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| The Missouri River drains _______ of the United States | 1/6 |
| Length of the Missouri River | 2,341 miles |
| The three rivers that begin the Missouri River | Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson |
| braided channels | Flowing in an interconnected network of channels that divide and reunite |
| riparian lands | pertaining to the bank of a river |
| Today ___ percent of the Missouri River is impounded | 35% |
| Today ____% of the river has been channelized | 32% |
| Today ____% of the River is unchannelized | 33% |
| The six dams on the Missouri River | Fort Peck, Garrison, Oahe, Big Bend, Fort Randall, Gavins Point |
| Channelize | to force the natural meander of a river or stream into straight channel |
| Ecosystem | A complex of plant and animal communities and their environments functioning as a unit in nature |
| Flood Plain | land along a river formed from soil deposited by floods |
| Impound | to collect and hold water behind a dam |
| Tributary | a stream or river flowing into a larger stream or river |
| Turbid | not clear but clouded with sediment |
| The only significant stretch of free-flowing stream on the lower Missouri is located between | Gavins Point Dam and Ponca State Park. Known as the "Missouri National Recreational River" |
