RIO MISSISSIPI

Jul 17, 2010 Lorenzo Martinez Bernal RIOS - RESERVOIRS - LAGOS 2

RIO MISSISSIPI

(6,270 km) : It is a river US. It is the largest river system in North America. Its source is Lake Itasca, in Itasca Park in the northern part of Minnesota. Mississippi spends ten US states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, measure, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. Flows into a large delta in the Gulf of Mexico about 160 km downstream from the city of New Orleans.

The current form of the Mississippi River basin was formed largely by glacial ice Cordillera. South extension of this enormous glaciation much extended by the United States today and the Mississippi basin . When the ice began to recede,hundreds of meters of rich sediments were deposited , creating fertile landscape plain and Mississippi Valley . During fusion , giant glacial rivers found drainage paths in the Mississippi Basin , creating features such as the Minnesota River, James River…. When the ice is completely removed , Many of these rivers found paths Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean, Leaving the Mississippi Basin with many features “large ” that existing rivers have carved in the same time period . Mississippi River Delta has changed and constantly changed since the formation of river, but the damming of the river has greatly reduced the flow of sediment to delta . In recent years , Mississippi's mouth has shown a clear trend towards the Atchafalaya River, but because of flood works in the river mouth, this shift , which would be catastrophic for seaports on the river.

Hundreds of Native American tribes have relied on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years. Although the river was known by many different names , It was the Ojibwe word misi – ziibi, Which means Great River O Gichi- ziibi, Which means Big River, finally he gave the river its current name . European explorers reached the mouth of the river and in the years 1500 Y 1600. The river throughout history has served as a border to New France, New Spain and early United States – its size and importance became a formidable border ,as well as a strategic military position , and later on , an important artery for boats vapor.El Writer Mark Twain was one of the best known figures in the river during this period. Even today , The river serves as partial limits to ten states , and most of its route can be easily viewed on a map político.El Mississippi has also been known for major flooding, especially in the twentieth century, He experienced a four floods 100 years. This has led to the construction of hundreds of kilometers of levees along most of the river, although they have not always been successful to prevent flooding.

Along its history , either for Native Americans , the explorers , or modern commerce , Mississippi has always been an important shipping route through central North America . In the centuries 19 Y 20 , despite its slow current and relative depth, a series of dams were built on the river, one of the most notable of which is located in St. Anthony Falls en Minneapolis. These dams facilitate navigation by a steady stream of barges transporting agricultural products from the fertile basin of the Mississippi to the Gulf Coast , and as the Columbia River, Most of Mississippi is also a cascade of reservoirs. Most of its major tributaries of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers- They have also been developed for navigation. Nevertheless , the development of the centuries 20 Y 21 It has also come to environmental problems , the most infamous of which is the huge Gulf of Mexico dead zone that extends hundreds of kilometers offshore from the mouth of the river. Because of dredging to deepen the channel of the Mississippi River , many natural features, such as sandbars and meanders no longer exist. Efforts are being made to clean up the river and its tributaries, including the establishment of the National Park Service in the river and preventing agricultural waste from flowing into the river.

Communities along the river

in Minnesota , The Mississippi River runs through the Twin Cities ( 2007 )
Community of boathouses on the Mississippi River in Winona, MN ( 2006 )
The Mississippi River , north of San Luis ( 2005 ) Many communities along the Mississippi River are listed below . They have meaning either historical or cultural tradition connecting them to the river. They are arranged from the beginning of the river to an end.

Bemidji , Minnesota
Grand Rapids , Minnesota
Jacobson , Minnesota
Palisade, Minnesota
Hassan financing , Minnesota
Aitkin , Minnesota
Riverton , Minnesota
Brainerd , Minnesota
Fort Ripley , Minnesota
Little Falls , Minnesota
Sartell , Minnesota
St. Cloud , Minnesota
Coon Rapids , Minnesota
Monticello , Minnesota
Minneapolis , Minnesota
St.Paul , Minnesota
Nininger , Minnesota
Hastings , Minnesota
Prescott , Wisconsin
Isla Prairie, Minnesota
Bluff Diamante , Wisconsin
Red Wing , Minnesota
Ciudad Hager , Wisconsin
Rock Maiden , Wisconsin
Stockholm , Wisconsin
Lake City , Minnesota
maple Springs , Minnesota
camp Lacupolis , Minnesota
Pepin , Wisconsin
landing Lee , Minnesota
Wabasha , Minnesota
Nelson, Wisconsin
Alma , Wisconsin
City of Buffalo , Wisconsin
Weaver, Minnesota
Minneiska , Minnesota
Fontana City , Wisconsin
Winona , Minnesota
Homero , Minnesota
Trempeleau , Wisconsin
Dakota , Minnesota
Dresbach , Minnesota
Red Crescent , Minnesota
La Crosse , Wisconsin
Brownsville , Minnesota
Stoddard , Wisconsin
Genoa , Wisconsin
Victoria , Wisconsin
Potosí , Wisconsin
De Soto , Wisconsin
Preston , Iowa
Lansing , Iowa
Ferryville , Wisconsin
Lynxville , Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien , Wisconsin
Marquette , Iowa
McGregor , Iowa
Wyalusing , Wisconsin
Guttenberg , Iowa
Cassville , Wisconsin
Dubuque , Iowa
Galena , Illinois
Bellevue , Iowa
Sabana , Illinois
Sabula , Iowa
Fulton , Illinois
Clinton , Iowa.
Córdoba , Illinois
Leclaire , Iowa
Bettendorf , Iowa.
Moline , Illinois
Davenport , Iowa
Rock Island , Illinois
Buffalo , Iowa
Muscatine , Iowa
new Boston , Illinois
Keithsburg , Illinois
Oquawka , Illinois
Burlington , Iowa
Dallas City , Illinois
Fort Madison , Iowa.
Nauvoo , Illinois
Keokuk , Iowa
Warsaw , Illinois
Quincy , Illinois
Hannibal , Missouri
Louisiana , Missouri
Clarksville , Missouri
Portage Des Sioux , Missouri
Alton , Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
You are . Genevieve , Missouri
Kaskaskia , Illinois
Chester , Illinois
Grand Tower , Illinois
Cape Girardeau , Missouri
Thebes , Illinois
Commerce, Missouri
Cairo , Illinois
Wickliffe , Kentucky
Colon , Kentucky
Hickman , Kentucky
new Madrid , Missouri
Tiptonville , Tennessee
Caruthersville , measure
Barfield , Arkansas
Tomato, Arkansas
Osceola , Arkansas
Reverie , Tennessee
Memphis , Tennessee
West Memphis , Arkansas
Tunica , Mississippi
Helena -West Helena , Arkansas
Napoleon, Arkansas (Historical )
Arkansas City , Arkansas
Greenville , Mississippi
Vicksburg , Mississippi
Waterproof , Louisiana
Natchez , Mississippi
Morganza , Louisiana
San Francisville , Louisiana
The new routes , Louisiana
Baton Rouge , Louisiana
Donaldsonville , Louisiana
Lutcher , Louisiana
New Orleans , Louisiana
Pilottown , Louisiana
the Beacon , Louisiana