The Mississippi River runs through or along 10 states, from Minnesota to Louisiana, and is used to define portions of these states' borders, with Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi along the east side of the river, and Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas along its west side. read more
The Mississippi river runs through 10 states in total before emptying out in the gulf of Mexico. read more
The Mississippi River is one of the longest in the world, coming in fourth at 3,870 miles long. It starts in Minnesota and runs through or borders 10 states including Wisconsin, Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi. The river also runs through or borders hundreds of cities on its route from north to south. read more