Upper Mississippi River system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Upper_Mississippi_River_system

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:river
gptkbp:basinSize	189,000 sq mi
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Upper_Mississippi_River_National_Wildlife_and_Fish_Refuge gptkb:Pool_8 gptkb:Lake_Pepin
gptkbp:designation	gptkb:American_Heritage_River gptkb:Ramsar_Wetland_of_International_Importance
gptkbp:dischargeAverage	206,000 cu ft/s at St. Louis
gptkbp:ecosystem	gptkb:Driftless_Area
gptkbp:flowsThrough	gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Iowa gptkb:Minnesota gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Wisconsin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Upper Mississippi River system
gptkbp:importantFor	gptkb:navigation gptkb:water_supply gptkb:wildlife agriculture flood control recreation commercial fishing
gptkbp:length	1,250 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainTributary	gptkb:Des_Moines_River gptkb:Illinois_River gptkb:Minnesota_River gptkb:St._Croix_River gptkb:Rock_River gptkb:Wisconsin_River
gptkbp:managedBy	gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:mouth	gptkb:Cairo,_Illinois
gptkbp:navigationDams	29
gptkbp:navigationLocks	29
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Eads_Bridge gptkb:Hennepin_Avenue_Bridge
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Minneapolis gptkb:St._Louis gptkb:St._Paul gptkb:La_Crosse gptkb:Quad_Cities gptkb:Dubuque
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Mississippi_National_River_and_Recreation_Area gptkb:Upper_Mississippi_River_National_Wildlife_and_Fish_Refuge gptkb:Pere_Marquette_State_Park gptkb:Effigy_Mounds_National_Monument gptkb:Great_River_Bluffs_State_Park
gptkbp:source	gptkb:Lake_Itasca
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pool_26
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8