• Enjoying the Mississippi River

    Mississippi

    National River & Recreation Area Minnesota

National Park Service Responsibilities

In reviewing the Society’s proposed changes to its portion of the Fort Snelling National Historic Landmark, the NPS has to evaluate the project under several area. These include: In reviewing the Society’s proposed changes to its portion of the Fort Snelling National Historic Landmark, the National Park Service has to evaluate the project under several area. These include:

Did You Know?

Lock and Dam Number 1 from a long distance.

At Lake Itasca, the elevation of the Mississippi River is 1,475 feet above sea level. It drops to sea level at the Gulf of Mexico. More than half of that drop occurs within the state of Minnesota.