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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.
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. [ 4]
The Mississippi River was an important military highway that bordered ten states, roughly equally divided between Union and Confederate loyalties. Both sides soon realised that control of the river was a crucial strategic priority. Confederate general Braxton Bragg said "The river is of more importance to us than all the country together." [ 1]
Steamboats played a major role in the 19th-century development of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, allowing practical large-scale transport of passengers and freight both up- and down-river. Using steam power, riverboats were developed during that time which could navigate in shallow waters as well as upriver against strong currents.
The Mississippi River discharges about 593,000 cubic feet of water into the Gulf of Mexico every second. The Mississippi River drains about 1.2 million square miles from 32 states and two Canadian ...
Union Pacific Railroad, Big River Crossing Bike/Pedestrian Trail 1916 35°07′45″N 90°04′33″W / 35.12917°N 90.07583°W / 35.12917; -90.07583 ( Harahan Bridge
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for utilities to finish building a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River refuge. American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland ...
Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Coordinates: 34°N 91°W. Mississippi Delta. Mississippi River Delta. Mississippi embayment. Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal. The Mississippi River Alluvial Plain is an alluvial plain created by the Mississippi River on which lie parts of seven U.S. states, from southern Louisiana to southern Illinois (Illinois ...