Mississippi River

E31932

major river of North America river

The Mississippi River is one of the longest and most significant rivers in the United States, serving as a major waterway for transportation, commerce, and drainage across much of the central continent.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
Mississippi River canonical	610
Mississippi	15
Upper Mississippi River	11
upper Mississippi River	7
Mississippi Valley	3
The Mississippi	2
Lower Mississippi River	1
Middle Mississippi River	1
Mississippi River (lower and middle reaches)	1
Mississippi River (nearby)	1
Mississippi River (the Great River)	1
Mississippi River (vicinity)	1
Mississippi River (western edge)	1
Mississippi River System	1
Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois	1
Mississippi River at Natchez–Vidalia	1
Mississippi River at St. Louis	1
Mississippi River near Hannibal	1
Mississippi River system	1
Missouri	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	major river of North America ⓘ river ⓘ
cityOnRiver	Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ surface form: Baton Rouge Memphis ⓘ Minneapolis ⓘ New Orleans ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ surface form: St. Louis Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ surface form: St. Paul
climateZone	temperate ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dischargeLocation	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
drainageBasin	Mississippi River basin ⓘ largest drainage basin in North America ⓘ
drainageBasinArea	over 1,200,000 square miles ⓘ over 3,200,000 square kilometers ⓘ
economicImportance	major inland waterway of the United States ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally from north to south ⓘ
flowsThrough	Arkansas ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Iowa ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Iowa and Illinois ⓘ Kentucky and Illinois ⓘ Kentucky and Missouri ⓘ Minnesota and Wisconsin ⓘ Mississippi and Louisiana ⓘ Missouri and Illinois ⓘ Tennessee and Arkansas ⓘ
hasFeature	extensive levee system ⓘ major delta at its mouth ⓘ numerous navigation locks and dams ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important route for Native American trade ⓘ key artery for 19th-century steamboat traffic ⓘ strategic theater in the American Civil War ⓘ
length	approximately 2320 miles ⓘ approximately 3730 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	North America ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ United States Midwest ⓘ
majorTributary	Arkansas River ⓘ Des Moines River ⓘ Illinois River ⓘ Minnesota River ⓘ Missouri River ⓘ Ohio River ⓘ Red River of the South ⓘ Wisconsin River ⓘ Yazoo River ⓘ
managedBy	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
mouthLocation	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from an Ojibwe word meaning "Great River" or "Big River" ⓘ
partOf	Mississippi River basin ⓘ surface form: Mississippi–Missouri river system
rankByLengthInNorthAmerica	second longest river in North America ⓘ
rankByLengthInWorld	among the longest rivers in the world ⓘ
sourceLocation	Lake Itasca ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ
uses	commerce ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ transportation ⓘ

Referenced by (662)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North America → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Midwestern United States → contains → Mississippi River ⓘ

St. Louis, Missouri, United States → locatedOnRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer → settingLocation → Mississippi River ⓘ

Hannibal, Missouri, United States → locatedOnRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Hannibal, Missouri

contiguous United States → containsGeographicalFeature → Mississippi River ⓘ

Memphis, Tennessee, United States → locatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis, Tennessee

U.S. Route 50 → crossesRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

New Orleans → locatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

New Orleans → majorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Southern United States → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Minneapolis–Saint Paul → traversedByRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Sunset Limited → formerTraversal → Mississippi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippi

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn → setting → Mississippi River ⓘ

Old Northwest → locatedEastOf → Mississippi River ⓘ

Old Northwest → borderFeature → Mississippi River ⓘ

Life on the Mississippi → mainSubject → Mississippi River ⓘ

Life on the Mississippi → settingLocation → Mississippi River ⓘ

Treaty of Paris (1783) → westernBoundaryReference → Mississippi River ⓘ

St. Petersburg, Missouri (fictional town) → locatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: St. Petersburg, Missouri

Tom Sawyer → associatedWith → Mississippi River ⓘ

Gulf of Mexico → receivesRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Downtown Hannibal Historic District → associatedWith → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum → situatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mark Twain Cave → near → Mississippi River ⓘ

Minneapolis → locatedOnRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Illinois → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Upper Mississippi Valley → followsCourseOf → Mississippi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Mississippi River

Upper Mississippi Valley → namedAfter → Mississippi River ⓘ

Upper Mississippi Valley → includesPartOf → Mississippi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Missouri

Upper Mississippi Valley → drainedBy → Mississippi River ⓘ

South Central United States → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Iowa → borderedByRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mississippi → bordersWaterBody → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mississippi → namedAfter → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mississippi → majorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Huckleberry Finn → associatedWithPlace → Mississippi River ⓘ

Hannibal Riverfront → locatedOnWaterbody → Mississippi River ⓘ

Hannibal Riverfront → hasViewOf → Mississippi River ⓘ

Western Hemisphere → contains → Mississippi River ⓘ

Tennessee → bordersRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Americas → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Lovers Leap → overlooks → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Lovers Leap (Hannibal, Missouri)

Lovers Leap → isScenicViewpointOf → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Lovers Leap (Hannibal, Missouri)

this entity surface form: Mississippi River near Hannibal

Kentucky → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Memphis metropolitan area → majorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Shelby County, Tennessee → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Burlington, Iowa, United States → locatedOnRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Burlington, Iowa, United States → nearestMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Missouri → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