GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States. In the United States, the Mississippi drains about 59% of the country’s rivers. From the perspective of natural geography and hydrology, the system consists of the Mississippi River itself and its numerous natural tributaries and distributaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Its river basin starts in southern Ohio and ends on the coasts of Louisiana, draining 4.76 million square kilometers. The river includes tributaries from thirty-two U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The Mississippi River drainage basin is the fourth largest in the world covering over 3, 220, 000 square kilometers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mississippi River has the world’s fourth-largest drainage basin ("watershed” or “catchment"). The basin covers more than 1, 245, 000 square miles (3, 220, 000 km2), including all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The drainage basin empties into the Gulf of Mexico, part of the Atlantic Ocean.