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Mississippi River Trail
 

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Lock and Dam Number 1 from a long distance.

Did You Know?
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.
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