<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Mississippi River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Ojibwe: Misi - ziibi, Dakota: Mníšošethąka, Myaamia: Mihsi - siipiiwi, Cheyenne: Ma'xeé'ometāā'e, Kiowa: Xósáu, Arapaho: Beesniicie, Pawnee: Kickaátit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Mississippi River near Fire Point in Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Name origin: Ojibwe word misi - ziibi, meaning "Great River", or gichi - ziibi, meaning "Big River" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nickname: "Old Man River," "Father of Waters" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States </Th> <Td> Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Tributaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - left </Td> <Td> St. Croix River, Wisconsin River, Rock River, Illinois River, Kaskaskia River, Ohio River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - right </Td> <Td> Minnesota River, Des Moines River, Missouri River, White River, Arkansas River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cities </Th> <Td> Saint Cloud, MN, Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, La Crosse, WI, Quad Cities, IA / IL, St. Louis, MO, Memphis, TN, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> Lake Itasca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Itasca State Park, Clearwater County, MN </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 1,475 ft (450 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 47 ° 14 ′ 23" N 95 ° 12 ′ 27" W ﻿ / ﻿ 47.23972 ° N 95.20750 ° W ﻿ / 47.23972; - 95.20750 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Gulf of Mexico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 0 ft (0 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 29 ° 09 ′ 04" N 89 ° 15 ′ 12" W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.15111 ° N 89.25333 ° W ﻿ / 29.15111; - 89.25333 Coordinates: 29 ° 09 ′ 04" N 89 ° 15 ′ 12" W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.15111 ° N 89.25333 ° W ﻿ / 29.15111; - 89.25333 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2,320 mi (3,734 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin </Th> <Td> 1,151,000 sq mi (2,981,076 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Discharge </Th> <Td> for mouth; max and min at Baton Rouge, LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - average </Td> <Td> 593,000 cu ft / s (16,792 m / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - max </Td> <Td> 3,065,000 cu ft / s (86,791 m / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - min </Td> <Td> 159,000 cu ft / s (4,502 m / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Mississippi River basin </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Mississippi River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Ojibwe: Misi - ziibi, Dakota: Mníšošethąka, Myaamia: Mihsi - siipiiwi, Cheyenne: Ma'xeé'ometāā'e, Kiowa: Xósáu, Arapaho: Beesniicie, Pawnee: Kickaátit </Td> </Tr>

The gulf of mexico is the main source of ___ air mass affecting the southeastern states