A satellite image of the Mississippi River flowing into the Gulf of Mexico taken on March 5, 2001. Notice the brown water of the Mississippi mixing with the dark blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This image was taken two days after a rainstorm. The Atchafalaya River can be seen to the west of the Mississippi. Courtesy NASA Visible Earth Image Gallery http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
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