14 Fun Facts About the Mississippi River: Educational Version
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The Muddy Mississippi River is the largest river in the United States, and one of the most well known rivers in the world. People have been discovering things about this river for hundreds of years. How much do you know about America’s waterway? Do you know the answers to these questions?
Where does the Mississippi River begin?
Where does the Mississippi River lose most of its elevation?
How many dams are there on the Mississippi River?
How much of America’s rainfall ends up in the Mississippi River?
How long does it take water to flow from the beginning of the Mississippi River to the end?
Find out more about the Mississippi River and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.
All measurements in American and metric.
The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.
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Caitlind L. Alexander
Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.
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14 Fun Facts About the Mississippi River - Caitlind L. Alexander
14 FUN FACTS ABOUT
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
by Caitlind L. Alexander
A LearningIsland.com
15-Minute book
We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.
Edited by Jennifer Robinson
Title page picture by the author
Smashwords Edition
(c) Copyright 2006 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.
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14 Fun Facts About the Mississippi River / Caitlind L. Alexander
Summary: A brief look at the Mississippi River.
1. Mississippi River. Juvenile Literature. 2. U.S. Rivers. Juvenile Literature. 3. U.S. Geography. Juvenile Literature.
Created in USA
Reading Level: 6.5
Words: 1771
Ages 8 and up.
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The Muddy Mississippi River is the largest river in the United States, and one of the most well known rivers in the world. People have been discovering things about this river for hundreds of years. Here are some fun facts for you to discover.
Lake Itasca and the outlet to the Mississippi (Minnesota Office of Tourism Library)
Fact 1: The Mississippi River begins in Lake Itasca in Minnesota.
Fed by mountain snow and rain, a number of small rivers feed into Little Elk Lake. Excelsior Creek then brings the water to Lake Itasca.