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[[Image:Mississippi_river_headwaters.jpg|thumb|300px|The beginning of the Mississippi River at Itasca State Park, Minnesota]]
The '''Mississippi River''' is the largest river in the [[United States]]. With its [[tributary|tributaries]] the [[Missouri River|Missouri]] and Jefferson rivers, it forms the longest river in [[North America]], and at 2,341 miles in length, the third longest in the world after the [[Amazon River|Amazon]] and the [[Nile River|Nile]].
The '''Mississippi River''' is the largest river in the [[United States]]. With its [[tributary|tributaries]] the [[Missouri River|Missouri]] and Jefferson rivers, it forms the longest river in [[North America]], and at 2,341 miles in length, the third longest in the world after the [[Amazon River|Amazon]] and the [[Nile River|Nile]].
Important cities along the Mississipi include [[New Orleans]], [[Memphis]], and the [[Twin cities|Twin Cities]].
The Mississippi River starts at Itasca State Park in [[Minnesota]], and ends at the [[Gulf of Mexico]] in [[Louisiana]]. Important cities along the Mississipi include [[New Orleans]], [[Memphis]], and the [[Twin cities|Twin Cities]].
[[Category:Rivers]]
[[Category:Rivers]]