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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.
The Mississippi River[ b ] is the primary river and second-longest 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.
Waterway Orientation Length (km) River flow at Discharge Mouth coordinates Mouth location Source coordinates Source location Apple River: Left 89
I-40. Memphis and West Memphis. 1973. 35°09′10″N 90°03′50″W / 35.15278°N 90.06389°W / 35.15278; -90.06389 (Hernando de Soto Bridge) Harahan Bridge. Union Pacific Railroad, Big River Crossing Bike/Pedestrian Trail.
Nacimiento Dam is a dam on the Nacimiento River about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Paso Robles, California in the United States.The primary purpose of the dam is to provide groundwater recharge for agriculture in Monterey County and northern San Luis Obispo County supported by the Salinas Valley aquifer, as well as flood control, domestic water supply, and hydropower.
As of 6:15 p.m. Monday, the Salinas River was at 31.2 feet in Paso Robles — more than 2 feet above flood stage of 29 feet, according to the NWS’s Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service.
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.
377,000 acre⋅ft (465,000,000 m3) Website. www.co.monterey.ca.us. Lake Nacimiento is an 18-mile (29 km) long lake on the Nacimiento River in northern San Luis Obispo County, California. The lake contains many arms including Snake Creek and Dip Creek, nearer the dam, and the central Las Tablas and Franklin Creeks.