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Why did the Mississippi river become shorter in the 176 years prior to 1883?
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It drys up
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Is the Mississippi river shorter than the Missouri river?
No, it is the longest river in the USA
Is the Ohio river 33 miles shorter than the Mississippi river?
no
What river is 33 miles shorter than Mississippi river?
Missouri
What river is just 33 miles shorter than the Mississippi River?
Missouri River
Name a river that is longer than the Mississippi river but shorter than the Amazon river?
Missouri river!
What tributary of the Mississippi River is the longest?
The longest tributary is the Missouri River which is only 33 miles shorter than the Mississippi River. A tributary is a river or a stream that does not go directly into the ocean bed.
Was the Mississippi river a lake first before it become a river?
no
What river formed the western border of the US in 1800?
The Mississippi River. in 1783 Spain still had control of everything west or south of the Mississippi river including Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
Is the River Thames as long as the Mississippi?
much shorter, the Thames is only 215 miles long
How much commercial traffic did the Mississippi River support prior to the US Civil War?
Prior to the US Civil War, the Mississippi River supported a substantial amount of commercial traffic. In 1860 for example, one thousand commercial vessels operated on the Mississippi River and its major tributaries. At least some 190,000 tons of products were trans ported on the river.
A river that that flows into the Mississippi river What is the name?
The name of the river that flows into the Mississippi River is the Missouri River. The Missouri River is 2,540 miles. When joined they become the 3rd largest river system in the world.
What body of water formed the western boundary of the unites states?
Prior to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the western border of the US was mostly the Mississippi River.
