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The Missouri River officially starts at the confluence of the Jefferson and Madison in Missouri Headwaters State Park near Three Forks, Montana, and is joined by the Gallatin a mile downstream.

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The source of the Missouri River is the Hell Roaring Creek and the secondary source is the Firehole River. The mouth of the Missouri River is the Mississippi.

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Where is the Missouri rivers source?

The Missouri river's source are at the Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson Rivers in Montana, and they flow to the Mississippi River, at St. Louis.


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