The length of the Mississippi River is approximately 2,320 miles (3,730 km), slightly shorter than the Missouri River. The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers combine to form the longest river system in the USA and North America. It is also the fourth longest in the world.
The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline sits at $2.16 per gallon, which is the lowest mark since April and the lowest price for this date since 2004. Todayâs price is five cents less than one week ago, 15 cents less than one month ago, and 56 cents less than the same date last year.
Current electric charges in the area are about 15Â¢ per kWh, natural gas is about $1.40 a ccf, propane is about $3.00 a gallon, and oil is about $3.20 a gallon. So the moral of the story is âdonât heat with electric baseboardâ â and this includes small portable electric heaters.