Question: Where does the Merrimack River start in the state in which the city where A City Decides takes place is located on the map?

full_context: Document 1: Children Without: Children Without is a 1964 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim, about a young girl and her brother growing up in the housing projects of Detroit. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, losing to another film by Guggenheim, "Nine from Little Rock".
Document 2: East St. Louis, Illinois: East St. Louis, Illinois City East St. Louis Location of East St. Louis in St. Clair County, Illinois. Location of Illinois in the United States Coordinates: 38 ° 37 ′ N 90 ° 8 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.617 ° N 90.133 ° W ﻿ / 38.617; - 90.133 Coordinates: 38 ° 37 ′ N 90 ° 8 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.617 ° N 90.133 ° W ﻿ / 38.617; - 90.133 Country United States State Illinois County St. Clair Township East St. Louis (coterminous) Founded June 6, 1820 Incorporated February 16, 1865 Government Type Council - Manager Mayor Emeka Jackson - Hicks Area Total 14.28 sq mi (36.99 km) Land 13.90 sq mi (36.01 km) Water 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km) Population (2010) Total 27,006 Estimate (2016) 26,922 Density 1,936.42 / sq mi (747.64 / km) Time zone CST (UTC − 6) Summer (DST) CDT (UTC − 5) Area code (s) 618 FIPS code 17 - 163 - 22268 Website www.cesl.us
Document 3: Mississippi River: The Mississippi River is the chief river of the second - largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. Flowing entirely in the United States (although its drainage basin reaches into Canada), it rises in northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,320 miles (3,730 km) to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth - longest and fifteenth - largest river in the world by discharge. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Document 4: The Ernest Green Story: The Ernest Green Story is a 1993 made-for-television movie which follows the true story of Ernest Green (Morris Chestnut) and eight other African-American high-school students (dubbed the "Little Rock Nine") as they embark on their historic journey to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. The film was developed and executive produced by Carol Ann Abrams. Much of the movie was filmed on location at Central High School.
Document 5: The Living City: The Living City is a 1953 American short documentary film about Chicago, by Haskell Wexler and John Barnes. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Document 6: A City Decides: A City Decides is a 1956 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim about the racial integration of St. Louis Public Schools. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Document 7: Geography of Missouri: Missouri river from its mouth at St. Louis to Columbia. This also corresponds to the southernmost extent of glaciation during the Pre-Illinoian Stage which destroyed the remnant plateau to the north but left the ancient landforms to the south unaltered. The Ozark boundary runs southwestward from there towards Joplin at the southeast corner of Kansas. The boundary between the Ozark and lowland regions runs southwest from Cape Girardeau on the Mississippi River to the Arkansas border just southwest of Poplar Bluff. Missouri borders eight other US States, more than any other state except Tennessee, which also borders eight states.
Document 8: Missouri River: The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, the Missouri flows east and south for 2,341 miles (3,767 km) before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri. The river takes drainage from a sparsely populated, semi-arid watershed of more than half a million square miles (1,300,000 km), which includes parts of ten U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. When combined with the lower Mississippi River, it forms the world's fourth longest river system.
Document 9: Mississippi River: The Mississippi River is the chief river of the second - largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. The stream is entirely within the United States (although its drainage basin reaches into Canada), its source is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and it flows generally south for 2,320 miles (3,730 km) to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth - longest and fifteenth - largest river in the world by discharge. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Document 10: Meramec River: The Meramec River (/ ˈmɛrɪmæk /) is one of the longest free - flowing waterways in Missouri, draining 3,980 square miles (10,300 km) while wandering 218 miles (351 km) from headwaters near Salem to where it empties into the Mississippi River near St. Louis at Arnold and Oakville. The Meramec watershed covers six Missouri Ozark Highland counties -- Dent, Phelps, Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Louis -- and portions of eight others -- Maries, Gasconade, Iron, Washington, Reynolds, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, and Texas. Between its source and its mouth, it falls 1,025 feet (312 m). Year - round navigability begins above Maramec Spring, just south of St. James. The Meramec's size increases at the confluence of the Dry Fork, and its navigability continues until the river enters the Mississippi at Arnold, Missouri.
Document 11: Hoop Dreams: Originally intended to be a 30-minute short film produced for the Public Broadcasting Service, it eventually led to five years of filming and 250 hours of footage. It premiered at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary. "Hoop Dreams" is the only documentary film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Despite its length (171 minutes) and unlikely commercial genre, it received high critical and popular acclaim, and grossed over $11 million worldwide. It was #1 on the Current TV special "50 Documentaries to See Before You Die".
Document 12: St. Louis: St. Louis (/ seɪnt ˈluːɪs /) is an independent city and major U.S. port in the state of Missouri, built along the western bank of the Mississippi River, on the border with Illinois. The city had an estimated 2016 population of 311,404, and is the cultural and economic center of the Greater St. Louis area (home to 2,916,447 people), making it the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the 19th - largest in the United States.
Document 13: Mississippi: Mississippi ( (listen)) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Mississippi is the 32nd largest and 34th-most populous of the 50 United States. Mississippi is bordered to north by Tennessee, to the east by Alabama, to the south by the Gulf of Mexico, to the southwest by Louisiana, and to the northwest by Arkansas.  Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River.  Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city.  Greater Jackson, with an estimated population of 580,166 in 2018, is the most populous metropolitan area in Mississippi and the 95th-most populous in the United States.
Document 14: Lake of the Ozarks: The Lake of the Ozarks is a large reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri. Extents of three smaller tributaries to the Osage are included in the impoundment: the Niangua River, Grandglaize Creek, and Gravois Creek. The lake has a surface area of 54,000 acres (220 km) and 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline, and the main channel of the Osage Arm stretches 92 miles (148 km) from end to end. The total drainage area is over 14,000 square miles (36,000 km). The lake's serpentine shape has earned it the nickname ``The Magic Dragon '', which has in turn inspired the names of local institutions such as The Magic Dragon Street Meet.
Document 15: St. Charles, Missouri: St. Charles is a city in, and the county seat of, St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 65,794 at the 2010 census, making St. Charles the ninth - largest city in Missouri. It lies to the northwest, and is a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri on the Missouri River.
ground_truth: near Salem
sub_queries: Which place is A City Decides in? Answer: St. Louis
where is St. Louis located on the map Answer: Missouri
where does the merrimack river start in Missouri Answer: near Salem