The Mississippi is joined by the Minnesota River south of the Twin Cities, the St. Croix River near Prescott, Wisconsin, the Black River (Mississippi River), La Crosse River, and Root River (Minnesota) in La Crosse, Wisconsin the Wisconsin River in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the Rock River in the Quad Cities, the Iowa River near Wapello, Iowa, the Skunk River south of Burlington, Iowa, the Des Moines River in Keokuk, Iowa, the Illinois River and the Missouri River near St. Louis, and by the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.The Mississippi River has the third largest drainage basin or "catchment" in the world. The basin covers more than 1,245,000 sq mi (3,220,000 km2), including all or parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces. The drainage basin empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Major tributaries of the Mississippi:

Big Black River in Mississippi
Yazoo River in Mississippi
Red River in Louisiana
White River in Arkansas
Arkansas River in Arkansas
Ohio River in Kentucky
Big Muddy River in Illinois
Kaskaskia River in Illinois
Missouri River in Missouri
Illinois River in Illinois
Des Moines River in Iowa
Skunk River in Iowa
Iowa River in Iowa
Rock River in Illinois
Maquoketa River in Iowa
Wapsipinicon River in Iowa
Wisconsin River in Wisconsin
Chippewa River in Wisconsin
St. Croix River in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Minnesota River in Minnesota
Crow River in Minnesota
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River

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