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As it flows from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River, the Missouri picks up a big amount of slit, or small particles of soil and sand. The slit makes the water look brown.

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Probably due to sand and/or clay in it

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Q: What gives the Mississippi river its brown color?
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