Mississippi River System - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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] From the perspective of natural geography and hydrology, the system consists of the Mississippi River itself and its numerous natural tributaries and distributaries.
Mississippi River - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
Mississippi River | Map, Length, History, Location, Tributaries, …
WEB3 days ago · Mississippi River, the longest river of North America, draining with its major tributaries an area of approximately 1.2 million square miles, or about one-eighth of the entire continent. With its tributaries, the Mississippi River drains all or part of 31 U.S. states and two provinces in Canada.
The Mississippi River Mapped - Vivid Maps
WEBMar 17, 2015 · The Mississippi River has the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent (after the Hudson Bay drainage system). The map below shows the 7,000 rivers that feed into the Mississippi.
Mississippi River: Detailed Map and Tributaries - Rivers Insight
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Map of Mississippi River Drainage Basin. The Mississippi River basin covers an area of approximately 3.1 million square kilometers) The river basin drains over 40% of the continental United States. The basin spans across 31 states and 2 Canadian provinces. Any precipitation that falls within this area eventually ends up …
The Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin (MARB) | US EPA
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · Water from parts or all of 31 states drains into the Mississippi River, and creates a drainage basin over 1,245,000 square miles in size. Before reaching the Gulf, the Mississippi meets up with its distributary, the Atchafalaya River.
Mississippi River Watershed with Major Tributaries and Major …
WEBThe Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States and the second-longest river in North America. It is also the 15th largest river by discharge in the world. This schematic map of the Mississippi and its major tributaries …
Mississippi River Basin - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBThe world's fourth-largest drainage basin and encompasses more than 40 percent of the contiguous United States
Mississippi River - Length, Basin, Delta | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · The Mississippi’s eastern contributory rivers drain the well-watered Appalachian Mountain system. Most of this group, including the Kentucky, Green, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers, flows via well-defined valleys into the Ohio and thence into the Mississippi.
Mississippi River Facts - Mississippi National River & Recreation …
WEBAug 11, 2024 · The Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America, flowing 2,350 miles from its source at Lake Itasca through the center of the continental United States to the Gulf of Mexico. The Missouri River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, is about 100 miles longer.