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641: 416: 703: 443: 451: 38: 595: 221: 678: 657: 571:, a large natural riverine lake that is part of Pool 4 of the Upper Mississippi River. National and regional efforts are addressing these problems, but nutrient impairment problems are occurring elsewhere in the Upper Mississippi River as well, particularly in off-channel portions. Excessive nutrients contribute to thick floating mats of filamentous 579:
that have a pronounced negative impact on light penetration and may threaten the growth and persistence of submerged aquatic vegetation that is important for fish and aquatic life, including waterfowl. Efforts to control nutrients from point and non-point sources in the basin have aimed to provide
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Although the river is much cleaner than it was in recent decades, water quality is still a priority concern. Agricultural runoff, including sediment, excessive nutrients, (particularly nitrogen and phosphorus), and chemicals from agricultural and industrial sources continue to threaten Upper
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and barge transportation industries have lobbied in the late 20th and early 21st centuries for a multibillion-dollar project to upgrade the aging lock and dam system. Some environmental groups and advocates of budgetary restraint argue that the project lacks economic justification.
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Mississippi River aquatic resources. In addition new threats continue to emerge such as personal care items including pharmaceuticals and endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The five states bordering the Upper Mississippi River are working together to address water quality issues.
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The Upper Mississippi provides habitat for more than 125 fish species and 30 species of freshwater mussels. Three national wildlife refuges along the river cover a total of 465 square kilometers (285,000 ac). The largest of them, the
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with high limestone bluffs carved by the waterfall. Upstream of the waterfall the land slopes gently to rivers edge. Downstream of downtown St. Paul the river enters its wide preglacial valley. The states of
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is the National Park Service site dedicated to protecting and interpreting the Mississippi River itself. The other two National Park Service sites along the river are:
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transportation. The dams regulate water levels for the Upper River and play a major part in regulating levels on the Lower Mississippi.
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Hallberg, G. R. (1986). "Pre-Wisconsin glacial stratigraphy of the central plains region in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri".
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Each lock and dam complex creates a pool upstream of it. There are 29 locks on the Upper Mississippi maintained by the
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planned to test the entire 650-mile length (1,050 km) of the river within the state for the first time in 2024.
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left unglaciated at that ice age's height, hence not smoothed out or covered over by previous geological processes.
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down to Cairo, has been made suitable for commercial navigation with a depth of 2.75 meters (9 ft). The
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upstream to Chain of Rocks downstream. The locks provide a collective 123 meters (404 ft) of lift.
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in the 1930s, and most were completed by 1940. A primary reason for damming the river is to facilitate
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Unlike the Lower Mississippi, much of the upper river is a series of pools created by a system of 29
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Richmond, G. (1986). "Summation of quaternary glaciations in the United States of America".
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In terms of geologic and hydrographic history, the Upper Mississippi east and south of
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The inland and intracoastal waterways, with the Upper Mississippi highlighted in red.
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is between 1.5 and 5 kilometers (between 1 and 3 mi) wide. South of
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Mississippi River Basin Nutrients Science Workshop, October 4–6, 2005
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There is general agreement that nutrients are contributing to the
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There is a Lock 5 as well as a Lock 5A, and there is no Lock 23.
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EPA: Mississippi River Basin & Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
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Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
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List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
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List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
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The 2104: 1813: 1811: 1809: 1588: 1586: 1584: 1582: 2070:"U.S. Waterway System Facts, December 2005" 1955: 485:to the Upper Mississippi River include the 1789:"About the Upper Mississippi River System" 737: 210:5,796 m/s (204,700 cu ft/s) 1936:Upper Mississippi River Basin Association 1908:Upper Mississippi River Basin Association 1823:Upper Mississippi River Basin Association 1806: 1673:Upper Mississippi River Basin Association 1579: 346:) downstream to St. Paul, Minnesota is a 188:490,000 km (190,000 sq mi) 16:Upstream portion of the Mississippi river 1752: 1717: 1711: 701: 676: 655: 639: 593: 465:On the upper reaches near the Minnesota- 449: 441: 295:. The collapse of ice dams holding back 219: 1956:Hassanzadeh, Erin (September 2, 2024). 706:Upper Mississippi locks expansion study 2143: 2012:Marcia Zarley Taylor (March 8, 2006). 1874:"Issues and Challenges- Water Quality" 401:. The structures were authorized by 1636: 172:(flows into the Middle Mississippi) 13: 554:Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 425:Upper Mississippi Valley close to 329: 291:to join the world's oceans at the 14: 2162: 2128: 334:The Upper Mississippi from below 42:The Upper Mississippi River near 612:Mile 858, Minneapolis, Minnesota 414: 279:is a portion of the now-extinct 36: 2098: 2062: 2031: 2005: 1975: 1949: 1921: 1896: 1866: 1836: 376:Effigy Mounds National Monument 283:which carved the valley of the 2105:Walker, Brad (February 2010). 2044:Rock Island District Engineers 1781: 1686: 1661: 1611: 689:Barge on the Upper Mississippi 98: • coordinates 1: 1572: 698:Expansion proposals for locks 583: 303:carved out the Dalles of the 64:Physical characteristics 2077:USACE Navigation Data Center 1775:10.1016/0277-3791(86)90184-8 1740:10.1016/0277-3791(86)90169-1 804:Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock 777:Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock 714:has studied expanding locks 137: • elevation 21:Upper Mississippi Valley AVA 7: 2112:. 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Index

Upper Mississippi Valley AVA

Harpers Ferry, Iowa
Lake Itasca
Minnesota
47°15′11″N 95°12′43″W / 47.253°N 95.212°W / 47.253; -95.212
Mouth
St. Louis
Missouri

Mississippi River Bridge (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Missouri
United States
Missouri River
Arkansas Post
Ohio River
Cape Girardeau
Fort Snelling
Glacial River Warren
Minnesota River
Glacial Lake Agassiz
Gulf of Mexico
Glacial Lake Duluth
Glacial Lake Grantsburg
St. Croix River
Interstate Park
Pre-Illinoian Stage
Driftless Area

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