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Minnesota River, Mankato, Minnesota. The Minnesota River (Dakota: Mnísota Wakpá) is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It drains a watershed of 14,751 square miles (38,200 km 2) in Minnesota and about 2,000 sq mi (5,200 km 2) in South Dakota and Iowa.
The Minnesota River is the longest river that is entirely within Minnesota. ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – State of Minnesota (DOI: 1974), published: 1976;
The following is a list of crossings of the Minnesota River. The Minnesota River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It drains a watershed of nearly 17,000 square miles (44,000 km 2), 14,751 square miles (38,200 km 2) in Minnesota and about 2,000 sq mi (5,200 km 2) in ...
The Minnesota River Valley follows the state's namesake, a fertile agricultural area, running from the South Dakota border to its junction with the Mississippi River in St. Paul. "Northern Minnesota" is a broader title that includes several regions, including the North Woods, and can be defined as any area within the 218 telephone area code ...
Map of Minnesota bedrock by age. Shaded relief image: Superior Upland in the northeast, the flat Red River Valley in the northwest, Central Minnesota's irregular landscape, the Coteau des Prairies and Minnesota River in the southwest, and the southeast's dissected Driftless Area along the Mississippi River below its confluences with the Minnesota and St. Croix in East Central Minnesota
The longest river entirely within the state of Minnesota is the Minnesota River. Other rivers over 200 miles long include the Red River of the North , Des Moines River , Cedar River , Wapsipinicon River , Little Sioux River , and Roseau River .
Berning Mill Dam, St. Michael, Minnesota – Crow River (removed after failure 1986) [14] Broken Down Dam, Fergus Falls, Minnesota – Otter Tail River (built 1908, collapsed 1909 - ruins remain in the river for recreation) [15] Flandrau Dam, New Ulm, Minnesota – Cottonwood River (built 1930, removed 1995 after repeated damage from floods) [14]
Battle Creek (Minnesota) Battle River (Minnesota) Baudette River; Bear Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) Bear Creek (Zumbro River tributary) Bear Island River; Bear River (Big Fork River tributary) Bear River (Leech Lake River tributary) Bear River (Sturgeon River tributary) Bearskin River; Beartrap River; Beaver Creek (Minnesota River tributary)