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The Mississippi River [b] is the primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. [c] [15] [16] From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for 2,340 miles (3,766 km) [16] to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Upper Mississippi River covers approximately half of the Mississippi River's length. About 850 miles (1,370 km) of the river is navigable from Minneapolis-St. Paul (specifically, the Coon Rapids Dam in the City of Coon Rapids, MN) to the Ohio River. The river sustains a large variety of aquatic life, including 127 species of fish and 30 ...
Brainerd Dam is a dam across the Mississippi River in the city of Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. It forms the back-waters known as Rice Lake. In June 2014, the city of Brainerd purchased the dam formerly operated by Wausau Paper. [1] Location: River Mile 1003.7 County: Crow Wing
The Mississippi River is a unique creature. It’s an inland sea perpetually on the move. It drains a continent. It gathers other great rivers into its fold and flows forever on. It has countless ...
HAER No. MN-20, "Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project History, Mississippi River between Minneapolis & Guttenberg, IA, Red Wing vicinity, Goodhue County, MN", 48 data pages (Lock & Dam Nos. 3–10) HAER No. IA-33, "Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dams 11-22, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA", 103 data pages
Brainerd (/ ˈ b r eɪ n ər d / BRAY-nərd) is a city and the county seat of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States.Its population was 14,395 at the 2020 census. [4] [6] Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluence with the Crow Wing River, having been founded as a site for a railroad crossing above the confluence.
Waterway Orientation Length (km) River flow at Discharge Mouth coordinates Mouth location Source coordinates Source location Apple River: Left 89
Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River is a historically significant map produced in 1858 of landmarks, roads, ferry crossings, and plantations along the course of the Mississippi River from Natchez to New Orleans. [1] [2] Cotton and sugar plantations are color-coded with distinct colors. [1]