Physical Characteristics of the Mississippi River
Starting in Minnesota and winding its way to the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River is a major economic and natural resource for the heartland of the United States.
The Mississippi river is the largest river in North America and passes through nearly the entire United States.
The Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains.
The Mississippi river is divided into three sections: Upper, middle, and lower. The source of the Upper Mississippi branch is Lake Itasca, Minnesota. The Mississippi is an old age river and meanders and flows slowly at most points. Evidence of early cultivation of resources like sunflowers and indigenous squash dates to the 4th millennium BCE. Humans first started settling down around the Mississippi river around 1000 years before Christ.
The Mississippi river is the largest river in North America and passes through nearly the entire United States.
The Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains.
The Mississippi river is divided into three sections: Upper, middle, and lower. The source of the Upper Mississippi branch is Lake Itasca, Minnesota. The Mississippi is an old age river and meanders and flows slowly at most points. Evidence of early cultivation of resources like sunflowers and indigenous squash dates to the 4th millennium BCE. Humans first started settling down around the Mississippi river around 1000 years before Christ.
Above is the beginning of the Mississippi river in Lake Itasca, MN, United States of America. Following the river down we can see the Mississippi river and the network of lakes and streams that surround it.