MISSISSIPPI+RIVER

GianLuca I am doing the Mississippi river.

The Mississippi River starts at Minesota and ends at New Orleans.It is 3733.67 kilometres.It runs through 10 states,Minnesota,Wisconsin,Iowa,Illnois,Missouri,Kentucky,Tennessee,Akansas,Mississippi and Lousiania. The Missouri ,Ohio, Red, Arkansas,Illnois and Atchafalaya Rivers connect to the Mississippi River. It is at its deepest in New Orleans,at 60.96m(200f). It is at its widest at Lake Itasca at 1.6km. There are 8 waterfalls on the Mississippi River which are quite small. The origin of the Mississippi' River's name comes from the native American tribe from thousands of years ago they called it "Ojibwe" which means great river or "big river".
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In total there are 221 bridges.There are three main bridges in Mississippi itself. The 'I-35" is one of the main bridges in Minnosota which crosses the Mississippi River. Its total length is 581.3m,its width is 34.5 m and its height is 31.5 m. Its construction began in 1964. it actually opened in 1967. It later colloapsed in January in 2007 because of structural problems and rust.

The Mississippi River has flooded many times. The worst flood was in April to May in 1927. It killed 500 Americans and leaving 600 000 Americans homeless. The flood spread over to Illnois, MIssouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisana. The Mississippi River freezes over. In 1853 and 1942 there was a recorded icing. In 2009 the Mississippi froze over North and South of Iowa. People actually walked across the ice jams. The Mississippi River does get effected by tides as the tide changes can cause flooding. In 1812 there was red tide which was caused by an earthquake. It also caused the river to flow backwards.
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__//** Wildlife **//__
__//** ﻿ **//__ There is a wildlife refuge on the upper Mississippi river called the Mississippi Nation Wildlife and Fish refuge.Many birds come seasonally to be part of the habitat in the Mississippi Fly way.Tundra Sawans and canvas back ducks use the refuge as resting and feeding in spring and Autumn.Eagles also like to dive to catch fish in the area too. The plain belly water snake and the Northern water snake are found in the Mississippi river when it floods.These snakes are known to go into the flood waters and into peoples homes. Fishing is allowed on the Mississippi river at all times,if you are fishing for Catfish. If you are are fishing for Bass,the best time is Autumn after they have spawned. The fish that live in the Mississippi River are the large mouth bass,Blue gill,Redear sunfish,Flier sun fish,Green sunfish,Punki seed sunfish,Warmouth sun fish,Blue catfish,Channel catfish,Flat head catfish,White catfish,Bull head catfish,Long nose gar,Spotted gar,Alligator gar,carp,shard,small mouth buffalo fish,Striped bass,White bass,White perch,Creek minnows an chubs. Does the Mississippi have any man eating animals.

Sea snake swimming in flood waters on the Mississippi

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The people of the Mississippi River use it for travelling, fishing, camping and holidaying. You can swim in the National Parks and camping areas otherwise people do not swim in the Mississippi River because it is polluted and has dangerous creatures lurking through it. Every year there are many events held on the Mississippi River these are just a few; -Steamboat Day June 14-19 -Arts Fair all of June -Great River Bridge Race in May from Iowa to Illnois -The largest Rodeo east of the Mississippi River.

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People use boats to bring in supplies and to go on holidays or for recreation.People drive across bridges so they can travel to go to work. The Mississippi river has 29 locks to help big boats go through rocky parts of the river. The largest boats that can travel through the Mississippi Rver are River boats, Cruise liners and Steamboats. Most of theses are for holiday purposes. Cargo ships pass through the Mississippi River as well, carrying supplies.

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People use the Mississippi River for work, recreation, their water supply, transporting food supplies and for travelling on.

The Mississippi is important for survival because it is a major river so it is important to the wild life. It attracts flora and fauna. It allows fresh water to iirigate farmland.Its important for boats to bring in supplies and their cargo. 52% of the nations corn and 41% of the nations soybean export are carried up the Mississippi River,so it is important for commercial purposes. It is part of an alluvial plain. Cotton,corn,soybeans,grain,suger and rice are grown on the Mississippi River, so it has a very important agricultural purpose.

The Mississippi is polluted because for many years bad farming practices have made it full of chemicals.

= **//__Water Quality/problems.__//** = = = The Mississippi is polluted and it is not cleaner than ten years ago. People still fish there though. In some areas areas it says no fishing, which is closer to the factories but in the National Parks and camping areas it is safe to fish. The Mississippi river is generally dirty because in 1980 the Chicago river was extremely and polluted from factory and waste and was filled with garbage, the garbage went in to the Mississippi River creating a large problem. Farming practices of the past have also leaked pesticides and chemicals into it.. The government is trying to find an effective way to recycle the water and to keep all parts of the Mississippi River clean and safe.

= **//__History__//** = There is a legend about a Man eating catfish.

