Rivers and their tributaries have always fascinated me. Everything from the Nile, to the Amazon on down. My fascination started as a boy and it continues to this day. I hope to get up to Minnesota this September and the the Mississippi at it's source.
@Ma007rk Thank you for visiting my video. The folks who come to the park to walk across the river where it comes out of Lake Itasca should all make it a point to take the short trip around Wilderness Drive and see Nicollet Creek where it runs under the road. It closely resembles the Mississippi downstream from the culvert up by the north entrance. No wonder the early explorers considered it the Mississippi!
@drewsky684 Itasca State Park is filled with springs, swamps, streams, ponds, lakes - not to mention hills, valleys, tall trees, etc. And Lake Itasca is basically a funnel that pours the surrounding water into the Mississippi River. Nicollet Creek is the main feeder, and I just posted a summary map to help visualize things better; click on the link at the start of my comments under the video.
I loved this video! Great for answering life's and nature's little questions of our great land of ours such as how such a mighty river begins at all. Map views just dont seem to adequately answer the question. Thank you!
Thank you! If the original mapmakers (Nicollet and Brower) were around, I'm sure they would thank you for your interest.
johntubeseven 7 months ago
I am doing a lesson on rivers and their sources and this video is great visual. thanks for doing it. tb
forestmoon3 7 months ago
Rivers and their tributaries have always fascinated me. Everything from the Nile, to the Amazon on down. My fascination started as a boy and it continues to this day. I hope to get up to Minnesota this September and the the Mississippi at it's source.
Ma007rk 8 months ago
@Ma007rk Thank you for visiting my video. The folks who come to the park to walk across the river where it comes out of Lake Itasca should all make it a point to take the short trip around Wilderness Drive and see Nicollet Creek where it runs under the road. It closely resembles the Mississippi downstream from the culvert up by the north entrance. No wonder the early explorers considered it the Mississippi!
johntubeseven 8 months ago
This creek feeds lake itasca? Where does this creek begin? At some point there has to be a spring right?
drewsky684 9 months ago
@drewsky684 Itasca State Park is filled with springs, swamps, streams, ponds, lakes - not to mention hills, valleys, tall trees, etc. And Lake Itasca is basically a funnel that pours the surrounding water into the Mississippi River. Nicollet Creek is the main feeder, and I just posted a summary map to help visualize things better; click on the link at the start of my comments under the video.
johntubeseven 9 months ago
I loved this video! Great for answering life's and nature's little questions of our great land of ours such as how such a mighty river begins at all. Map views just dont seem to adequately answer the question. Thank you!
ronque23 10 months ago
Muito bom, realmente muito bonito.
jdessbesell 1 year ago
@jdessbesell Obrigado muito. Seus comentários são muito apreciados.
johntubeseven 1 year ago
Yea try doing that in Plaquemines Louisiana .
Jhorak101 1 year ago 2
Beautiful video. It is amazing how a river as mighty as the Mississippi can begin so simply and humbly.
beerbrain420 1 year ago 2
@beerbrain420 Thank you!
johntubeseven 1 year ago