Mississippi River Watershed
Mississippi River
- Ohio River
- Cache River
- Saline River
- Wabash River
- Little Wabash River
- Embarras River
- Vermilion River (Wabash River tributary)
- Big Muddy River
- Kaskaskia River
- Illinois River
- Macoupin Creek
- La Moine River
- Sangamon River
- Spoon River
- Mackinaw River
- Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary)
- Fox River (Illinois River tributary)
- Des Plaines River
- Kankakee River
- Iroquois River
- Rock River (Mississippi River)
- Green River (Illinois)
- Kishwaukee River
- Pecatonica River
The minor direct tributaries of the Mississippi include the following, which are parts of the "Mississippi watershed":
- Marys River
- Wood River
- Edwards River
- Henderson Creek
- Hennepin Canal
- Plum River
- Apple River
- Galena River
- Sinsinawa River
- Little Menominee River
- Menominee River
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Famous quotes containing the words mississippi and/or river:
““Where is the Mississippi panorama
And the girl who played the piano?
Where are you, Walt?
The Open Road goes to the used-car lot.”
—Louis Simpson (b. 1923)
“But not luck
brought us here. By design
clear air and cold wind polish
the river lights, by design
we are to live now in a new place.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)