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Bookmark or Share- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish RefugeThe Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is a 240,000-acre (970 km 2), 261-mile long (420 km) National Wildlife Refuge located in and along the Upper Mississippi River. It runs from Wabasha , Minnesota in the north to Rock Island , Illinois in the south.
- Visit the Upper Mississippi River | | Wisconsin DNRTraveling 250 miles along the Mississippi River and through more than 33 historic river towns and villages, it links resources, people and history. The communities along the Wisconsin Great River Road are among the oldest in the Midwest, with some communities dating to the 1600s.
- UMESC - About the Upper Mississippi River System - USGSIn 1986, Congress designated the Upper Mississippi River System (which consists of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and several important tributaries) as both a nationally significant ecosystem and a nationally significant navigation system. It is the only inland river in the United States to have such a designation.
- Upper Mississippi River wildlife refuge turns 100 this year - USA TODAYThe Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is the longest contiguous river refuge in the continental U.S., spanning 261 river miles from Wabasha, Minnesota to Rock Island, Illinois.
- Ecosystems | Upper Mississippi River Basin AssociationThe Upper Mississippi is an ecological treasure, serving as a home to iconic fish, birds, and wildlife. The Upper Mississippi River is a large, complex floodplain ecosystem that is historically characterized as a rich mosaic of braided channels that flowed past countless islands and through abundant lakes and wetlands where diverse riparian ...
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