Mississippi's debt is far higher than that of any other watercourse on the North
American continent. The most part of the territory lies between the Rocky
Mountains and the Allegheny Mountains, that is to say a hydrographic basin of
about 3 200 000 km2. In addition to Missouri, its main tributaries
are Red, Arkansas and Ohio. Its total length is 3 770 km and the navigable
section that comprises all waterways in the system is about 25 900 km. Due to
the climatic areas it crosses, Mississippi is a relationship between the
moderate world and the tropical world. It takes its source in the region of the
Itasca lake trays, in northwestern Minnesota, 512 m above sea level. Leaving
Lake Itasca, the river is about 3.7 m wide. Your bed then follows a north-south
direction that no longer leaves until its mouth. In Minneapolis, where it falls
from 20 m to the falls of Santo-Antoine, the breadth of the river exceeds 300
Mr. Minneapolis is as far upstream as possible the point of the possible
navigation area over the Mississippi, which then receives the river from Moisnes,
a tributary on the right bank, then Saint Louis, Missouri, another tributary on
the right bank.
At the mouth of Ohio, a tributary of the left bank, the breadth of the
Mississippi reached almost 1.4 km. Banha Memphis, Tennessee, then receives
Arkansas, a tributary of the right bank.
Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi meanders through immense
alluvial extensions whose amplitude varies between 60 and 110 km. The weakness
of the slope, accentuated by numerous meanders, causes a very slow flow.
Although extremely fertile, these regions are not cultivated to their full
potential due to the risk of flooding.
The snow cast iron and the ice in the upper basin inflate the lower currents
from March to June. Numerous retention dikes extend today for more than 2,500
km. Most of them were built after the floods of 1927, the most important floods
ever recorded, given that the river reached the maximum heights of 17.2 m this
year. to Cairo (Illinois) and 18 m to Vicksburg. Every ten years, approximately
- 1937,1965,1973,1983 and 1993 -, of the floods devastated the regions located
north of Cape Girardeau (Missouri) and even Wisconsin, causing considerable
damage and interrupting river commercial circulation.
The Mississippi is reduced to approaching the Red so as not to exceed an
amplitude of 900 Mr. he then bathes Vara - red, Louisiana. New Orleans, its
amplitude is only more than 750 Mr. the installation of a system of retention
lakes near the fountains of the Mississippi, as well as the construction on the
river and on its tributaries of several dams that allow to dam the floods ,
allowed to maintain a relatively regular debt. Downstream of the Red, the river
crosses a large number of bayous before spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. It is
then divided into a wide delta with multiple branches, which advances in the sea
over more than 100 km. The average flow of the Mississippi is about 18,000 m3 /
s, which represents twelve times that of the Rhône, but only the fifth of the of
the Amazon. The sediments it transports represent a volume of around 300 million
m3 per year. In order to avoid filling caused by these bulky deposits and by the
constant modifications caused by the floods, the jetties were built from 1875 in
order to conserve to the river a depth of more than 9 m. The mouth of the
Mississippi knows practically no tides.
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Universities in Mississippi
University of Mississippi in Oxford
The state University of Mississippi in the city of Oxford was founded in 1848.
That is why it is also known as Ole Miss. In addition to the main campus in
Oxford, the University of Mississippi also has branches in Booneville, Southaven
and Tupelo. During the American Civil War, the University of Mississippi was
used as a hospital for wounded soldiers. At the University of Mississippi, James
Meredith, the first African-American student in the United States, enrolled at a
university in 1962. In 2008 part of the University of Mississippi was declared a
National Historic Landmark. The University of Mississippi has also had the only
legal marijuana farm in the entire United States since 1968. Currently studying
about 19.
University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg
The state University of Southern Mississippi was founded in 1910 and is one of
the three major universities in Mississippi. The University of Southern
Mississippi is also known as Southern Miss. The university has an excellent
reputation for study abroad programs. Furthermore, the artistic education at the
university has a great reputation and is one of the best in the southern United
States. There are currently approximately 16,000 students studying at the
University of Southern Mississippi.
Jackson State University in Natchez
The state-owned Jackson State University in the city of Natchez was founded in
1877 and was initially intended to serve the African-American population.
Because of its history, Jackson State University is a special place of the civil
rights movement. The Jackson State University Botanical Garden is also located
on the university campus. There are currently approximately 8,000 students
studying at Jackson State University.
Mississippi State University in
Starkville
Mississippi State University in the city of Starkville was founded in 1878 as
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi and has only
been given its current name since 1958. In addition to its main campus in
Starkville, Mississippi State University also has field offices in Meridian and
Vicksburg. Mississippi State University has an excellent reputation in the field
of agricultural science and is considered the best university in the southern
United States in this area. With approximately 20,000 students currently,
Mississippi State University is the largest university in the state of
Mississippi.
Belhaven University in Jackson
Belhaven University in the city of Jackson is a private, Christian
university and was founded in 1883. The Christian influence is not visible in
the selection of subjects that can be studied at Belhaven University, but
Belhaven University sees its mission in "preparing students academically and
spiritually to serve Jesus Christ". Around 3,000 students are currently studying
at Belhaven University.
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