Mississippi River 
The Mississippi River, derived from
the old
Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning 'great river' (gichi-ziibi
'big river' at its headwaters), 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 3900 miles (6300 km), making the
combination the
4th longest river in the world. Apart from the
Missouri,
the largest of the many large Mississippi tributaries is the
Ohio River. The Mississippi River is the main river that
supports much of the
American civilization.
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Wikipedia) |
