How The Mississippi River Started

It only takes a few drips and drops to make your way to the Gulf Coast in this enlightening story about the Mighty Mississippi River.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Where the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers come together at St. Louis, MO., the Missouri, which has its source in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, is actually the longer of the two.

[@robynsnest8668]

Nice to see Connie again. She was just starting there when I was in College in Minnesota and took many field trips there at Itasca State Park. Hope the trees are doing better.

[@arthurgearheard4701]

All mighty rivers have humble origins!

[@quester09]

Lake Itasca is a worthy travelers' destination

[@JayYoung-ro3vu]

Under the 'right' conditions, the Ohio River has more flow than the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois. I heard that from an Army Corp of Engineer representative. I wonder if that is true for other tributaries?

[@GetThemLyrics]

As I type this comment the Ohio is very very high. We’re preparing in Baton Rouge. I work on a towboat

[@burntsider8457]

No explanation of the name "Itasca?" verITAS CAput. True head.

[@stevedietrich8936]

I never knew that. Pretty clever. Thanks.

[@jodyhenke1054]

I grew up on Quincy, Illinois, which is on the Mississippi River and it's fast and dangerous and dirty.

[@kurtalicious8459]

I grew up there too! What are the odds we’d find two people from Quincy on this small RUclips video!?

[@jodyhenke1054]

@@kurtalicious8459 what year did you graduate? I am from class of 1978.

[@kurtalicious8459]

@@jodyhenke1054 2002 did 2 years at QND and 2 years at QHS.

[@izraelmirelez2168]

where does the water in that lake come from?

[@Diego-Delgado]

from the tears of the less fortunate

[@Cm-lp4mu]

It says in the video. Spring fed

[@Diego-Delgado]

@@Cm-lp4mu no shut up

[@therealmccoy2004]

Streams and creeks

[@erikalarson8415]

Spring fed from underground water systems.

[@erickort1987]

but further down river the water is icky

[@quester09]

maybe, but you can ride to Little Falls in a canoe