Mississippi River basin

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drainage basin river basin watershed

The Mississippi River basin is the vast drainage area of the Mississippi River system, encompassing much of the central United States and parts of Canada and covering one of the largest river basins in the world.

Aliases (8)

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drainage basin → river basin → watershed →
alsoKnownAs	Mississippi River watershed → Mississippi drainage basin →
area	about 1.2 million square miles → about 3.2 million square kilometers →
climate	varies from humid subtropical to semi-arid and continental →
contains	extensive agricultural lands → floodplains → major urban areas → wetlands →
country	Canada → United States →
crosses	multiple physiographic regions of North America →
drainagePercentageOfUS	about 41 percent →
drains	Mississippi River →
drainsInto	Gulf of Mexico →
drainsPortionOf	31 U.S. states →
environmentalIssue	flood risk → habitat loss → nutrient pollution → sediment loading →
governedBy	Mississippi River Commission → U.S. Army Corps of Engineers →
hasPart	Arkansas River basin → Atchafalaya River basin → Des Moines River basin → Illinois River basin → Lower Mississippi River basin → Minnesota River basin → Missouri River basin → Ohio River basin → Platte River basin → Red River of the South basin → Tennessee River basin → Upper Mississippi River basin → Yazoo River basin →
hydrologicCodeSystem	United States Geological Survey hydrologic unit codes →
includesPartOf	Alabama → Alberta → Arkansas → Colorado → Georgia → Illinois → Indiana → Iowa → Kansas → Kentucky → Louisiana → Manitoba → Minnesota → Mississippi → Missouri → Montana → Nebraska → New York → North Carolina → North Dakota → Ohio → Oklahoma → Pennsylvania → Saskatchewan → South Dakota → Tennessee → West Virginia → Wisconsin → Wyoming →
influences	hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico →
locatedIn	Canada → North America → United States →
majorCityInBasin	Memphis → Minneapolis–Saint Paul → New Orleans → St. Louis →
name	Mississippi River basin →
partOf	Mississippi River system →
rank	one of the largest river basins in the world →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allegheny River ("Mississippi River watershed") → Arkansas River region → Cal-Sag Channel ("Mississippi River watershed") → Chicago River ("Mississippi River watershed") → Clinch River → Fox River (Illinois–Wisconsin) ("Mississippi River watershed") → Mad River (Ohio) ("Mississippi River watershed") → Mississippi River ("Mississippi–Missouri river system") → Mississippi River basin ("Mississippi River system") → Mississippi River valley → Red River of the South ("Mississippi River system") → Rock River valley ("Mississippi River watershed") → Smoky Hill River → Tennessee River ("Mississippi River watershed") → Upper Mississippi Valley →	partOf
Arkansas River ("Mississippi River system") → DuPage River → Fountain Creek ("Mississippi River watershed") → Iowa River → Monongahela River ("Mississippi River watershed") → Nolin River → Red River (southeastern boundary area) → White River (Indiana) ("Mississippi River watershed") →	riverSystem
Driftless Area → Mississippi River → northwestern Iowa →	drainageBasin
Mississippi River basin ("Mississippi River watershed") → Mississippi River basin ("Mississippi drainage basin") →	alsoKnownAs
Mississippi Canyon ("Mississippi River system") →	associatedWith
Great Plains →	borders
Port of Mobile ("Mississippi River system") →	connectedTo
Cal-Sag Channel →	connectsHydrologicBasins
Illinois Waterway system →	connectsRegion
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal ("Mississippi River system") →	connectsWaterSystem
America ("Mississippi River system") →	contains
Americas ("Mississippi River Basin") →	containsSubregion
Interior Lowlands ("Mississippi River system") →	drainedBy
Zebulon Pike ("Mississippi River headwaters region") →	explored
Great Lakes region →	hasBorderWith
Rolling Fork ("Mississippi River drainage basin") →	hasHydrologicalSystem
Mount Mitchell ("Mississippi River drainage basin") →	isHighestPointOf
Wisconsin glaciation ("Mississippi River drainage") →	modified
Mississippi River basin →	name
White bass →	nativeTo
Ohio River ("Mississippi River Basin") →	partOfWatershed