Definition of rector. 1 : one that directs : leader. 2a : a member of the clergy (as of the Protestant Episcopal Church) in charge of a parishb : an incumbent of a Church of England benefice in full possession of its rightsc : a Roman Catholic priest directing a church with no pastor or one whose pastor has other duties.
The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States. It flows for 2,466 miles (3,968 kilometers). Its source lies in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana; the river is formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers at Three Forks, Montana.
The Missouri and the lower Mississippi are usually considered as a single waterway, which is among the longest in the world. The <b>Missouri River</b> starts in Montana and flows generally east and south for <b>2540 miles</b> before flowing into the Mississippi River, the second longest river in the United States. The Mississippi River (the <i>largest</i> river system) flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.