Check any reputable published map of rivers in Minnesota and you will see that the Mississippi originates at Lake Itasca, in the northern part of that state.

Jim Noren, St. Paul District hydrologist in charge of the headwaters reservoirs water levels, said the primary goal is lowering the reservoir levels to gain storage capacity by March 1.

Everything starts somewhere and the Mississippi River starts in Lake Itasca, Minn.

Explorers who spent decades trying to pinpoint the Mississippi River's source could have saved themselves a lot of grief by checking with the locals – the native Americans who lived near what is ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is on track to complete its annual drawdowns for the Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs and Red Lake.

The Mississippi begins at Minnesota’s Lake Itasca. Visitors there can see the headwaters and cross the river on foot, where it is only about 18 inches deep. Can’t make the trip?

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For the first time, Minnesota will study the health of the state’s entire stretch of the Mississippi River, from its headwaters near Bemidji to the bluff country where it enters Iowa.

The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called ...

But at the headwaters of the river, in a quiet corner of northern Minnesota, the scene is a world away from all of that. Press the next arrow to browse photos of the Mississippi headwaters.

Two Wisconsin men are paddling the full length of the Mississippi River, chasing a bucket list adventure that’s been decades in the making.

River advocates worry that weakened wetland protections in Indiana will mean more trouble in the Ohio and, ultimately, the Mississippi — both of which already struggle with water quality issues.