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Mississippi National River and Recreation AreaTurkey gobblers strut during the spring in many of the parks lining the Mississippi River.
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Prairie Flowers
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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