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The ''' | The '''Mississippi River''' is the second longest river in the [[United States]], with total length of about 3770 km. It originates in [[Lake Itasca]] in [[Minnesota]] and flows mainly north-south through the heart of the country before emptying itself in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. With the [[Missouri River|Missouri]], it forms the world's fourth longest river system. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[List of rivers by length]] | *[[List of rivers by length]] | ||
Revision as of 09:47, 24 September 2009
The Mississippi River is the second longest river in the United States, with total length of about 3770 km. It originates in Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows mainly north-south through the heart of the country before emptying itself in the Gulf of Mexico. With the Missouri, it forms the world's fourth longest river system.