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Mississippi River River Hydrology<br />

Length: 3,737 km<br />

Average Total Dicharge: 12,743 m 3 /s<br />

Length: 3,767 km<br />

Average Total Dicharge: 2,490 m3 MISSOURI RIVER<br />

/s<br />

Length: 1,579 km<br />

Average Total Dicharge: 5,957 m3 OHIO RIVER<br />

/s<br />

Length: 439 km<br />

Average Total Dicharge: 657 m3 ILLINOIS RIVER<br />

/s<br />

Length: 2,364 km<br />

Average Total Dicharge: 240m3 ARKANSAS RIVER<br />

/s<br />

Length: 2,190 km<br />

Average Total Dicharge: 200 m3 RED RIVER<br />

/s<br />

WATER FLOW BY TRIBUTARY<br />

4,000 m 3 /s<br />

8,000 m 3 /s<br />

2,000 m3 1,000 m<br />

/s<br />

3 500 m<br />

/s<br />

3 /s<br />

Length: 1,049 km<br />

Average Total Dicharge: 2,000 m3 /s 16,000 m3 TENNESSEE RIVER<br />

/s<br />

AVERAGE DISCHARGE<br />

WATER FLOW BY BASIN<br />

13%<br />

6%<br />

1.4%<br />

5%<br />

5%<br />

1.6%<br />

2%<br />

16%<br />

50%<br />

UPPER MISSOURI BASIN<br />

UPPER MISSISSIPPI BASIN<br />

UPPER OHIO BASIN<br />

MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI<br />

LOWER OHIO BASIN<br />

LOWER MISSISSIPPI<br />

LOWER MISSOURI BASIN<br />

ARKANSAS OHIO BASIN<br />

RED/ACHAFALAYA BASIN

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