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The Mississippi River flows 2,350 miles
The Mississippi flows 2,350 miles from its source at Lake Itasca and is the second-longest river in North America.
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The Missouri River, one of its tributaries, is about 100 miles longer. At New Orleans the Mississippi carries an average of 600,000 cubic feet of water per second.
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