Meanders by the dozen

As rivers go, the Mississippi is one of the world’s biggest. It’s 3.734 km (2.320 mi) long and has a watershed of more than 3,2 million sq. km the third-largest in the world (preceded only by the Amazon and Congo rivers), draining 41% of the 48 states, and even a bit of Canada as well. By volume, it’s the fifth-largest in the world. And yet, the Mississippi isn’t even North America’s longest river (the Missouri River is). The Mississippi has many nicknames, including: the Father of Waters, the Gathering of Waters, Big River, Old Man River, the Great River, the Body of a Nation, the Mighty Mississippi, el Grande (de Soto), the Muddy Mississippi, Old Blue and Moon River.

Ther are loads of examples of these found at the blog linked here if you want to see more.