Mississippi River

This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario).

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The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word missi-sipi meaning 'big river' (gichi-ziibi in the modern language), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. Taken together, they form the largest river system in North America. If measured from the head of the Missouri, the length of the Missouri/Mississippi combination is approximately 3,895 miles (6,270 km) long.

Related Topics:
Ojibwe - River - United States - Missouri River - North America

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