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Waterways (Page 22 in notebook)

Mississippi River: Main artery of Louisiana Largest river in the United States Means: “great river” or “river of the holy spirit”

Red River: Second longest river in Louisiana Two unique things: 1. High salt content (flows over a salt dome) 2. White water rapids

Atchafalaya River: Means: Long river Longest distributary (branch of a river that flows away from the main stream) of the Mississippi River Half of all the nation’s migratory birds migrate to the Atchafalaya. Basin supplies the world with 23 million pounds of crawfish a year.