<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mississippi River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Ojibwe : Misi - ziibi , Dakota : Mníšošethąka , Myaamia : Mihsi - siipiiwi , Cheyenne : Ma'xeé'ometāā'e , Kiowa : Xósáu , Arapaho : Beesniicie , Pawnee : Kickaátit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mississippi River near Fire Point in Effigy Mounds National Monument , Iowa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Name origin : Ojibwe word misi - ziibi , meaning `` Great River '' , or gichi - ziibi , meaning `` Big River '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname : `` Old Man River , '' `` Father of Waters '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States </Th> <Td> Minnesota , Wisconsin , Iowa , Illinois , Missouri , Kentucky , Tennessee , Arkansas , Mississippi , Louisiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Tributaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - left </Td> <Td> St. Croix River , Wisconsin River , Rock River , Illinois River , Kaskaskia River , Ohio River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - right </Td> <Td> Minnesota River , Des Moines River , Missouri River , White River , Arkansas River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cities </Th> <Td> Saint Cloud , MN , Minneapolis , MN , St. Paul , MN , La Crosse , WI , Quad Cities , IA / IL , St. Louis , MO , Memphis , TN , Baton Rouge , LA , New Orleans , LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> Lake Itasca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Itasca State Park , Clearwater County , MN </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 1,475 ft ( 450 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 47 ° 14 ′ 23 '' N 95 ° 12 ′ 27 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 47.23972 ° N 95.20750 ° W ﻿ / 47.23972 ; - 95.20750 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Gulf of Mexico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Pilottown , Plaquemines Parish , LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 0 ft ( 0 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 29 ° 09 ′ 04 '' N 89 ° 15 ′ 12 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.15111 ° N 89.25333 ° W ﻿ / 29.15111 ; - 89.25333 Coordinates : 29 ° 09 ′ 04 '' N 89 ° 15 ′ 12 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.15111 ° N 89.25333 ° W ﻿ / 29.15111 ; - 89.25333 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2,320 mi ( 3,734 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin </Th> <Td> 1,151,000 sq mi ( 2,981,076 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Discharge </Th> <Td> for mouth ; max and min at Baton Rouge , LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - average </Td> <Td> 593,000 cu ft / s ( 16,792 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - max </Td> <Td> 3,065,000 cu ft / s ( 86,791 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - min </Td> <Td> 159,000 cu ft / s ( 4,502 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mississippi River basin </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mississippi River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Ojibwe : Misi - ziibi , Dakota : Mníšošethąka , Myaamia : Mihsi - siipiiwi , Cheyenne : Ma'xeé'ometāā'e , Kiowa : Xósáu , Arapaho : Beesniicie , Pawnee : Kickaátit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mississippi River near Fire Point in Effigy Mounds National Monument , Iowa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Name origin : Ojibwe word misi - ziibi , meaning `` Great River '' , or gichi - ziibi , meaning `` Big River '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname : `` Old Man River , '' `` Father of Waters '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States </Th> <Td> Minnesota , Wisconsin , Iowa , Illinois , Missouri , Kentucky , Tennessee , Arkansas , Mississippi , Louisiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Tributaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - left </Td> <Td> St. Croix River , Wisconsin River , Rock River , Illinois River , Kaskaskia River , Ohio River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - right </Td> <Td> Minnesota River , Des Moines River , Missouri River , White River , Arkansas River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cities </Th> <Td> Saint Cloud , MN , Minneapolis , MN , St. Paul , MN , La Crosse , WI , Quad Cities , IA / IL , St. Louis , MO , Memphis , TN , Baton Rouge , LA , New Orleans , LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> Lake Itasca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Itasca State Park , Clearwater County , MN </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 1,475 ft ( 450 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 47 ° 14 ′ 23 '' N 95 ° 12 ′ 27 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 47.23972 ° N 95.20750 ° W ﻿ / 47.23972 ; - 95.20750 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Gulf of Mexico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Pilottown , Plaquemines Parish , LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 0 ft ( 0 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 29 ° 09 ′ 04 '' N 89 ° 15 ′ 12 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.15111 ° N 89.25333 ° W ﻿ / 29.15111 ; - 89.25333 Coordinates : 29 ° 09 ′ 04 '' N 89 ° 15 ′ 12 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.15111 ° N 89.25333 ° W ﻿ / 29.15111 ; - 89.25333 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2,320 mi ( 3,734 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin </Th> <Td> 1,151,000 sq mi ( 2,981,076 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Discharge </Th> <Td> for mouth ; max and min at Baton Rouge , LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - average </Td> <Td> 593,000 cu ft / s ( 16,792 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - max </Td> <Td> 3,065,000 cu ft / s ( 86,791 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - min </Td> <Td> 159,000 cu ft / s ( 4,502 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mississippi River basin </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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