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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.
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∙ 15y agoMost of the area between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.
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∙ 14y agoThe Mississippi drains thirty~one states in the United States.
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∙ 13y agoMississippi basin ≈ 1,151,000 mi²
Contiguous U.S.: 3,119,885 mi²
so about 37%
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What is the river system which drains much of the water to the east of the Rockies in the US?
Mississippi River
What is the name of the river that forms much of Mississippi's western borders?
Sabine River
How much of the U.S is drained by the Mississippi?
31 states hewood jablome
How much longer than the Mississippi river is the Nile River?
It is 1006 longer then the Mississippi river
What is the name of the river that forms much of Mississippi's western border?
Mississippi river
How much salt is in the Mississippi river?
there is approximately 2,89%of salt in the Mississippi river!
How much rain does the Mississippi river get?
not alot
How did the steamboats revolutionize the movement of people and goods?
they made the travel much faster on the Mississippi River
Is the Mississippi river the columia river or the rio grande closer to Texas?
The Mississippi River is much closer to Illinois than the Columbia river or the Rio Grande.
What is the largest north south river in the US?
The answer is the Mississippi River. Thx so much i know u luv me and Justin Bieber!
How is Mississippi ranked in size?
The state of Mississippi is the 32nd largest of the US states. (The Mississippi River is the longest single river in the US. The Jefferson-Missouri-Lower Mississippi combination is the longest combined flowing river, 4th longest in the world, although much of the western Missouri is not navigable.)
What was west of the Mississippi River in the 1800s?
Not much, just a few indians.
