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.

Battle of Bad Axe → location → Mississippi River ⓘ

Battle of Bad Axe → riverCrossing → Mississippi River ⓘ

Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States → locatedOnRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Missouri River → mouthLocation → Mississippi River ⓘ

Missouri River → tributaryOf → Mississippi River ⓘ

Memphis Pyramid → locatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

Memphis Pyramid → hasView → Mississippi River ⓘ

Rockcliffe Mansion → overlooks → Mississippi River ⓘ

Marion County → bordersRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Marion County, Missouri

Marion County → locatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Hannibal, Missouri

French Quarter → adjacentTo → Mississippi River ⓘ

Marion County, Missouri → borders → Mississippi River ⓘ

Marion County, Missouri → locatedOnRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Tom Lee Park → locatedOnWaterbody → Mississippi River ⓘ

Tom Lee Park → adjacentTo → Mississippi River ⓘ

Ozarks region (partly) → drainage → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Ozarks

Hernando de Soto → placeOfDeath → Mississippi River ⓘ

Hernando de Soto → exploredRegion → Mississippi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippi

Battle of New Orleans → river → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mississippi River valley → namedAfter → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mississippi River valley → drainageBasinOf → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mississippi River valley → formedBy → Mississippi River ⓘ

Science Museum of Minnesota → locatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

Interstate 35W → crossesRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Interstate 35W (Minnesota)

Sid Sawyer → associatedWith → Mississippi River ⓘ

Guthrie Theater → locatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

Guthrie Theater → overlooks → Mississippi River ⓘ

Minnesota → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Jacques Marquette → explored → Mississippi River ⓘ

Arkansas → borderedBy → Mississippi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippi

Arkansas → hasMajorRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Louisiana → contains → Mississippi River ⓘ

Ohio River → tributaryOf → Mississippi River ⓘ

Ohio River → mouth → Mississippi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois

St. Louis County, Missouri → locatedOnRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Anheuser-Busch Brewery → locatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippi River (nearby)

Gateway City → associatedWithRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Eads Bridge → crosses → Mississippi River ⓘ

Eads Bridge → river → Mississippi River ⓘ

The King → setting → Mississippi River ⓘ

U.S. Route 90 → crossesRiver → Mississippi River ⓘ

Jefferson Barracks, Missouri → locatedOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge → crosses → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge → riverCrossed → Mississippi River ⓘ

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge → isOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

Territory Northwest of the River Ohio → locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater → Mississippi River ⓘ

Territory Northwest of the River Ohio → borderedBy → Mississippi River ⓘ

The Duke → journeysOn → Mississippi River ⓘ

Interstate 55 → bridgeCrossing → Mississippi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippi River at St. Louis

eastern Iowa → borders → Mississippi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Iowa