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The word "at" needs to be changed to "to" in the Depth section of this article. As well as adding a comma for clarity.

Specifically, the third sentence of the Depth section currently reads:

"Between Saint Louis, Missouri, where the Missouri River joins at Cairo, Illinois, the depth averages 30 feet (9 m)."

but it should read:

"Between Saint Louis, Missouri, where the Missouri River joins, to Cairo, Illinois, the depth averages 30 feet (9 m)."

The way it is currently worded the article sounds like the Missouri River joins the Mississippi river at both Saint Louis and at Cairo. It appears the word "at" was simply used incorrectly instead of "to".

Thanks! Daddydawg (talk) 15:18, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done Slightly different rewording than the suggested ("Between where the Missouri River joins the Mississippi at Saint Louis, Missouri, and Cairo, Illinois, ..."), but the text is clearer. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 15:23, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mississippi River

Have this article and others that are pertinent to people doing road trips across this great land. Then people can listen to articles about the places they see. 2600:1014:B122:62B2:E9CA:3CB8:4AC5:4913 (talk) 22:37, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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What I think should be changed:

The head of navigation on the Mississippi is no longer in Coon Rapids, MN, due to the closing of the Upper St. Anthony Lock and Dam further south, in Minneapolis. This means the Upper St. Anthony lock is the current head of navigation.

Why it should be changed:

It's an important detail about an important river.

References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

^[1] ^[2]

198.36.214.194 (talk) 01:02, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Upper St. Anthony Falls lock permanently closed". Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ "Upper St. Anthony lock closing after half a century". Retrieved 11 September 2022.

Done Aaron Liu (talk) 11:43, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Where is it located

English 2603:6010:C906:EF2C:B807:633D:20D8:E0C1 (talk) 00:32, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is located in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Lake Itasca is its source while its delta in in Louisiana. ✶Mitch199811✶ (talk) 19:08, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Image

I just noticed that the image for the river has changed a lot recently. I do not like the current one as it is quite blurry and would rather the night time one. While I may be a bit biased, many images of the Dubuque section of the river looks better than the current one and is in the daytime. ✶Mitch199811✶ (talk) 20:08, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Average Depth?

The section titled “Depth” includes the following passage:

“...the deepest part being Lake Pepin, which averages 20–32 feet (6–10 m) deep and has a maximum depth of 60 feet (18 m)”

It's meaningless to quote an average which spans an interval of varied depths. An average is a single number which is a function of a dataset of several numbers. For example, take the dataset {20, 24, 28, 30, 32}. The avereage of these data is (20 + 24 + 28 + 30 + 32)/5 = 26.8

The average is a single number, not a spectrum of many numbers. The real average depth of Lake Pepin is not truly given here.

[1] "Upper St. Anthony Falls lock permanently closed". Retrieved 11 September 2022.

[2] "Upper St. Anthony lock closing after half a century". Retrieved 11 September 2022.

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