Top 7 Longest Rivers in The World - Page 6 of 9

Mississippi / Missouri River

The combined length of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Jefferson rivers is the worlds fourth-longest river system. The Mississippi River is the second-longest in North America, stretching 3,770 kilometers from its headwaters in Lake Itasca to its delta in the Gulf of Mexico. The length of the Missouri River, from its beginnings in the Rocky Mountains to its meeting with the lower Mississippi, is 3,767 kilometers. Thirty-two states in the United States and two provinces in Canada are drained by the Mississippi, Missouri, and Jefferson River Systems.