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    What is the longest river in the United States?

    Question #79203. Asked by star_gazer. (Apr 20 07 10:17 AM)


    neon000

    		The Mississippi.

    Apr 20 07, 10:55 AM
    star_gazer

    		No.

    Apr 20 07, 11:00 AM
    adam86107

    		The Missouri.

    Apr 20 07, 11:08 AM
    rockyroad8

    		Some sources say its the Mississippi and others list the Missouri.

    Apr 20 07, 11:23 AM
    star_gazer

    		The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning 'great river' (gichi-ziibi 'big river' at its headwaters), is the second-longest named river in North America, with a length of 2320 miles (3733 km) from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. The longest named river in North America is its tributary, the Missouri River, with a length of 2341 miles (3767 km) from the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin to the Mississippi River.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River

    Apr 20 07, 12:27 PM
    QuizMakerGod

    		The Missourri used to be a lot longer than the Mississippi, but because of channeling 72 miles were cut off. It is still however the longest at 2341 miles, just 21 more than the second largest Mississippi.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River

    Apr 29 07, 2:28 PM

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