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What two rivers make up the longest river in the United States?
The most well known is the Mississippi--it's also the largest. The other main river is the Colorado.
What is the nearest confluence to the Mississippi river?
Mississippi River flows through Vicksburg. Also the Yazoo River joins the Mississippi River at Vicksburg.
What state is on the other side of the Mississippi river?
Mississippi is bordered on the west, across the Mississippi River, by Louisiana and Arkansas. Mississippi also is bordered on the north by Tennessee, on the east by Alabama, and on the south by Louisiana and a narrow coast on the Gulf of Mexico.
In what state is the Mississippi River Delta located?
The delta is located in southeast Louisiana, with offshore barrier islands that extend south of the state of Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico.* While the Mississippi River Delta exists in lower Louisiana, there is also another area in the northwest of Mississippi that is called the Mississippi Delta that exists between the Yazoo and the Mississippi Rivers. They are about 300 miles apart and only the Mississippi River Delta is a genuine delta.
Are there more mountains east or west of the Mississippi River?
There are more mountains west of the Mississippi River. The mountains west of the Mississippi River are also higher than those east of the river.
What is longest the north or south river in the us?
The Mississippi River is the longest. The Colorado River is also pretty long. However, the Mississippi River beats it slightly in length.
What five rivers flow eastward and four of them empty into the Mississippi River?
The five rivers that flow eastward, four of which empty into the Mississippi River, are the Missouri River, Ohio River, Arkansas River, and Red River. The fifth river, which also flows eastward but does not empty into the Mississippi, is the Tennessee River. These rivers are significant tributaries that contribute to the Mississippi River system.
Which river flows into the Mississippi River?
The Ohio, Missouri, and Colorado rivers flow into the Mississippi River. Crow Wing River, Gull Lake River, Rum River, St. Croix River, Blue Earth RIver, Root River, Minnesota River, Red Cedar River, Chippewa River, Black River, Kickapoo River, Wisconsin River, Turkey River, Upper Iowa River, Maquoketa River, Wapsipinicon River, Cedar River, Iowa River, Skunk River. And this is only in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. (Does NOT include Rivers that empty into other Rivers that lead to Mississippi, also does not include hundreds of streams, creeks, brooks and lakes that also lead to the Mississippi)
What state borders both the Mississippi river and the Ohio river?
The state of Illinois is bordered by the Mississippi River and the Ohio River. The state of Kentucky is also bordered by both rivers.
What are some major rivers in Kentucky?
The Ohio, Cumberland, Kentucky and Licking Rivers.
What state is also the name of the largest river by volume river in the US?
Mississippi
How did the Mississippi River change course?
The Mississippi River changed course in 1876 due to a combination of natural factors, such as flooding and erosion. A massive flood caused the river to break through its natural levee, creating a new channel known as the Yazoo River; this shift redirected the flow of the Mississippi.
