.... that is really cool..... I am a big fan of migratory waterfowl patterns in the upper Mississippi River area (ie.Iowa)
Very interesting. Really brings the corn belt and water quality in focus.
I like this wind map:
What a beautiful and tremendous labor of love.
Very useful wind map. Thanks.
That is awesome, I think I'll add it to my weather links to go with the maps below used every day.
Your map cant be cut and pasted so I'll just provide the link
Current Jet Stream
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_by_discharge
Mighty Mississippi comes in 15th.
| No | Continent | River | Length (km) | Length (miles) | Drainage area (km2) | Average discharge (m3/s) | Outflow | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. America | Amazon | 6,400 | 3,976 | 7,050,000 | 209,000 | Atlantic Ocean | [1][2] |
| 2 | Africa | Congo | 4,371 | 2,716 | 4,014,500 | 41,200 | Atlantic Ocean | [1][1] |
| 3 | S. America | Orinoco | 2,140 | 1,330 | 880,000 | 40,000 | Atlantic Ocean | [1][3] |
| 4 | Asia | Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna | 5,425 | 3,371 | 1,731,334 | 38,129 | Bay of Bengal | [4] |
| 5 | S. America | Madeira | 3,380 | 2,100 | 1,420,000 | 31,200 | Amazon River | [5][6] |
| 6 | Asia | Yangtze (Chang Jiang) | 6,418 | 3,988 | 1,808,500 | 30,166 | East China Sea | [1][2] |
| 7 | S. America | Negro | 2,230 | 1,390 | 691,000 | 28,400 | Amazon River | [5] |
| 8 | S. America | Río de la Plata | 290 | 180 | 3,100,000 | 22,000 | Atlantic Ocean | [1] |
| 9 | Asia | Brahmaputra | 3,848 | 2,391 | 712,035 | 19,800 | Padma River | [7][8] |
| 10 | Asia | Yenisei | 3,438 | 2,136 | 2,580,000 | 19,600 | Kara Sea | [1][2] |
| 11 | S. America | Japurá | 2,615 | 1,625 | 267,730 | 18,620 | Amazon River | [9] |
| 12 | S. America | Paraná | 4,880 | 3,050 | 2,582,672 | 17,290 | Río de la Plata, Atlantic Ocean | |
| 13 | Asia | Lena | 4,472 | 2,647 | 2,490,000 | 16,871 | Laptev Sea | [1][2] |
| 14 | N. America | Saint Lawrence | 3,058 | 1,900 | 1,030,000 | 16,800 | Gulf of Saint Lawrence | [10] |
| 15 | N. America | Mississippi | 3,730 | 2,320 | 3,202,230 | 16,792 | Gulf of Mexico | [1 |
However the MM is a VERY long river........coming in at #4 on that list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_by_length
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| River | Length (km) | Length (miles) | Drainage area (km²) [citation needed] | Average discharge (m³/s) [citation needed] | Outflow | Countries in the drainage basin[citation needed] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nile–White Nile–Kagera–Nyabarongo–Mwogo–Rukarara[n 1] | 6,650 (7,088) | 4,132 (4,404) | 3,254,555 | 2,800 | Mediterranean | Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan |
| 2. | Amazon–Ucayali–Tambo–Ene–Mantaro[n 1] | 6,400 (6,992) | 3,976 (4,345) | 7,050,000 | 209,000 | Atlantic Ocean | Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana |
| 3. | Yangtze (Chang Jiang; Long River) | 6,300 (6,418) | 3,917 (3,988) | 1,800,000 | 31,900 | East China Sea | China |
| 4. | Mississippi–Missouri–Jefferson–Beaverhead–Red Rock–Hell Roaring | 6,275 | 3,902 | 2,980,000 | 16,200 | Gulf of Mexico | United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%) |
| 5. | Yenisei–Angara–Selenge–Ider | 5,539 | 3,445 | 2,580,000 | 19,600 | Kara Sea | Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%) |
| 6. | Yellow River (Huang He) | 5,464 | 3,395 | 745,000 | 2,110 | Bohai Sea | China |
| 7. | Ob–Irtysh | 5,410 | 3,364 | 2,990,000 | 12,800 | Gulf of Ob | Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia |
| 8. | Río de la Plata–Paraná–Rio Grande[11] | 4,880 | 3,030 | 2,582,672 | 18,000 | Río de la Plata | Brazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%), Uruguay (3.8%) |
| 9. | Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) | 4,700 | 2,922 | 3,680,000 | 41,800 | Atlantic Ocean | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda |
| 10. | Amur–Argun–Kherlen (Heilong Jiang) | 4,444 | 2,763 | 1,855,000 | 11,400 | Sea of Okhotsk | Russia, China, Mongolia |
| 11. | Lena | 4,400 | 2,736 | 2,490,000 | 17,100 | Laptev Sea | Russia |
| 12. | Mekong (Lancang Jiang) | 4,350 | 2,705 | 810,000 | 16,000 | South China Sea | China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam |
| 13. | Mackenzie–Slave–Peace–Finlay | 4,241 | 2,637 | 1,790,000 | 10,300 | Beaufort Sea | Canada |
| 14. | Niger | 4,200 | 2,611 | 2,090,000 | 9,570 | Gulf of Guinea | Nigeria (26.6%), Mali (25.6%), Niger (23.6%), Algeria (7.6%), Guinea (4.5%), Cameroon (4.2%), Burkina Faso (3.9%), Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Chad |
| 15. | Brahmaputra–Tsangpo | 3,848 | 2,391 | 712,035 | 19,800[12][13] | Ganges | India (58.0%), China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed In |
It really helps me to visualize high and low pressure systems .