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Mississippi River

Biggest River of Uncle Sam's Country

The River

Mississippi River is the second longest river in United States of America, and is a part of Missouri-Mississippi river system which is the longest in North America, and is at the fourth position in the world. Its name was derived from Ojibwe words of misi-ziibi (the Great River) or gichi-ziibi (Big River).

Uses

As one of the longest river in the States, Mississippi River has contributed much to the economy and development of the United States of America. It also played an important role in the tourism in US and is used to be a settlement of the native Americans. It has also been an alternative transportation system for the Americans.

Problems

Like all other rivers, Mississippi also faced flood as one of its most dangerous problem. Flood in Mississippi is common and can caused many to lose their life. Like Amazon river, the government has also done quite a number of measures to prevent this flood from happening such as building dams and Re-sectioning of Mississippi River.

Past	Present
A native settlement	No natives lives in the bank anymore
Did not play a role in tourism	US most important tourism destination
There were no dam build and no re-sectioning	Dams were build to prevent flood and re-sectioning has been conducted