Mississippi River

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The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system in North America.[3][4] Flowing entirely in the United States (though its drainage basin reaches into Canada), it rises in northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,530 miles (4,070 km)[5] to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 US states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth longest and tenth largest river in the world. The river either borders or cuts through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Eastern Rivers that enter the Mississippi River



 * Mississippi River
 * Ohio River
 * Connecticut River
 * Mohawk River
 * Delaware River
 * Susquehanna River
 * Potomac River
 * Tennessee River
 * Savannah River
 * Chattachoochee-Apalachicola
 * Coosa-Alabama-Mobile Rivers
 * Maumee River
 * Wabash River
 * Illinois River
 * Red River of the North

Western Rivers that enter the Mississippi River
Farther west (of the Mississippi River) migrants had to follow trails near rivers in order to water their livestock. For example, the Oregon trail followed the Missouri, North Platte, Sweetwater, Snake and Columbia rivers.


 * Missouri River
 * North Platte River
 * Sweetwater River
 * Snake River


 * Arkansas River
 * Red River
 * Sabine River
 * Colorado River (Texas)


 * Colorado River
 * Gila River
 * Green River


 * San Joaquin River

States Records
There may be records about the migration in these states:

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