The above map shows the beginning of the Mississppi River to the end. The Mississippi begins in the city of Bemidji and ends in the Gulf of Mexico. Follow each of the videos below as the river travels through the State of Minnesota to the State of Wisconsin. See how the river changes in its width and depth.
Hi, you see the beginning of the Mississippi. WOW!! It is 12 feet wide and 1 foot deep the river goes to the State of Louisiana and through the city of New Orleans into the Gulf of Mexico. The river becomes 1,000 feet wide and 100 to 200 feet deep. Where the river starts the water is clear. Later the river (it) changes or becomes mucky.
Hi, you see where the river starts to flow 30 gallons each second. At the end of the Rivers go to Lousiana. There, at the end, hundreds of gallons flow. This is the start. How many miles to Lousiana? 2,378 miles later the river enters the Gulf of Mexico. The river is 2,500 miles long. Please excuse the mistake. Imagine early people started here and canoed to the Gulf of Mexico.
- Here is the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota, that way. Over here is Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here we are about 250 miles from the start of the Mississippi. That way, South, is acouple thousand miles to the Gulf of Mexico. See how wide? The Mississippi is wider and deeper here.
- Can you find Minneapolis, Minnesota?
- Can you find St Paul, Minnesota?
Can you find Bemidji, Minnesota? That is where the Mississippi begins or starts or begins.
_ Follow the Mississippi up from the cities St. Paul or Minneapolis to find Bemidji.
Can you find Bemidji, Minnesota? That is where the Mississippi begins or starts or begins.
_ Follow the Mississippi up from the cities St. Paul or Minneapolis to find Bemidji.
Here is the name of this "Lake Itasca" over there..... This lake flows into the Mississippi Rivr. This lake flows to the Gulf of Mexico 2,500 miles. WOW! Beautiful....You can see some trees blown over. How did this happen? 120 miles per hour winds in 1995. Powerful weather...beautiful here.....
