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1 How long is the Missouri river. The Missouri river is 2,341 miles long and drains one sixth of North America. 2 Why did the build the Mandan fort. They built the Fort because they needed a base to stay with the Mandan Indians for the Winter. 3Why did the group seperate on the Missouri river. 4When they traveled up the Missuori River a fork came up so both Lewis and Clark each took halve the men and traveled up the river looking for a water fall which was on the Missouri river. 5What happened when they finally reached the water fall. Le wis and Cark Found that one river had the waterfall and they traveled around it and found that there was five waterfalls and they taveled 17 miles to get over them. 6what type of boats did Lewis and Clark use to travel up the Missouri River. Lewis used a 55 foot kellboat with one sail and able to carry 12 tons of cargo. 7How many miles did Lewis and Clark traveled on the Missouri River. Lewis and Clark traveled more than 2,000 miles up the river, all up river.

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