missouri river is the headwaters of the mississippi river.
missouri river is the headwaters of the mississippi river.
what are the headwaters of the mississippi river?
missouri river
the mississippi river is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the north american continent, second only to the hudson bay drainage system. its source is lake itasca in northern minnesota and it flows generally south for to the mississippi river delta in the gulf of mexico. with its many tributaries, the mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 32 u.s. states and two canadian provinces between the rocky and appalachian mountains. the main stem is entirely within the united states; the total drainage basin is , of which only about one percent is in canada. the mississippi ranks as the fourth-longest and fifteenth-largest river by discharge in the world. the river either borders or passes through the states of minnesota, wisconsin, iowa, illinois, missouri, kentucky, tennessee, arkansas, mississippi, and louisiana.
mississippi river
the mississippi river can be divided into three sections: the upper mississippi, the river from its headwaters to the confluence with the missouri river; the middle mississippi, which is downriver from the missouri to the ohio river; and the lower mississippi, which flows from the ohio to the gulf of mexico.









































section::::divisions.:upper mississippi.









































the upper mississippi runs from its headwaters to its confluence with the missouri river at st. louis, missouri. it is divided into two sections:









































bullet::::1. the headwaters, from the source to saint anthony falls in minneapolis, minnesota; and
mississippi river