Why Everything You Know About The Mississippi River Is Wrong

Everything you were taught about the Mississippi River is wrong — and here are 30 documented facts that prove it, from the counterfeit name at Lake Itasca to the lost city of Cahokia that was once bigger than London. We trace how the Mississippi River shifts course, buries its own history, and why the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–1812 made it briefly run backward and tore open Reelfoot Lake overnight. You'll learn why the Missouri is actually longer, how the Army Corps of Engineers severed 132 miles of river with cutoffs, why Louisiana is dissolving into the Gulf of Mexico, and how the Old River Control Structure is the only thing stopping the Mississippi from escaping down the Atchafalaya. This is American geography, river history, and earth science like you've never heard it — the true story of the Mississippi River, the most misunderstood river in the United States. Thanks so much for watching and below are some of our other exciting videos about US geography. California's Central Valley Is Hiding Something Nobody Talks About    • California's Central Valley Is Hiding Some...   The Florida Panhandle Is Hiding Something Nobody Talks About    • The Florida Panhandle Is Hiding Something ...   The Appalachians Are Hiding Something Nobody Talks About    • The Appalachians Are Hiding Something Nobo...   #MississippiRiver #Geography #USHistory #RiverFacts #cahokia