U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-079-96, 2 p. Water in Mississippi by Charles G. O'Hara and H. Scott Dennis
	Mississippi has large quantities of fresh surface and ground water that are available in nearly all parts of the State. Where does that water come from? How is it used? Where does it go? Mississippi's water budget ... Catfish being harvested in the Mississippi Delta ... Wells are used to get freshwater from the ground ... Major streams that drain or bound our State ... The Pearl River flooded business areas in April of 1979 ... A pivot irrigator providing water to a field ...
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