• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

    Mississippi

    National River & Recreation Area Minnesota

Links

Interactive Watershed Game
Bell Museum of Natural History

Water Activities and Experiments
Environmental Protection Agency

Aquatic Bug Theater, Kid's Water Activities
Environmental Protection Agency

Informational Overview of Watersheds
Center for Global Environmental Education

Watershed Action Project Guide
Center for Global Environmental Education

Earth's Water/Water Science
U.S. Geological Service

Saving Water and Energy
American Rivers

Wastewater Treatment for Youngsters
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services

Did You Know?

The wide Mississippi River

At Lake Onalaska, near LaCrosse WI, the Mississippi River is about 4 miles wide. The combination of water held behind Lock and Dam #7 and water held by damming the Black River form this broad reach of the Mississippi River.