along the Mississippi and its major tributary, the Ohio River: Cairo, Illinois, was at a level of 4.5 feet, while New Madrid and Caruthersville in ...

  9. Lower Mississippi River - Wikipedia

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    The Lower Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi River downstream of Cairo, Illinois. From the confluence of the Ohio River and the Middle Mississippi River at Cairo, the Lower flows just under 1000 miles (1600 km) to the Gulf of Mexico. [1] It is the most heavily travelled component of the Mississippi River System. [2]