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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:river
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gptkbp:basinSize
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gptkb:Mississippi_River_Basin
about 1,151,000 square miles
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gptkbp:borders
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several U.S. states
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gptkbp:crosses
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numerous ferries and bridges
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gptkbp:dischargeAverage
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about 593,000 cubic feet per second
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gptkbp:ecologicalSignificance
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supports diverse wildlife
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gptkbp:explores
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gptkb:Hernando_de_Soto
gptkb:Jacques_Marquette
gptkb:Louis_Jolliet
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gptkbp:famousFlood
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gptkb:Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927
Mississippi Flood of 1993
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gptkbp:flowsThrough
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gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:Wisconsin
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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important for trade and transportation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Mississippi River
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gptkbp:length
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about 2,340 miles
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:mainTributary
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gptkb:Arkansas_River
gptkb:Missouri_River
gptkb:Ohio_River
gptkb:Red_River
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gptkbp:majorCity
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gptkb:Memphis
gptkb:Minneapolis
gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkb:St._Louis
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gptkbp:mentionedIn
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gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn
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gptkbp:mouth
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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Ojibwe word 'Misi-ziibi' meaning 'Great River'
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gptkbp:navigable
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yes
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Crescent_City_Connection
gptkb:Eads_Bridge
gptkb:Hernando_de_Soto_Bridge
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gptkbp:partOf
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Great Rivers of North America
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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gptkb:Mississippi_National_River_and_Recreation_Area
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gptkbp:source
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gptkb:Lake_Itasca
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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part of World Network of Biosphere Reserves (Mississippi Delta)
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gptkbp:usedFor
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fishing
irrigation
recreation
commercial shipping
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lane_Bradbury
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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