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

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    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.

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

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    Mississippi River – 2,320 miles ... Missouri River – 2,340 miles ... The Wisconsin River is the longest river that is entirely within Wisconsin, ...

  4. Missouri River - Wikipedia

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    The Missouri River is a river in the Central and Mountain West regions of the United States.The nation's longest, [13] it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, then flows east and south for 2,341 miles (3,767 km) [6] before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri.

  5. Mississippi River System - Wikipedia

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    It flows west to east starting in Colorado and dumping into the Mississippi River. Its length of 1,469 miles (2,364 km) allows it to flow through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. It is the sixth-longest river in the US, the second-longest tributary to the Mississippi River System, and the 45th longest river in the world. [11]

  6. List of rivers of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The Missouri River is the longest river in North America and the United States (2,341 mi (3,767 km)). [20] The second longest river in North America and the United States is the Mississippi River (2,320 mi (3,730 km)). The Rio Conchos (350 mi (560 km)) is the longest river in Mexico.

  7. Mississippi River - Wikipedia

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    Between where the Missouri River joins the Mississippi at Saint Louis, Missouri, and Cairo, Illinois, the depth averages 30 feet (9 m). Below Cairo, where the Ohio River joins, the depth averages 50–100 feet (15–30 m) deep. The deepest part of the river is in New Orleans, where it reaches 200 feet (61 m) deep. [57] [58]

  8. Talk:List of longest rivers of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Mississippi at its confluence with the Missouri must therefore have at least a river order of 9, not 2, as you suggest above. Below the confluence with the Missouri, the Mississippi has a river order of 10 (Rivers of North America, p. 332). The Missouri River at its mouth has a river order of 9 (Rivers of North America, p. 469). Therefore ...

  9. List of rivers of Missouri - Wikipedia

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    Missouri River; Mississippi River; Moreau River; Mozingo Creek; Muddy Creek; Niangua River; Nishnabotna River; Nodaway River; Norris Creek; North Dry Sac River; North Fork River; North River; One Hundred and Two River; Old River; Osage River; Peach Creek; Platte River; Pomme de Terre River 113 miles (182 km) Prairie Creek; Pryors Branch; Quick ...