THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Mississippi
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Red River
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Nile River
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Missouri River
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Gulf River
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rising as a clear, snow-fed mountain stream more than 12, 000 feet (3, 700 metres) above sea level in the Rocky Mountains, the Rio Grande descends across steppes and deserts, watering rich agricultural regions as it flows on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. The total length of the river is about 1, 900 miles (3, 060 km).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America, flowing 2, 350 miles from its source at Lake Itasca through the center of the continental United States to the Gulf of Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mississippi is joined by the Illinois River and the Missouri River near St. Louis, Missouri, and by the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. The Arkansas River joins the Mississippi in the state of Arkansas. The Atchafalaya River in Louisiana is a major distributary of the Mississippi.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Illinois & Michigan Canal stretches 96 miles, connecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River via the Illinois River.