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

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

The Mississippi River port will buy his beans for about 40 to 45 cents more than the local grain elevator near him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Midlands contains much of the Midwest from Pennsylvania to Iowa and other states along the northern sections of the Mississippi River.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 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