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- Lower_Mississippi_River abstract "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.Unlike on the upper rivers, there are no locks or dams on the Lower Mississippi. The river is, however, constrained by levees and dikes to control flooding and secure a navigation channel for barges. The Old River Control Structure, the Bonnet Carré Spillway, the Mississippi River – Gulf Outlet Canal and other man-made structures on the lower reaches of the river seek to manipulate the flow of water in the vicinity of New Orleans.The political and engineering focus in the 20th century was to separate the Lower Mississippi River from its floodplain. Levees and channelization—along with substantial loss of bottomland forests to agriculture in the alluvial valley—have resulted in a loss of wildlife and fish habitat, decreased water quality, and an expansion of the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Agricultural runoff has resulted in increased turbidity, siltation, pollution from pesticides, toxicity to aquatic organisms, oxygen depletion and eutrophication.".
- Lower_Mississippi_River elevation "96.0".
- Lower_Mississippi_River length "1600000.0".
- Lower_Mississippi_River origin Cairo,_Illinois.
- Lower_Mississippi_River origin Illinois.
- Lower_Mississippi_River origin Upper_Mississippi_River.
- Lower_Mississippi_River riverMouth Gulf_of_Mexico.
- Lower_Mississippi_River thumbnail Aerialvkbs.jpg?width=300.
- Lower_Mississippi_River wikiPageID "4373800".
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- Lower_Mississippi_River basinCountries "US".
- Lower_Mississippi_River caption "The Lower Mississippi River".
- Lower_Mississippi_River caption "Towboats, barges and ships near New Orleans.".
- Lower_Mississippi_River elevation "96 m".
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- Lower_Mississippi_River length "1600.0".
- Lower_Mississippi_River mouth Gulf_of_Mexico.
- Lower_Mississippi_River origin "Cairo, Illinois".
- Lower_Mississippi_River riverName "Lower Mississippi River".
- Lower_Mississippi_River subject Category:Ecoregions_of_the_United_States.
- Lower_Mississippi_River subject Category:Freshwater_ecoregions.
- Lower_Mississippi_River subject Category:Mississippi_River.
- Lower_Mississippi_River type BodyOfWater109225146.
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- Lower_Mississippi_River type River109411430.
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- Lower_Mississippi_River type Place.
- Lower_Mississippi_River type River.
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- Lower_Mississippi_River type Wikidata:Q532.
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- Lower_Mississippi_River comment "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.Unlike on the upper rivers, there are no locks or dams on the Lower Mississippi.".
- Lower_Mississippi_River label "Lower Mississippi River".
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- Lower_Mississippi_River depiction Aerialvkbs.jpg.
- Lower_Mississippi_River isPrimaryTopicOf Lower_Mississippi_River.
- Lower_Mississippi_River name "Lower Mississippi River".