The Mississippi River
The Mississippi River and its tributaries drain all or part of 31 states and a small part of one Canadian province.
The Mississipi river, along with its major tributary, the Missouri.
The Mississippi begins near St. Paul, the capital of Minnesota. It is the 4th longest river in the world and drains 31 states.
An example of a watershed is the Mississippi River watershed, which drains water from 31 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River has the third largest drainage basin ("catchment") in the world, exceeded in size only by the watersheds of the Amazon River and Congo River. It drains 41 percent of the 48 contiguous states of the United States. The basin covers more than 1,245,000 square miles (3,225,000 km²), including all or parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces.
Mississippi RiverFlowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,530 miles (4,070 km) to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains and even reaches into southern Canada.
It drains into the river delta which enters the Gulf of Mexico in the south part of Louisiana. Basically all of the central US between the Appalachian mountains in the East & the Rockies in the west.
While America's most important river may depend on the region in which you live, traditionally the most important river has been the Mississippi. It is the largest river in North America, running 2,430 miles from Lake Itasca in Minnesota down to the Gulf of Mexico. It is the largest drainage system in North America and it's drainage basin drains parts of 31 American states and 2 Canadian provinces.
Louisiana is the last state on the Mississippi River's journey from northern Minnesota. It carries water from 31 states and 2 Canadian provinces through the United States into the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana is the last state on the Mississippi River's journey from northern Minnesota. It carries water from 31 states and 2 Canadian provinces through the United States into the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana is the last state on the Mississippi River's journey from northern Minnesota. It carries water from 31 states and 2 Canadian provinces through the United States into the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana is the last state on the Mississippi River's journey from northern Minnesota. It carries water from 31 states and 2 Canadian provinces through the United States into the Gulf of Mexico.