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Headings: Mississippi River
Mississippi River
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Content: 29°09′04″N 89°15′12″W
﻿ / ﻿ 29.15111°N 89.25333°W ﻿ / 29.15111; -89.25333
- elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length
2,320 mi (3,730 km)
Basin size
1,151,000 sq mi (2,980,000 km 2)

Discharge

- location
mouth; max and min at Baton Rouge, LA
- average
593,000 cu ft/s (16,800 m 3 /s)
- minimum
159,000 cu ft/s (4,500 m 3 /s)
- maximum
3,065,000 cu ft/s (86,800 m 3 /s)


Discharge

- location
St. Louis
- average
168,000 cu ft/s (4,800 m 3 /s)

Basin features
Tributaries

- left
St. Croix River, Wisconsin River, Rock River, Illinois River, Kaskaskia River, Ohio River
- right
Minnesota River, Des Moines River, Missouri River, White River, Arkansas River
The Mississippi River is a river in the United States. It is one of the longest rivers in the world. Its largest city is Memphis, Tennessee. The name "Mississippi" comes from a Native American name that means "big river." The source of the Mississippi is Lake Itasca in Minnesota, near the border with Canada. The Mississippi flows south through the middle of the United States. It flows through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The mouth of the Mississippi is in the state of Louisiana, south of the city of New Orleans.