Missouri
The White River cuts the stunning badlands of South Dakota. The Niobrara—queen river of the plains—drifts 300 miles through wave-like sand hills and onward to the Missouri. The “Big Muddy,” endowed by Rocky Mountain runoff, is the longest river in America, heavily dammed but with a few sections still flowing free.
What is the major bodies of water in the Midwest?
Illinois: Old Northwest, Mississippi River (Missouri River joins near the state border), Ohio River, and Great Lakes state. Indiana: Old Northwest, Ohio River, and Great Lakes state. Iowa: Louisiana Purchase, Mississippi River, and Missouri River state. Kansas: Louisiana Purchase, Great Plains, and Missouri River state.
