What is Lake Itasca?
{{Infobox body of water |name = Lake Itasca |native_name = Omashkoozo-zaaga'igan |native_name_lang = oj |image = Lake Itasca Mississippi Source.jpg |caption = The primary source of the Mississippi River on the edge of Lake Itasca |image_bathymetry = |caption_bathymetry = |location = [[Itasca State Park]], [[Clearwater County, Minnesota|Clearwater County]], [[Minnesota|Minnesota, US]] |coords = {{coord|47|13|05|N|95|12|26|W|type:waterbody_region:US-MN|display=inline,title}} |type = [[Glacial Lake|Glacial]] |inflow = Nicolet Creek, Elk Lake outlet stream |outflow = [[Mississippi River]] |catchment = |basin_countries = United States |length = |width = |area = {{convert|1.8|sqmi|abbr=on}} |depth = {{convert|20|-|35|ft|0|abbr=on}} |max-depth = |volume = |residence_time = |shore = |elevation = {{convert|1475|ft|abbr=on}} |islands = Schoolcraft Island |cities = <!-- Map --> |pushpin_map = Minnesota#USA |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lake Itasca in Minnesota, USA. |pushpin_map_caption = <!-- Below --> |website = |reference = }} '''Lake Itasca''' is a [[glacial lake]] found in north [[Minnesota]]. It is the primary source for the [[Mississippi River]]. Although the river has [[tributaries]] which contribute a large volume of water to it, none are as dramatic as the lake's. Many [[Experiment|science experiments]] are carried out here because of the lake's surrounding [[ecology]] and [[geography]]. [[File:Paddling the Mississippi River (6972322139).jpg|alt=Upper Mississippi.|thumb|The [[Mississippi River]] near its [[Source (river or stream)|source]], Lake Itasca, with is not visible in this image.]] {{authority control}} [[Category:Geography of Minnesota]] [[Category:Lakes of the United States]] {{US-geo-stub}}