Brower's Spring
Brower's Spring is a spring in the
longest river system in the world, the 3,902-mile-long (6,280 km) Mississippi
–Missouri River.
In 1896, Brower declared the spring to be the source of the Missouri in his book published by the Pioneer Press titled The Missouri river and its utmost source. He had visited the site in 1895 and buried a copper plate nearby upon which the name of the river and the date were engraved.[1]
The spring is 100 miles (160 km) further than the spot
Continental Divide
in southwestern Montana. Brower's Spring is 298.3 miles (480.1 km) upstream from where the name "Missouri River" is first used.
Though the copper plate has not been located, the site of Brower's Spring is believed to be at about 8,800 feet (2,700 m)Missouri River Headwaters State Park at Three Forks, Montana.[3]
Brower's location is just below a ridge extending to the southeast from
North American Continental Divide
.
Brower's Spring is not listed as an official name in the
USGS.[4]
References
- .
- ^ "Topographic Map - TopoZone".
- ^ "The True Utmost Reaches of the Missouri". Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
- ^ "GNIS Feature Search". geonames.usgs.gov.
44°33′02″N 111°28′20″W / 44.5505°N 111.4723°W
