Mississippi River

Mississippi River
Mississippi River near Fire Pynt in Effigy Mounds Naitional Monument, Iowa
Name oreegin: Ojibwe wird misi-ziibi, meanin "Great River", or gichi-ziibi, meanin "Big River"
Kintra	Unitit States
States	Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana
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, Reid River
Ceeties	Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, La Crosse, WI, Quad Ceeties, IA/IL, St. Louis, MO, Memphis, TN, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA
Soorce	Loch Itasca
- location	Itasca State Pairk, Clearwater Coonty, MN
- elevation	1,475 ft (450 m)
- coordinates	47°14′23″N 95°12′27″W
Mooth	Gulf o Mexico
- location	Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, LA
- elevation	0 ft (0 m)
- coordinates	29°09′04″N 89°15′12″W
Lenth	2,320 mi (3,734 km)
Basin	1,151,000 sq mi (2,981,076 km2)
Discharge	for mooth; max an min at Baton Rouge, LA
- average	593,000 cu ft/s (16,792 m3/s)
- max	3,065,000 cu ft/s (86,791 m3/s)
- min	159,000 cu ft/s (4,502 m3/s)
Detailed cairt o Mississippi River tributary structur

The Mississippi River is the chief river o the lairgest drainage seestem on the North American continent.