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Several sources quote an annual discharge of approximately 14,000 to 17,000 cubic metres per second for the lower Mississippi. (e.g. see 'www.lexolino.de')
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What is the Mississippi River's discharge?
Average discharge of 450,000 cu ft/s (12,743 m³/s)
How does the climate vary along the length of the Mississippi river?
The Mississippi river is the longest river in North America. Its average annual temperatures range from 4 to 10 degrees Celsius.
How much water is in the river ganges?
The average annual discharge of the Ganges is at about 16,650 m3/s (which is 588,000 cu ft/s).
True or false The Mississippi River is North America's largest river in terms of discharge?
true
Is longest river in US?
The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States with a length of 2,341 miles. The Mississippi River is the largest river in the U.S. with an average daily discharge of 16,792 cubic meters per second into the Gulf of Mexico.
Why does the Mississippi River have more discharge than the Colorado River?
Because of the much larger drainage basin.
Is Mississippi river the largest river?
The Mississippi River is the largest river in North America in terms of volume of water flowing in it. The Missouri River is the longest river in N.A., but is behind the Ohio River in the volume of water that it contributes to the Mississippi River.
What is the longest U.S river?
The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States with a length of 2,341 miles. The Mississippi River is the largest river in the U.S. with an average daily discharge of 16,792 cubic meters per second into the Gulf of Mexico. The Missouri River is the ninth largest river of the United States, after the Mississippi, St. Lawrence, Ohio, Columbia, Niagara, Yukon, Detroit, and St. Clair.
What is the 6th largest river in the US?
The Yukon River in Alaska is the 6th largest river in the United States. Based on average daily discharge in cubic meters per second it follows the Mississippi, St. Lawrence, Ohio, Columbia, and Niagara rivers.
Is Mississippi the biggest river?
The Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson system is the fourth longest and the tenth largest river in the world. In the US the Missouri is longest, but the Mississippi has the largest discharge of water by far.
The missouri river is the largest river in the US?
The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States with a length of 2,341 miles. The Mississippi River is the largest river in the U.S. with an average daily discharge of 16,792 cubic meters per second into the Gulf of Mexico. The Missouri River is the ninth largest river of the United States, after the Mississippi, St. Lawrence, Ohio, Columbia, Niagara, Yukon, Detroit, and St. Clair.
What streams does the Mississippi River act as a base level?
Seal level is the ultimate base level for rivers that discharge into the Oceans; thus sea level is the base level for the Mississippi River.
