Where does the Mississippi River start, where is it deepest, answers to key questions about one of Wisconsin's most important waterways. Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Mary Gehman has not only written a book about River Road, she also lives next to the Mississippi in the Ascension Parish town of Donaldsonville.

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As the Mississippi River is one of the longest in the country, there is no one set answer. At the most shallow point, the river is only about 18 inches deep and about 20 feet across.