where's the headwaters of the mississippi river
Mississippi River The source of the Upper Mississippi branch is traditionally accepted as Lake Itasca, 1,475 feet (450Â m) above sea level in Itasca State Park in Clearwater County, Minnesota. The name "Itasca" was chosen to designate the "true head" of the Mississippi River as a combination of the last four letters of the Latin word for truth (veritas) and the first two letters of the Latin word for head (caput).[20] However, the lake is in turn fed by a number of smaller streams.