Mississippi River
...e waters from the Minnesota River, Illinois River, Missouri River, Ohio River and many others. The junction of the Ohio River divides the upper Mississippi from the lower Mississippi. In addition, its lower course deposits soil particles called silt that forms natural levees. In addition, it is the home of many kinds of animals and plants. Secondly, the Mississippi river is navigable. The river has a depth from a foot to 100 feet during most of his course making possible the passage of ships. It has a role as a transportation and commercial route. Most of the cargo consists of agricultural products, coal and steel products. This makes it the nation’s most important inland waterway. The Mississippi River seems that was formed about 2 millions years ago, at the beginning of the Pleistocene Ice Age. When the ice melt and was carried to the Mississippi. The name of Mississippi means big river, it came from the tribes that lived in the valley origin...