Mississippi Basin

Connected Sites: 8

also referred to as the Western Rivers, is a mostly riverine network of the United States which includes the Mississippi River and connecting waterways. The Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States. In the United States, the Mississippi drains about 41% of the country's rivers...The major tributaries are the Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Red rivers. Given their flow volumes, major Ohio River tributaries like the Allegheny, Tennessee, and Wabash rivers are considered important tributaries to the Mississippi system. Before the Mississippi River reaches the Gulf of Mexico, it runs into its distributary, the Atchafalaya River.” (Wiki). see map

Connected Sites

  • Great Smoky Mountains
    Great Smoky Mountains
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.36
    172
    11
    Situated on the Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico divide.
  • Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
    Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
    Canada, United States of America
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.91
    130
    8
    The Park contains (entirely within USA) the “Triple divide Peak” which marks the Atlantiic (via the Mississipi), Arctic (Via the Saskatchewan) and Pacific (Via the Columbia) divide
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
    Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
    Canada
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.81
    35
    7
    The Milk River flows through the park and is unique in Alberta as it is the only river in the province that flows south into the Missouri River, which is part of the larger Mississippi River basin
  • Cahokia Mounds
    Cahokia Mounds
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1982
    2.63
    98
    9
    situated a few mile east of the Mississippi. Nearby “Horseshoe Lake” was hydrologically connected to the River until 20th C flood protection measures totally separated it
  • Yellowstone
    Yellowstone
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.49
    215
    12
    Stands on the Continental Divide – the following rivers flow Eastwards into the Mississipi via the Missouri - Yellowstone River: the largest river in the park. joining the Missouri River in North Dakota. Madison River, Gallatin River, Lamar River
  • Poverty Point
    Poverty Point
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.28
    65
    8
    The Bayou Maçon flows along the eastern edge of the site. Its waters eventually reach the Gulf of Mexico through the Atchafalaya River, a major distributary of the Mississippi River
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
    Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.28
    307
    13
    Bear Run, the stream Fallingwater is built upon, flows into the Monongahela River, then joins the Allegheny River to form the Ohio River, which ultimately empties into the Mississippi River.
  • Hopewell
    Hopewell
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.23
    42
    7
    Situated in the Scioto River Valley. The river flows into the Ohio and thence to the Mississippi amd played a significant role in the Hopewell culture, serving as a transportation route and a source of resources. Some of the Hopewell sites are located directly on terraces overlooking the Scioto River.