Missouri River
Longest river in the United States.
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Missouri
State in the Midwestern region of the United States.
State in the Midwestern region of the United States.
The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border.
Great Falls, Montana
Third most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Cascade County.
Third most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Cascade County.
A cultural, commercial and financial center in the central part of the state, Great Falls is located just east of the Rocky Mountains and is bisected by the Missouri River.
Mississippi River
Second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
Second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
In the 19th century, during the height of the ideology of manifest destiny, the Mississippi and several western tributaries, most notably the Missouri, formed pathways for the western expansion of the United States.
Yellowstone River
The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 692 mi long, in the Western United States.
Montana
State in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
State in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
As part of the Missouri River watershed, all of the land in Montana east of the Continental Divide was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County.
Capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County.
Bismarck was founded by European-Americans in 1872 on the east bank of the Missouri River.
Williston, North Dakota
City in and the county seat of Williams County, North Dakota, United States.
City in and the county seat of Williams County, North Dakota, United States.
Williston is located at the crossroads of U.S. Highways 2 and 85, near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers, at the upper end of the Lake Sakakawea reservoir.
Sioux City, Iowa
City in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa.
City in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa.
Sioux City is located at the navigational head of the Missouri River.
Nebraska
State in the Midwestern region of the United States.
State in the Midwestern region of the United States.
It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west.
Iowa
Iowa is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west.