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The Lower Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi River downstream of Cairo, Illinois. From the confluence of the Ohio River and Upper Mississippi River at Cairo, the Lower flows just under 1000 miles (1600 km) to the Gulf of Mexico. It is the most heavily travelled component of the Mississippi River System.
The Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) provides forecasts for the lower sections of the Mississippi River. Forecasts on the Upper Mississippi River start at Chester, IL, and continue downstream to the confluence with the Ohio River.
5 days ago · Lower Mississippi River Stages, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.
LocationHeightStatus20.41ftNormal21.34ftNormal31.24ftNormal29.80ftNormalMay 14, 2024 · Mississippi River, the longest river of North America, draining with its major tributaries an area of approximately 1.2 million square miles (3.1 million square km), or about one-eighth of the entire continent. The Mississippi River lies entirely within the United States.
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The Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee focuses its efforts on the lower river’s free-flowing 950 miles and what remains of the unprotected floodplain, the area between the federally maintained earthen levees and natural bluffs along both sides of the river.
The Mississippi River is called the Lower Mississippi River from its confluence with the Ohio River to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of about 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
