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From the Rocky Mountains, three streams rise to form the headwaters of the Missouri River: The longest source stream begins near Brower's Spring in southwest Montana, 9,100 feet (2,800 m) above sea level on the southeastern slopes of Mount Jefferson in the Centennial Mountains.
Lewis and Clark Expedition Headwaters of the Missouri River, detail from Lewis and Clark Expedition map by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis, 1804–06. (more) The Missouri was named Peki-tan-oui on some early French maps and, later, Oumessourit; it has been nicknamed “Big Muddy” because of the amount of solid matter it carries in suspension .
Hiking guide to the real headwaters of the Missouri River, the longest river in North America. From Sawtell Peak, ID to Brower's Spring, MT.
Missouri Headwaters State Park is a public recreation area occupying 535 acres (217 ha) at the site of the official start of the Missouri River. The park offers camping, hiking trails, hunting, and water-related activities.
The Missouri River starts at the great Upper Missouri in Montana, where lake waters that spring from the mountains trickle to form the river’s headwaters. A journey along the river is quite a lengthy trip, seeing as it’s the longest river in the United States.
The headwaters of the Missouri River are formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Gallatin, and Madison Rivers in the Rocky Mountains, southwestern Montana. Missouri is fed by 95 significant tributaries and hundreds of smaller streams with most of the large ones coming in as it draws closer to its mouth.
Surrounded by lush plains and meadows and backdropped by distant majestic mountains, Missouri Headwaters State Park is a breathtaking area. It lies at the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers, which unite to form the mighty Missouri River.
The Missouri River will travel more than 2,300 miles before it joins the Mississippi in its namesake state at St. Louis, forming the world’s fourth longest river system as it rolls south to the Gulf of Mexico.
Although it’s the longest river in the United States, the Missouri River is actually a tributary of the Mississippi River, the second-longest river in the country. Its headwaters begin in the Rocky Mountains area of Montana and the course runs for 2,3411 miles (3,767 kilometers) to its ending point.
The headwaters of the Missouri are in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, near the Continental Divide, rising in the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers. The longest headwaters stream, and thus the Missouri's hydrologic source, likely begins at Brower's Spring, which flows to the Jefferson by way of several other named streams.