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Mississippi River discharge

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The Mississippi River discharges between 50,000 (1,400 cubic m/sec) and 2,000,000 cubic feet / second (57,000 cubic m/sec) of water into the ocean.

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Lower course of the Mississippi through New Orleans

The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system in North America.[4] Flowing entirely in the United States (though its drainage basin reaches into Canada), it rises in northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,530 miles (4,070 km)[5] to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 US states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth longest and tenth largest river in the world. The river either borders or cuts through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

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