Missouri River Basin

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The Missouri River Basin is a vast drainage area in the central United States that collects water from the Missouri River and its tributaries across multiple states and parts of Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
borderedBy Interior Lowlands
surface form: Central Lowlands

Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
containsEcoregion Middle Rockies
Great Plains
surface form: Northern Great Plains

Northwestern Glaciated Plains
Corn Belt
surface form: Western Corn Belt Plains
containsRiver Big Sioux River
Chariton River
Cheyenne River
Elkhorn River
Gasconade River
James River (Dakotas)
Kansas River
Little Missouri River
Loup River
Marias River
Milk River
Missouri River
Musselshell River
Niobrara River
Osage River
Platte River
Republican River
Smoky Hill River
White River (Great Plains)
Yellowstone River
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageAreaApprox 1,300,000 square kilometers
about 529,000 square miles
drainedBy Missouri River
environmentalIssue habitat loss
sedimentation
water quality degradation
flowsUltimatelyTo Gulf of Mexico
governedByAgreement Missouri River Basin Compact
Missouri River Basin Compact
surface form: Upper Missouri River Basin Compact

Yellowstone River Compact
hasLandUse cropland
rangeland
urban areas
hasMajorDam Big Bend Dam
Fort Peck Dam
Fort Randall Dam
Garrison Dam
Gavins Point Dam
Oahe Dam
locatedIn North America
majorCityInBasin Billings
Bismarck
Denver, Colorado
surface form: Denver

Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: Kansas City

Omaha, Nebraska
surface form: Omaha

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
surface form: Regina

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
surface form: Sioux Falls
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
partOf Mississippi River basin
surface form: Mississippi River watershed
province Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
state Arkansas
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Wyoming
subjectTo drought
flooding
supportsSpecies least tern
pallid sturgeon
piping plover
tributaryOf Mississippi River basin
surface form: Mississippi River Basin
usedFor hydroelectric power
irrigation
municipal water supply
navigation
recreation

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Iowa people historicallyInhabited Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River region
Chouteau family associatedWithPlace Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River region
Smoky Hill River isPartOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Belle Fourche River partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Rocky Mountains foothills drainageTo Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Big Blue River riverSystem Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
James River riverSystem Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River system
James River drainageBasin Missouri River Basin
James River partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Lakota traditionalRegion Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Upper Missouri River region
Republican River basin (Colorado portion) partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
North Platte River partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Wounded Knee Creek partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Wazhazhe associatedWithTerritory Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River region
Peter A. Sarpy workLocation Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River region
Big Sioux River Falls riverSystem Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Osage River partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Flood Control Act of 1944 appliesTo Missouri River Basin
Miami-Illinois historicalRegion Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River valley
Gannett Peak drainageBasin Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Wakarusa River partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Cache la Poudre River partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Big Thompson River riverSystem Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Higginsville, Missouri locatedInWatershed Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Luverne, Minnesota locatedInWatershed Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Milk River region borderedBy Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Grinnell Glacier drainageBasin Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Brandon, South Dakota drainageBasin Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Louisiana Territory includesRegion Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Shoshone River partOfDrainageBasin Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Grand River riverSystem Missouri River Basin
subject surface form: Grand River (South Dakota)
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Grand River isPartOf Missouri River Basin
subject surface form: Grand River (South Dakota)
this entity surface form: Upper Missouri River region
Kaw River isPartOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
St. Peters, Missouri locatedInWatershed Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
West Nishnabotna River partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Chariton River partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
Gulf of Mexico watershed includesRiverBasin Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River basin
Tuttle Creek Lake isPartOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed
St. Vrain Creek partOf Missouri River Basin
this entity surface form: Missouri River watershed