The Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States. It is more than 3700 kilometers long.
The Mississippi begins as a small creek, and at the Gulf of Mexico it is nearly two kilometers wide. In some places it is very deep, and in other places it is shallow.
The river gets water from rain, snow, hail, and ice. Many small rivers run into the Mississippi. Half of the rain falling in the United States flows into the Mississippi.
Boats can go from the Gulf of Mexico up the Mississippi for 1600 kilometers. Many of the boats are barges. Barges carry freight of many kinds up the river and down the river.
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