Source: Lake Itasca at 1,475 feet (450 m) above sea level in Itasca State Park located in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
Empties: Into the Gulf of Mexico
2006-12-06 13:08:03
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answered by jonolsonroll2000 2
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The Mississippi River begins in Itasca, Minnesota. It is a very small creek/river fed by glacial waters. As far as where it ends, I think (don't quote me) it ends in the Gulf of Mexico? I'm really not sure.
2016-05-23 02:21:05
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answered by ? 4
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Mississippi is a southern state of the United States. It is considered part of the Deep South. The state takes its name from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary. Famous Mississippians include Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederacy, author William Faulkner and former Senate Majority Leader Chester Trent Lott, Sr., the incoming Senate minority whip.
Geography
Mississippi is bordered on the north by the state of Tennessee; on the east by Alabama, on the south by Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico; and on the west by Louisiana and Arkansas (across the Mississippi River).
Major rivers include Mississippi River, Big Black River, Pearl River, Yazoo River, Pascagoula River, and Tombigbee River. Major lakes include Ross Barnett Reservoir, Arkabutla Lake, Sardis Lake, and Grenada Lake.
The highest point in Mississippi, part of the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains is Woodall Mountain. Hardly a mountain, Woodall Mountain is only 806 feet (246 m) above sea level. The lowest point is along the shore at the Gulf of Mexico; sea level. The Mean Elevation is 300 feet (91 m) above sea level.
Most of Mississippi is part of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, and the rest of the state is made up of a section of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The East Gulf Coastal Plain is generally composed of low hills, such as the Pine Hills in the south and the North Central Hills. Somewhat higher elevations are in the Pontotoc Ridge and the Fall Line Hills in the northeast. Yellow-brown loess soil is in the west, and a region of fertile black earth, part of the Black Belt, is in the northeast. The coastline, which includes large bays at Bay Saint Louis, Biloxi, and Pascagoula, is separated from the Gulf of Mexico proper by the shallow Mississippi Sound, which is partially enclosed by Petit Bois, Horn, Ship, and Cat islands. The Mississippi Alluvial Plain, known also as the Mississippi Delta, is narrow in the south and widens north of Vicksburg. The region has rich soil, partly made up of silt deposited by floodwaters of the Mississippi River.
You could get more information from the link below...
2006-12-06 22:14:32
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answered by catzpaw 6
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It starts at Lake Itaska in Minnesota, and it empties out into the Gulf Of Mexico.
2006-12-06 13:09:27
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answered by My Evil Twin 7
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I thought it started at the Great Lakes and ended at the Gulf of Mexico. I know that were it end, may be wrong on the start part.
2006-12-06 13:08:12
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answered by Snaglefritz 7
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River
Starts at Lake Itasca and ends at the gulf of mexico.
2006-12-06 13:07:51
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answered by Jayclark 3
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dont trust wikipedia anyone can post whatever they want on there
2006-12-06 13:18:25
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answered by Anonymous
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