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It ranges from 3 ft way at the head-waters in northern Minnesota down to 200ft at the base near New Orleans. Between St. Paul, MN and Baton Rouge, LA, the Army Corps of Engineers use a system of 29 locks & dams to maintain a 9 foot depth for commercial barge traffic. From Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, they maintain a 45 foot depth to allow ocean-going ships access to ports in Baton Rouge. Through New Orleans, the river depth averages around 200 feet.
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∙ 9y agoThe Mississippi River is 2,350 miles long. At it's headwaters it is less than 3 feet deep. The deepest section is between Governor Nicholls Wharf and Algiers Point in New Orleans, where it is 200 feet deep.
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∙ 6y agoAt its headwaters, the Mississippi is less than 3 feet deep. The river's deepest section is between Governor Nicholls Wharf and Algiers Point in New Orleans where it is 200 feet deep.
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∙ 10y agoThe Mississippi River is a maximum of 200 feet deep adjacent to the French Quarter in New Orleans. Silt scouring occurs directly across the river from the bend at Algiers Point.
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∙ 11y agoThe missisisppi river is about 75 to 120 ft deep below the surface of the water. The deepest depth ever recorded was 201 ft deep.
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∙ 11y agoThe depth of the river varies considerably though it is not miles deep anywhere along its length.
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∙ 13y agoTwo to three feet deep.
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How deep is the river Mississippi?
The Mississippi creeks can get from 3 ft to 8 ft deep. On average depth, most parts of the Mississippi river would be as much as 75 ft.
Does the Mississippi river have deep sink holes?
yes
Is the little blue river deep?
The little blue river is 6.5 feet in other areas of the river other spots are Only 3.5 feet deep.
What is the Mississippi rivers nickname?
The Mississippi River (the longest river in the USA) is also known as Muddy Mississippi, Old Man River, and Mighty Mississippi.
Is the Mississippi river wide and deep?
Pretty much, yes. It is the largest river known in united states. The mississippi river, which starts from minnesota all the way to Gulf of Mexico, is about 2552 miles long. Its maximum width gets about 2.5 miles wide and maximum depth can be 210 ft deep.
How deep are currents and surface currents alike and how are they different?
They are both currents nut have different locations or spots they are from.
What is the eastern border of Mississippi?
The Mississippi River, Louisiana or Arkansas depending on where you are at and if you are in the deep south a part of the western and southern borders of the State passes over the boot toe of Louisiana before you reach the Mississippi River. Mississippi shares both a western and a southern border with Louisiana and a southern border with the Gulf of Mexico and with Louisiana.
If you wanted to walk across the Mississippi River at the headwaters in what state would you find the water only ankle deep?
Minnesota.
What is Hernando de Soto famous for?
He lead the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, and was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River.
What Region is Mississippi's location?
The Mississippi River flows south from Minnesota in the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico in the South. The region would best be described as central United States. The state of Mississippi is in the deep South, on the Gulf Coast.
What river is referenced in the song deep river?
"Deep River" refers to the Ohio River
Why do silent waters run deep?
Think about what a small brook sounds like It is noisy and bubbly and shallow BUT a large river is relatively quiet like the Mississippi River and extremely deep in the southern most parts of the United States The question is really part of an old adage STILL WATERS RUN DEEP
