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.
Kentuckyâs five major natural gas distribution companies expect their adjusted wholesale cost this November to be, on average, $5.95 per 1,000 cubic feet (mcf). That is up $1.52 (34 percent) from an average of $4.43 per mcf a year ago. In August 2008, the average adjusted wholesale cost peaked at $15.17 per mcf.