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Not except in the sense that the Nile River could be in South America (which it is not). The Mississippi River runs from central Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, and is at no point particularly close to the Pacific Ocean.
The closest any major tributary of the Mississippi gets to the Pacific is the headwaters of the Gallatin River (one of the three rivers that combine to form the Missouri) in southwestern Montana. In order to reach the Pacific from there you'd still have to cross the Continental Divide.
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What body of water formed the western boundary of the unites states?
Prior to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the western border of the US was mostly the Mississippi River.
Is the mississippi river longer than the pacific Ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is not 'long'; it is wide. But the Pacific is much wider [maximum 12,300 miles] than the Mississippi is long [2320 miles].
The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the?
Louisiana purchase stretched from the Mississippi river to the rocky mountains.
What river did Lewis and Clark travel through to get to the pacific ocean?
Mississippi river, colorado rivers
Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase from the what to the Pacific Ocean?
Mississippi River
What did Jacques marquette discover about the Mississippi river?
that it does not flow twords the Atlantic or Pacific ocean
How did the Louisiana Purchase change the size of the US?
it expanded from the mississippi river to the pacific ocean.
Could a Mississippi be a route to the pacific ocean?
Not except in the sense that the Nile River could be in South America (which it is not). The Mississippi River runs from central Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, and is at no point particularly close to the Pacific Ocean.The closest any major tributary of the Mississippi gets to the Pacific is the headwaters of the Gallatin River (one of the three rivers that combine to form the Missouri) in southwestern Montana. In order to reach the Pacific from there you'd still have to cross the Continental Divide.
What body of water do rivers not flow in to the east?
The Pacific ocean cause the Mississippi river flows into the Atlantic ocean and the Rio Grande river flows into the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific is in the west.
The state closest to the pacific ocean that is almost completely drained by the Mississippi river and its tributaries?
The state closest to the Pacific Ocean that is almost completely drained by the Mississippi River and its tributaries is Missouri. The Mississippi River forms part of the eastern border of the state, and many of its tributaries, such as the Missouri and Meramec rivers, flow within the state, contributing to the overall drainage in the Mississippi River watershed.
Does the Colorado river flow into the ocean?
No, the Colorado River and Mississippi River are in two different watersheds.
Why did Louis Joliet explore the Mississippi river?
Joliet and Marquette were trying to make it to the pacific ocean and on their way, discovered the Mississippi River!
