Heart Lake (Minnesota)
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Heart Lake is located in northwestern Minnesota
, several miles west of Lake Itasca
, which is believed to be the headwaters of the Mississippi River
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Heart Lake comprises about 206 acres (83 hectares), has a maximum depth of 55 feet (17 m) and is mostly surrounded by private cabins.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, several miles west of Lake Itasca
Lake Itasca
Lake Itasca is a small glacial lake, approximately in area, in the Headwaters area of north central Minnesota. The lake is located in southeastern Clearwater County within Itasca State Park and it has an average depth of 20–35 feet , and is 1,475 ft above sea level.The Ojibwe name for...
, which is believed to be the headwaters of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
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Heart Lake comprises about 206 acres (83 hectares), has a maximum depth of 55 feet (17 m) and is mostly surrounded by private cabins.