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“The Mississippi originates in the area of northwestern Minnesota, as it flows down it receives water from other rivers such as the St. Croix. The Mississippi travels south for 2,530 miles until it reaches its final destination at its Delta. This river's Delta is characterized by it alluvial deposition in deep waters.”

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“Width. At Lake Itasca, the river is between 20 and 30 feet wide, the narrowest stretch for its entire length. The widest part of the Mississippi can be found at Lake Winnibigoshish near Bena, MN, where it is wider than 11 miles.”

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“The source of Mississippi River is Lake Itasca. Lake Itasca is a glacial lake which approximately measures 4.7 km2. Lake Itasca is situated in the southeastern region of the Clearwater County in north-central Minnesota.”

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“As the nation's second-longest river, behind only the conjoining Missouri, the Mississippi provides drinking water for millions and supports a $12.6 billion shipping industry, with 35,300 related jobs. It's one of the greatest water highways on earth, carrying commerce and food for the world.”

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“It has an average depth (with its seas) of 10,925 feet (3,300 metres) and a maximum depth of 27,493 feet (8,380 metres) in the Puerto Rico Trench, north of the island of Puerto Rico. The ocean's breadth from east to west varies considerably.”

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“Atlantic Ocean, body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of Earth's surface and separating the continents of Europe and Africa to the east from those of North and South America to the west. The ocean's name, derived from Greek mythology, means the “Sea of Atlas.” It is second in size to the Pacific Ocean.”

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“The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 km². It covers approximately 20 percent of Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the "Old World" from the "New World"”

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“The wide range of salinities in the North Atlantic is caused by the asymmetry of the northern subtropical gyre and the large number of contributions from a wide range of sources: Labrador Sea, Norwegian-Greenland Sea, Mediterranean, and South Atlantic Intermediate Water.”

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“The nation uses the Mid-Atlantic's dynamic ocean environment for numerous activities including fishing, transportation, sand and gravel mining, national security activities, telecommunications, scientific research, tourism, recreation, and more.”

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“Lake Tahoe geography is what knits together the incredibly beautiful mountains, forests, rivers, and, of course, lakes of the basin and its surroundings. The history of Lake Tahoe began a short two to three million years ago with geologic block faulting.”

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Area 122,616 acres, Volume 36.15 cubic miles

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“Although it is commonly believed that Lake Tahoe is volcanic in origin, the Lake Tahoe Basin was actually formed by geologic block faulting 25 million years ago. Uplifted blocks created the Carson Range on the east and the Sierra Nevada Range on the west. Down-dropped blocks created the Lake Tahoe Basin in between.”

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“While Lake Tahoe is a natural lake, it is also used for water storage by the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID). The lake level is controlled by Lake Tahoe Dam built in 1913 at the lake's only outlet, the Truckee River, at Tahoe City.”

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“For its first approximately 150 miles (241 kilometers) in the United States, the Columbia forms the reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam. The river then bends west, south and east through central Washington, turns south and then west, and forms the border between Oregon and Washington to the Pacific Ocean.”

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“The total length of the river is about 1,243 miles (about 2,000 kilometers). The drainage basin covers 259,000 square miles (670,810 square kilometers), approximately the size of France, drains portions of seven states and British Columbia, and covers three degrees of latitude and nine degrees of longitude.”

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“The Columbia flows from its source in Columbia Lake, at an elevation of 2,700 feet (820 metres), in British Columbia near the crest of the Rocky Mountains, to the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Oregon. For the first 190 miles (305 km), its course is northwesterly.”

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“In short, the Columbia River Basin is an essential reason for the Northwest being a dynamic and highly prosperous region within the nation and the world. Hydropower, flood control, irrigation, navigation and recreation are specific benefits that the uniqueness of the Basin and its river system provide.”

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“Lake Superior is 350 miles (563 km) long (east to west), and its greatest width is 160 miles (258 km) from north to south. It has a mean surface elevation of 600 feet (180 metres) above sea level and a maximum depth of 1,332 feet (406 metres).”

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Area 20,287,963 acres, Volume 2,903 cubic miles

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“Lake Superior receives water from approximately 200 rivers, of which the largest are the Nipigon (from the north) and the St. Louis (from the west). Other principal rivers entering the north shore are the Pigeon, Kaministiquia, Pic, White, and Michipicoten.”

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“Lake Superior has been an important link in the Great Lakes Waterway, providing a route for the transportation of iron ore as well as grain and other mined and manufactured materials. Large cargo vessels called lake freighters, as well as smaller ocean-going freighters, transport these commodities across Lake Superior.”

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“Puget Sound is a sound of the Pacific Northwest, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea. It is located along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington.”

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Deschutes River, Nisqually River, Puyallup River, Duwamish River, Cedar River, Snohomish River, Stillaguamish River, Skagit River, Skokomish River

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“Humans have long relied on the Puget Sound watershed for healthy food and clean water and the other services it provides. Puget Sound supports a large part of our state's economy and provides vital recreational, spiritual, and other essential quality of life benefits.”