Learn the secrets of the Mighty Mississippi. 250 miles 2,500 miles 1,000 miles 25,000 miles 3. The Mississippi River extends from its channel into the surrounding countryside, through the rivers, creeks, culverts, and hillsides that make up its basin or watershed.
Powerful boats move about half of Minnesota's crop of grain downriver to world markets.
Two great cities arose just miles apart from each other on the Mississippi River. One was at the practical limit of steamboat navigation. The other was at the powerful Falls of St. Anthony. Fort Ripley Fort Snelling 11. St. Anthony Falls Little Falls Minnehaha Falls Timberwolves Falls 12.