The United States Geological Survey recognizes two contrasting definitions of a river's source.USGS.govDiarsipkan June 30, 2017, di Wayback Machine. By the stricter definition, the Mississippi would share its source with its longest tributary, the Missouri, at Brower's Spring in Montana. The other definition acknowledges "somewhat arbitrary decisions" and places the Mississippi's source at Lake Itasca, which is publicly accepted as the source,USGS.gov and which had been identified as such by Brower himself.MT.govDiarsipkan January 18, 2012, di Wayback Machine. However, the river continues for several miles upstream from Lake Itasca to Nicolet Lake and its feeder stream.
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The United States Geological Survey recognizes two contrasting definitions of a river's source.USGS.govDiarsipkan June 30, 2017, di Wayback Machine. By the stricter definition, the Mississippi would share its source with its longest tributary, the Missouri, at Brower's Spring in Montana. The other definition acknowledges "somewhat arbitrary decisions" and places the Mississippi's source at Lake Itasca, which is publicly accepted as the source,USGS.gov and which had been identified as such by Brower himself.MT.govDiarsipkan January 18, 2012, di Wayback Machine. However, the river continues for several miles upstream from Lake Itasca to Nicolet Lake and its feeder stream.
Kammerer, J.C. (May 1990). "Largest Rivers in the United States". U.S. Geological Survey. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal June 30, 2017. Diakses tanggal February 22, 2011.Parameter |url-status= yang tidak diketahui akan diabaikan (bantuan)
The United States Geological Survey recognizes two contrasting definitions of a river's source.USGS.govDiarsipkan June 30, 2017, di Wayback Machine. By the stricter definition, the Mississippi would share its source with its longest tributary, the Missouri, at Brower's Spring in Montana. The other definition acknowledges "somewhat arbitrary decisions" and places the Mississippi's source at Lake Itasca, which is publicly accepted as the source,USGS.gov and which had been identified as such by Brower himself.MT.govDiarsipkan January 18, 2012, di Wayback Machine. However, the river continues for several miles upstream from Lake Itasca to Nicolet Lake and its feeder stream.
Kammerer, J.C. (May 1990). "Largest Rivers in the United States". U.S. Geological Survey. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal June 30, 2017. Diakses tanggal February 22, 2011.Parameter |url-status= yang tidak diketahui akan diabaikan (bantuan)