This is a poem about the Mississippi river. Majestic stream! along thy banks, In silent, stately, solemn ranks, The forests stand, and seem with pride To gaze upon thy mighty tide; As when, in olden classic time, Beneath a soft, blue Grecian clime, Bent o'er the stage, in breathless awe, Crowds thrilled and trembled, as they saw Sweep by the pomp of human life, The sounding flood of passion's strife, And the great stream of history Glide on before the musing. There, row on row, the gazers rise; Above, look down the arching skies; O'er all those gathered multitudes Such deep and voiceful silence broods, Methinks one mighty heart I hear Beat high with hope, or quake with fear;-- E'en so yon groves and forests seem Spectators of this rushing stream. In sweeping, circling ranks they rise, Beneath the blue o'erarching skies; They crowd around and forward lean, As eager to behold the scene-- To see, proud river! sparkling wide, The long procession of thy tide-- To stand and gaze, and feel with thee All thy unuttered ecstasy. It seems as if a heart did thrill Within yon forests, deep and still, So soft and ghost-like is the sound That stirs their solitude profound.

1865 April 27, Sultana: boiler explosion on //Mississippi River// steamboat It´s a wooden //ship// from 1881 which were //sunk// by //a// german submarine. __CONCLUSION__ The Mississippi River is an amazing river that runs through a great part of North America. There are interesting critters living in it and crazy things that have happened on it like, the bridge collapse and the current running backwards because of the Earthquakes. It has been interesting learning about this river. __Bibliography__ [] [] [] [] [] __Gianluca__

Will Ferster = __**LOCATION**__ = I am doing the Mississippi river.The Mississippi river starts in Minesota and ends in Missouri.There is thee MAJOR bridge on the river they are the Mississippi river bridge, the I-35 and 35W.But along the whole river It has 221 bridges. The deepest part of the river is in New Orlandoes it is 70 metres deep [200 feet]. The widest part of the river is 1km wide [0.62 miles].The origin of the name is from lake Itasac.

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**__CHARACTERISTICS__** ﻿﻿ ﻿The river flows 3734 km long [ 2320.2 miles]. There are 8 small waterfalls on the river. This year they are having the worst flood of this century but back in 1989 there was a tremendous flooding from april to may killing 500 Americans and leaving 600 000 homeless. The Mississippi itself has had some over years flooding,bridge collapsing and the river freezing up. Also when when the Mis ﻿ sissippi River 35W collapsed in august.

__ ﻿WILDLIFE __ You can fish all year round on the Mississisppi. These are the fish that live in the river large mouth bass,Blue gill,Redear sunfish,Flier sun fish,Green sunfish,Punki seed sunfish,Warmouth sun fish,Blue catfish,Channel catfish,Flat head catfish,White catfish,Bull head catfish,Long nose gar,Spotted gar,Alligator gar,carp,shard,small mouth buffalo fish,Striped bass,White bass,White perch,Creek minnows an chubs.There are no man eating animals or any birds that dive for fish.

__ RECREATION __ __    ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ __ Not many people use the Mississippi river for Recreational reason. No one uses the river to swim in. The events that accur on the mississippi are motorcycle rally,New years eve party,Bald eagle,Vistors Guide and La Crosse.

TRANSPORT People use the mississippi in many ways to get from place to place. For example boat,ferriy,bridges and water taxis.The mississippi river has 29 locks to help the boats.

IMPORTANCE The river is probably the most important river in the world in the survival catogery. The river is used alot for commercial uses.The Mississippi plays alot of roles,for transport and for living purposes.The Mississippi is not used for agriculture. The water from the Mississippi River is used in all sorts of cities.

PROBLEMS

The Mississippi is not at all cleaner than it was 10 years ago. You most likely can not eat the fish from the river. The river is almost allways dirty because of commercial use. The reason why you would say the mississipii is dirty is because it is not clear,It has rubbish floating,The fish are dead and the commercial companies are spurting out pollution every second. If you were to drink some water you would have to go through a big progress to make it clean. History There is actualy a ledgend about a man eating catfish This is a poem about the Mississippi River Majestic stream! along thy banks, In silent, stately, solemn ranks, The forests stand, and seem with pride To gaze upon thy mighty tide; As when, in olden classic time, Beneath a soft, blue Grecian clime, Bent o'er the stage, in breathless awe, Crowds thrilled and trembled, as they saw Sweep by the pomp of human life, The sounding flood of passion's strife, And the great stream of history Glide on before the musing. There, row on row, the gazers rise; Above, look down the arching skies; O'er all those gathered multitudes Such deep and voiceful silence broods, Methinks one mighty heart I hear Beat high with hope, or quake with fear;-- E'en so yon groves and forests seem Spectators of this rushing stream. In sweeping, circling ranks they rise, Beneath the blue o'erarching skies; They crowd around and forward lean, As eager to behold the scene-- To see, proud river! sparkling wide, The long procession of thy tide-- To stand and gaze, and feel with thee All thy unuttered ecstasy. It seems as if a heart did thrill Within yon forests, deep and still, So soft and ghost-like is the sound That stirs their solitude profound