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Brower's Spring is a spring in the Centennial Mountains of Montana that is believed to be the ultimate headwaters of the Missouri River. Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area Ranked 4th - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²) - Width 255 miles (410 km) - Length 630 miles (1,015 km) - % water 1 - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population Ranked...
The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ...
The spring is named for Jacob V. Brower who in 1896 declared it to be the source of the Missouri in The Missouri: Its Utmost Source. He visited the site in 1888 and buried a copper plate with his name and date. Jacob Vandenberg Brower (1844-1905) was a prolific writer of the Upper Midwest region of the United States who championed the location and protection of the utmost headwaters of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. ...
The spring is 100 miles (200 km) further than the spot Meriwether Lewis reported in 1805 as the source of the river above Lemhi Pass on Trail Creek. Both sources are near the Continental Divide in Montana. It is 298.3 miles (480.1 km) from where the Missouri River officially starts. A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ...
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Meriwether Lewis, portrait by Charles Willson Peale Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Corps of Discovery, whose mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase. ...
Lewis and Clark entered present day Idaho on August 12, 1805 through the Lemhi Pass, which was later designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960. ...
A continental divide is a line of elevated terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that water falling on one side of the line eventually travels to one ocean or body of water, and water on the other side travels to another, generally on the opposite side of...
Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area Ranked 4th - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²) - Width 255 miles (410 km) - Length 630 miles (1,015 km) - % water 1 - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population Ranked...
The site of Brower's Spring at around 8,800 feet (2,700 m) at the source of Hell Roaring Creek. It is commemorated by a rock pile. Hell Roaring Creek flows into Red Rock River and then into Clark Canyon Reservoir where it joins the Beaverhead River then the Big Hole River before ultimately hooking up with the Jefferson River which forms the Missouri at Missouri River Headwaters State Park at Three Forks, Montana.[1] The Jefferson River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 207 mi (333 km) long, in the U.S. state of Montana. ...
Three Forks is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. ...
The Spring is just below the ridge on Mount Jefferson. [2] For other mountains named Mount Jefferson, see Mount Jefferson. ...
As of 10 February 2007, the site was not listed as an official name on the Geographic Names Information System maintained by USGS.[3] February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ...
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External links - Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 44.5505° -111.4723°
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