Mississippi , River, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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MISSISSIPPI , river, United States river, principal...tributaries. The combined Missouri-Mississippi system (from the Missouris headwaters in the Rocky Mts. to the mouth of the Mississippi River) is c.3,740 mi (6,020 km...