Missouri River Valley - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Missouri River and its tributaries

The Missouri River Valley outlines where the Missouri River from its headwaters where the Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin Rivers flow together in Montana to its confluence with the Mississippi River in the State of Missouri. At 2,300 miles (3,700 km) long, the valley drains one-sixth of the United States.[1] It is the longest river valley in North America.[2][3] The valley in the Missouri River basin includes river bottoms and floodplains.

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  1. ↑ Beatte, B. and Dufur, B. (2007) The Katy Trail Nature Guide and River Valley Companion. Katy Trail. Retrieved 2/5/08.
  2. ↑ The Missouri River Story - USGS Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2/5/08.
  3. ↑ "The Missouri River" Archived 2019-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, Prairie Fire. Retrieved 2/5/08.

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