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It flows into the Mississippi River. In 1805, Lewis and Clark used the Missouri River to navigate further west into Missouri valley which was part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803).
The Missouri River may be considered longer than the Mississippi if you include the rivers that are not actually named the Missouri but represent its main headwaters.
The Missouri River drains a vast area of the north central US, from Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas, across Nebraska and Kansas to Missouri. It defines part of the state borders for 5 states.
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Where is the Missouri Rivers mouth?
The mouth of the Colorado River is the Gulf of California
Which river separates Kansas and Missouri?
Missouri river
What river joins the Mississippi near St. Louis Missouri?
St. louise river
What river flows along the northeast and eastern borders of nebraska?
Missouri RiverMississippi River
What are some historical facts about Missouri?
* Missouri is a ''show me state''. * Missouri became the 24th state on August 10, 1821. * Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar Missouri. * There is a River named after Missouri...Missouri River. * Missouri has its own song. * Jefferson City is Missouri's state capital.
Name the tributary that flows into the Mississippi River the north of St Louis?
Missouri RiverMissouri River; Illinois River
What river did Lewis and clark follow?
Missouri (and Columbia)
Is the Mississippi river a tributary of the Missouri river?
NO. The Missouri river is the tributary
River that flows from Montana to Missouri?
Missouri river
What major river flows through Mississippi river just north of St.Louis Missouri?
The Missouri River flows into the Mississippi River just north of Saint Louis, Missouri.
River that joins the Mississippi river to St. Louis Missouri?
St Louis lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Just north of the city proper, the Missouri River joins the Mississippi.
Longest river in United States?
it is the Mississippi river that is the longest
