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2 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.
- Missouri River
Missouri River, longest tributary of the Mississippi River...
- Lake Itasca
Lake Itasca, lake regarded as the main source of the...
- History and Economy
Mississippi River - Exploration, Trade, Navigation: As its...
- Mississippi River Summary
Mississippi River, River, central U.S.It rises at Lake...
- Plant and Animal Life
Mississippi River - Wildlife, Ecosystems, Habitats: Although...
- Physical Features
Mississippi River - Length, Basin, Delta: The geology and...
- Modern Commercial Activity
Mississippi River - Trade, Navigation, Shipping: World War I...
- Jefferson
Jefferson River, river, most westerly of the Missouri...
- Cairo
Cairo and the Bank of Cairo were chartered in 1818, when...
- Missouri River
Jun 22, 2024 · Rhine River, river and waterway of western Europe, culturally and historically one of the great rivers of the continent and among the most important arteries of industrial transport in the world. It flows from two small headways in the Alps of east-central Switzerland north and west to the North Sea, into which it drains through the Netherlands.
1 day ago · The Mississippi River can be divided into three sections: the Upper Mississippi, the river from its headwaters to the confluence with the Missouri River; the Middle Mississippi, which is downriver from the Missouri to the Ohio River; and the Lower Mississippi, which flows from the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico.
1 day ago · The Rhine (⫽ r aɪ n ⫽ RYNE) is one of the major European rivers. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms the Swiss-Liechtenstein border and partly the Swiss-Austrian and Swiss-German borders.
Jun 28, 2024 · Missouri River, longest tributary of the Mississippi River and second longest river in North America. It is formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers in the Rocky Mountains area of southwestern Montana (Gallatin county), U.S., about 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) above sea level. The Missouri proper has a total course ...
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Jun 24, 2024 · The Main River begins near Kulmbach in the Franconian, or northern, part of Bavaria, and passes through several cities and towns before entering the state of Hesse and flowing into Mainz on the opposite side of the state and eventually emptying into the Rhine.
3 days ago · The Potomac River ( / pəˈtoʊmək / ⓘ) is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States that flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
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