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The Mississippi River rises in Lake Itasca in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico. It covers a total distance of 2,340 miles (3,766 km) from its source. The Mississippi River is the longest river of North America.
Mississippi River Map Stretching over 2300 miles, the Mississippi River is America's second-longest river system. Its meandering flow, from the frosty landscapes of Minnesota to the warm Gulf of Mexico, creates a vital habitat for diverse species and supports agriculture, travel, and trade in 10 US states.
Mississippi River is located in the central part of the United States of America (USA) and is one of the major rivers in the world. It originates at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and has a total length of approximately 3734 km, stretching to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River is known as the Middle Mississippi from the Upper Mississippi River's confluence with the Missouri River at St. Louis, Missouri, for 190 miles (310 km) to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.
Mississippi River drainage basin map. Contents: Course Of The River. History. Plant And Animal Life. Significant Developments. Threats. Course Of The River. The geology and physical geography of the Mississippi drainage comprises of the Great Plains and Interior Lowlands of North America.
Use this interactive map to plan your own trip along America’s greatest National Scenic Byway. Zoom in to the section of the Great River Road you are interested in to begin finding communities, attractions and more.
The Mississippi River has the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent (after the Hudson Bay drainage system). The map below shows the 7,000 rivers that feed into the Mississippi.
The animated map above, made by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio, highlights the river’s huge watershed and every river in it, conveying a magnitude that can be hard to fathom. The map is...
Explore Mississippi River in Google Earth.
The Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America, flowing 2,350 miles from its source at Lake Itasca through the center of the continental United States to the Gulf of Mexico. The Missouri River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, is about 100 miles longer.