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Lake Itasca ( / aɪˈtæskə / eye-TASS-kə) [1] is a small glacial lake, approximately 1.8 square miles (470 hectares; 1,200 acres) in area. It is located in Itasca State Park, in south-eastern Clearwater County, in the Headwaters area of north-central Minnesota, and is notable for being the headwater of the Mississippi River.
Lake Itasca, lake regarded as the main source of the Mississippi River, in Clearwater county, northwestern Minnesota, U.S. The lake, of glacial origin, covers an area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 square km) and has a maximum depth of 40 feet (12 meters).
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May 19, 2019 · That could have been the end of the story, but in 1881, Willard Glazier, a self-promoting traveler, claimed Glazier Lake as the river's source. As word spread, the conflicting claims required new ...
The Mississippi River [b] is the primary river, and second-longest 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.
Oct 12, 2017 · The headwaters at Lake Itasca R Stemple (Atlas Obscura User) The Mississippi River, one of the largest rivers in the world, flows approximately 2,350 miles before it empties into the Gulf of ...
Jacob V. Brower, a surveyor historian, confirmed the lake as the actual true source once he determined that Lake Itasca was the “bottommost reservoir” contributing water to the Mississippi. Brower worked tirelessly throughout the remainder of his life to protect the pine forest, which ultimately led to state park status in 1891.
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An 1832 expedition led by Henry Schoolcraft identified the Mississippi’s source as Lake Itasca in Minnesota. Courtesy Minneapolis Institute of Art. In the late Cretaceous, around 80 million ...
