You’ll find the Mississippi at its narrowest point at its headwaters in Lake Itasca, where it’s between 20 and 30 feet. The river’s widest point is only about 50 miles east, at Lake ...

Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Manager Janet Smude requested funding for two projects at the May Mississippi Headwaters Board meeting.

Two Wisconsin men are paddling the full length of the Mississippi River, chasing a bucket list adventure that’s been decades ...

The board approved funding for 2 projects including surveying a section of the Mississippi River with drones for buckthorn, ...

The River Connects Us” is a photographic display that explores life and culture on the Mississippi River, from the Lake ...

The Mississippi River is one of the most important bodies of water in the United States, ... At the headwaters, the river runs at 1.2 miles per hour which is about one half as fast as people walk.

Meanwhile, according to The Mississippi Headwaters Board, which is dedicated to preserving the river’s history at the Lake Itasca origin, the Mississippi River flows 2,348 miles from its source ...

The Mississippi River headwaters at sunset in 2020. Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Listen How the Mississippi‘s headwaters impact damage from gulf coast hurricanes.

Mississippi's longest alligator on record was caught by hunters in 2023 in the Yazoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi River. It officially measured 14 feet, 3 inches and weighed 802 1/2 pounds.

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal ... Gauley River: Threatened by toxic pollution from strip mining for coal in the headwaters.