Mississippi River

Cultural  

1. The longest river in the United States, flowing over two thousand miles from Minnesota to Louisiana and into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Example Sentences

Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, but it was drained to irrigate crops, and has reappeared only occasionally when floodwaters return.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

On a 1,000-acre farm just west of the Mississippi River, Walton typically splits his land for half to grow corn and half for soybeans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Probably nowhere in the U.S. has the backlash reached a more fevered pitch than in Festus, a city of 14,000 near the Mississippi River and about 30 miles from St. Louis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Perched on a bluff above the Mississippi River at the University of Minnesota, the museum was a trial run for Bilbao and Disney, without the help of advanced digital tools.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Southeast and the Mississippi River system, their destruction was accomplished largely by germs alone, introduced by early European explorers and advancing ahead of them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond