Missouri Geography 2

2.320 miles long-slightly shorter than the Missouri River

forms Missouri's eastern border

Separates Missouri from Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee

St. Louis is a major port on the Mississippi River

2.341 miles long- from Montana to where it joins the Mississippi River near St. Louis

Nicknamed "the Big Muddy" because of how murky and dark it is from picking up dirt and silt on its journey

splits the state into two parts- forms the northwestern border of the state and flows eastward across the middle of Missour