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By definition, all rivers flow downstream, or down river. The Mississippi River flows south out of Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana.
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Witch way does the mississippi river flow?
The Mississippi River flow to the south. The Mississippi River is 2,350 miles long. It starts in Minnesota and ends up in the Gulf of Mexico.
What keeps the Mississippi river flowing freely?
Other rivers and streams add up into it and flow with the Mississippi River
What is the main tributary of the Mississippi?
The Missouri River is the largest tributary of the MS river.
Did Lewis and Clark go down the Missouri River or the Mississippi River?
they went up the Missouri river
Why did Cartier sail down the St Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier sailed up the St Lawrence River, as far as the Lachine Rapids, in search of a route to Asia. When he found that the route was impassable, he then turned around sailed back down the St Lawrence. The concepts of "up" and "down" a river relate to the flow of the water, not a direction on a map. Travelling up a river means travelling against the flow. Travelling down a river means travelling with the flow.
Which way did Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle sail the Mississippi river?
Robert La Salle sailed up and down the Mississippi River and found land around the Mississippi.
Where was the steamboat used?
Mississippi River to get up and down faster and more efficiently to save time
If you are looking at a map of Egypt does the Nile river flow up the map or down?
The Nile River flows north. Therefore, if you are looking at a map of Egypt it would flow up the map. When you look at a map North is always up and South is always down.
How was the clermont steamboat significant?
it moved goods up and down the Mississippi river faster the the flatboats could!
Why was New Orleans originally founded on its present location?
The city was at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and was thus able to control traffic up and down the river.
In what ways did trading affect the Mississippian Indian's lives?
They would have to travel all the way up the Mississippi River, then trade, then go back down the Mississippi River. I could imagine that it was a rough trip! =S
Does the Mississippi River flow through Kentucky?
Yes. For a very short distance. Below the convergence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, the border between Kentucky and Missouri mainly follows the channel of the Mississippi River, but there are two or three places where the river has changed course since the state borders were drawn and the river now flows entirely within the borders of Kentucky.
