Yazoo River

32°20′8″N 90°53′50″W / 32.33556°N 90.89722°W / 32.33556; -90.89722

Yazoo River
A control structure on the Yazoo River
Map
Yazoo River
Location
CountryUnited States
States
Counties
ParishMadison
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha rivers
 • locationGreenwood, Mississippi
 • coordinates33°33′23″N 90°11′01″W / 33.5564°N 90.1835°W / 33.5564; -90.1835
MouthMississippi River
 • location
Vicksburg, Mississippi
 • coordinates
32°20′02″N 90°54′10″W / 32.3339°N 90.9029°W / 32.3339; -90.9029
Length188 miles (303 km)
Basin features
River systemMississippi River
Cities

The Yazoo River is a river in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is considered by some to mark the southern boundary of what is called the Mississippi Delta, a broad floodplain that was cultivated for cotton plantations before the American Civil War. It has continued to be devoted to large-scale agriculture.