| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:river 
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                                | gptkbp:basinSize | about 1,245,000 square miles about 3,220,000 square kilometers
 
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                                | gptkbp:connectedTo | gptkb:Intracoastal_Waterway Great Lakes via Illinois Waterway
 
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                                | gptkbp:drainedBy | 2 Canadian provinces 31 U.S. states
 
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                                | gptkbp:economicImportance | major transportation route supports agriculture
 supports industry
 supports recreation
 
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                                | gptkbp:ecosystem | gptkb:Mississippi_Alluvial_Plain 
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                                | gptkbp:emptiesInto | gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico 
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                                | gptkbp:fauna | gptkb:Dragon gptkb:bird
 gptkb:fish
 gptkb:lake
 gptkb:paddlefish
 
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                                | gptkbp:flora | gptkb:wood bald cypress
 cottonwood
 
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                                | gptkbp:length | about 2,340 miles about 3,766 kilometers
 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:mainRiver | gptkb:Mississippi_River 
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                                | gptkbp:majorCity | gptkb:Memphis gptkb:Minneapolis
 gptkb:New_Orleans
 gptkb:St._Louis
 
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                                | gptkbp:managedBy | gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers 
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                                | gptkbp:mouthLocation | gptkb:Louisiana 
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                                | gptkbp:notableBuilding | gptkb:Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927 Mississippi Flood of 1993
 
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                                | gptkbp:protectedArea | gptkb:Mississippi_National_River_and_Recreation_Area gptkb:Upper_Mississippi_River_National_Wildlife_and_Fish_Refuge
 
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                                | gptkbp:source | gptkb:Lake_Itasca 
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                                | gptkbp:tributaryOf | gptkb:Arkansas_River gptkb:Big_Black_River
 gptkb:Des_Moines_River
 gptkb:Illinois_River
 gptkb:Minnesota_River
 gptkb:Missouri_River
 gptkb:Ohio_River
 gptkb:Red_River
 gptkb:St._Croix_River
 gptkb:Wabash_River
 gptkb:White_River
 gptkb:Yazoo_River
 gptkb:Atchafalaya_River
 gptkb:Cedar_River
 gptkb:Chippewa_River
 gptkb:Kaskaskia_River
 gptkb:Rock_River
 gptkb:Tennessee_River
 gptkb:Wisconsin_River
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Mississippi_River_main_stem gptkb:Upper_Mississippi_River_9-Foot_Channel_Project
 gptkb:Ingram_Barge_Company
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Mississippi River System 
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