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The Mississippi is a great river in the United States, one of the greatest rivers in the world. Mississippi - the main river of the largest river system in North America. It flows exclusively in the territory of the United States of America, although its basin extends to Canada. The river mainly flows in a southerly direction and reaches a length of 3770 [2] kilometers, ending with a vast delta in the Gulf of Mexico.

The source of Mississippi is either the stream of Nicolett Creek, or the lake of Aytasca, into which it flows.

The river itself flows through 10 states, and its basin covers 31 states from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains. Mississippi occupies the thirteenth position in the list of the longest rivers in the world, and the Mississippi-Missouri river system is the third, and the ninth in the list of high water.