Route Cartography
Verified GIS Dataset
Verified: Oct 14, 2026
Mississippi River Basin and Mainstem Navigation Map
Detailed map tracking the Mississippi from Lake Itasca through Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis, and New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico.
Center: 38.0000°, -91.0000° (Zoom 5)
RiverAtlas Cartography | USGS NHDPlus
Geographic Data Provenance & Attribution
- Primary Data Source
- USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHDPlus)
- License & Usage Terms
- US Public Domain
- Dataset Version
- NHDPlus v2.1
- Verification Status
- verified by Cartographer
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Associated River Profile
Mississippi River
The ecological and industrial spine of North America, draining all or parts of 31 US states and two Canadian provinces.
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