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Mississippi River

Mississippi River location: north central to southeastern Minnesota.The Mississippi River is divided into ten sections:

  1. LakeItasca to Cass Lake
  2. Cass Lake to Vermillion River
  3. Vermillion River to Palisade
  4. Palisade to Brainerd
  5. Brainerd to Little Falls
  6. Little Falls to St. Cloud
  7. St.Cloud to Anoka
  8. Anoka to Fort Snelling
  9. Fort Snelling to Hastings
  10. Hastings to the Iowa Border
  • Mississippi river guide
  • Metro area river guide

Wild & Scenic River - The Mississippi River is designated as a "wild and scenic river." For more information, visit the Wild & Scenic Rivers page.





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