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Lower Mississippi River
The
Lower Mississippi River
is the portion of the
Mississippi River
downstream of
Cairo
,
Illinois
. From the
confluence
of the
Ohio River
and
Upper Mississippi River
at Cairo, the Lower flows just under 1600 kilometers (1000 mi) to the
Gulf of Mexico
. It is the most heavily travelled component of the
Mississippi River System
.
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