Picatinny Arsenal: Lodging: Lodging at Picatinny Arsenal, though limited in number, offers a variety of choices to include cabins, trailers, appartments, and a guesthouse. All facilities offer cable TV and internet and are smoke free. Pets are allowed at certain facilities for a nominal fee.
There were temporary river waterfalls where the Mississippi ran backwards during 1811-12 earthquakes. It happened when a thrust fault created a sudden dam several feet high near the bottom of the river loop near New Madrid.
The Mississippi flows 3,763 kilometers (2,333 miles) from Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota to its delta in southern Louisiana (see map). The Mississippi River Basin encompasses more than 40 percent of the U.S. land area.