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The Missouri–Red Rock River system has a total length of some 2,540 miles (4,090 km), making it the third longest system in North America. Missouri River basin. The Missouri first flows northward and northeastward (via Great Falls) through western Montana before turning eastward across the northern portion of the state.
A total of 247 miles (398 km) of the river were designated including 64 miles (103 km) of wild river and 26 miles (42 km) of scenic river in Montana. 157 miles (253 km) of the river is listed as recreational under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
The Missouri River will travel more than 2,300 miles before it joins the Mississippi in its namesake state at St. Louis, forming the world’s fourth longest river system as it rolls south to the Gulf of Mexico.
Although the Missouri is a tributary of the Mississippi, it is longer above the confluence and together they form the fourth largest rivers system in the world. Map of the Missouri River in the United States. Contents: Course; Climate; History; Plant And Animals Development; Threats; Course
Missouri River nautical chart. The marine chart shows depth and hydrology of Missouri River on the map. It flows through the following states: MT, ND, SD, NE, IA, KS, MO
A statewide map of Missouri showing the major lakes, streams and rivers. Drought, precipitation, and stream gage information.
Map of the Missouri River Basin and locations of the reconstructed naturalized stream gage records, and the network of tree-ring chronologies used in the reconstructions.
The Jefferson-Mississippi-Missouri River system is the fourth largest river system in the world and serves transportation, industry, and recreation as the most important inland waterway in North America.
As a source of freshwater for millions of people, the health and existence of the Missouri River is essential. Recent findings by the Army Corps of Engineers saw that the April run off levels of the Missouri River were 51% of average and the year-to-date upper basin forecast was 69% of average (9).
Map of the Missouri River watershed with tributaries and states labelled. The Missouri River is the longest river in North America, longest tributary in the United States and a major waterway of the central United States.