By: 刘露 罗继瑶 孙瑞曼

+ Mississippi River + Name origin: Ojibwe word misi-ziibi, meaning "Great River", or gichi-ziibi, meaning "Big River"Ojibwe + Country ： United StatesUnited States + States ： Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana MinnesotaWisconsinIowaIllinoisMissouriKentucky TennesseeArkansasMississippiLouisiana + Tributaries ： + - left + St. Croix River, Wisconsin River, Rock River, Illinois River, Kaskaskia River, Ohio River St. Croix RiverWisconsin RiverRock RiverIllinois RiverKaskaskia River Ohio River + - right + Minnesota River, Des Moines River, Missouri River, White River, Arkansas River, Red River Minnesota RiverDes Moines RiverMissouri RiverWhite RiverArkansas RiverRed River + Cities ： + Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, Quad Cities,IA/IL, St. Louis, MO, Memphis, TN, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA Minneapolis, MNSt. Paul, MNQuad Cities,IA/ILSt. Louis, MOMemphis, TNBaton Rouge, LANew Orleans, LA

+ 2.1 River course + The Mississippi River is divided into the Upper Mississippi, the Middle Mississippi, and the Lower Mississippi, with the Upper Mississippi upriver of its confluence with the Missouri River, the Middle Mississippi from there downriver to the Ohio River, and the Lower Mississippi from there downriver to the Gulf of Mexico.Upper Mississippi Lower Mississippi

+ 2.2 Watershed + The Mississippi River has the world's fourth largest drainage basin ("watershed" or "catchment"). The basin covers more than 1,245,000 sq mi (3,220,000 km 2 ), including all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The drainage basin empties into the Gulf of Mexico, part of the Atlantic Ocean. The total catchment of the Mississippi River covers nearly 40% of the landmass of the continental United States.drainage basinGulf of Mexico

+ 2.3 Outflow + The Mississippi River discharges at an annual average rate of between 200 and 700 thousand cubic feet per second (7,000– 20,000 m 3 /s). Although it is the 5th largest river in the world by volume, this flow is a mere fraction of the output ofthe Amazon, which moves nearly 7 million cubic feet per second (200,000 m 3 /s) during wet seasons. On average, the Mississippi has only 8% the flow of the Amazon River.the Amazon

+ State boundaries + The Mississippi River runs through or along 10 states, from Minnesota to Louisiana, and was used to define portions of these states' borders, with Wisconsin,Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi along the east side of the river, and Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas along its west side. Substantial parts of both Minnesota and Louisiana are on either side of the river, although the Mississippi defines part of the boundary of each of these states.MinnesotaLouisianaWisconsinIllinoisKentuckyTennesseeMississippiIowaMissouriArkansas

+ Bridge crossings + Stone Arch Bridge Stone Arch Bridge Dubuque-Wisconsin BridgeDubuque-Wisconsin Bridge

+ Norbert F. Beckey Bridge Norbert F. Beckey Bridge + Hernando de Soto Bridge Hernando de Soto Bridge

+ On May 8, 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto became the first recorded European to reach the Mississippi River, which he called Río del Espíritu Santo ("River of the Holy Spirit"), in the area of what is now Mississippi. In Spanish, the river is called Río Mississippi. French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette began exploring the Mississippi in the 17th century. Hernando de SotoLouis JollietJacques Marquette

Here are some songs refer to the river.. Big River Big River. Mississippi Queen Mississippi Queen. Roll On Mississippi Roll On Mississippi. Mississippi CottonPicking Delta Town Mississippi CottonPicking Delta Town