Correction for the length of The Mississippi River
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How long is 429 furlongs?
It's about one-forty-fifth as long as The Mississippi River
The length of The Mississippi River is about 18,720 furlongs.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 18,720 furlongs. Prior to the development of soil erosion programs, the Mississippi River would carry approximately 400 million metric tons of sediment from its banks to the Gulf of Mexico every year.