Great Mississippi River Basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf river basin
gptkbp:drainageBasin gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:hasMajorCity gptkb:Kansas_City
gptkb:Baton_Rouge
gptkb:Nashville
gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkb:Minneapolis
gptkb:Memphis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Mississippi River Basin
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Arkansas_River
gptkb:Tennessee_River
gptkb:Cumberland_River
gptkb:Missouri_River
gptkb:Red_River
gptkb:Illinois_River
gptkb:Ohio_River
gptkb:Wisconsin_River
gptkb:Minnesota_River
gptkbp:isAttendedBy flooding
droughts
gptkbp:isDividedInto sub-basins
watersheds
tributaries
gptkbp:isHomeTo various fish species
endangered species
mammals
waterfowl
gptkbp:isMonitoredBy gptkb:U.S._Geological_Survey
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Mississippi_River_System
gptkbp:isProtectedBy environmental regulations
gptkbp:isSuitableFor fishing industry
tourism
cultural heritage
historical events
literature
Civil War history
music history
shipping industry
Native_American_history
gptkbp:isThreatenedBy climate change
pollution
urban development
gptkbp:isUsedFor agriculture
recreation
transportation
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:supports diverse ecosystems
gptkbp:surroundingArea 1,245,000 square miles