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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 .
St. Louis River (Minnesota, Wisconsin), 192 mi-long (309 km) Map of the Saint Louis River drainage basin showing the Cloquet River Pokegama River , 26.3 mi-long (42.3 km) Red River , 10.6 mi-long (17.1 km)
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 ...
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 .
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 water level was at 29.5 ft (9.0 m), just below the threshold for a major flood. Floods happen in the Red River when the water level increases over the tops of riverbanks due to significant precipitation over the same area for long periods, in the forms of persistent thunderstorms, rain, or snow combined with spring snow melt and ice jam. [10]
The Chippewa River (Lakota: Mayáwakȟáŋ [1]) is a 153-mile-long (246 km) [2] tributary of the Minnesota River in western and southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. [3] The river was named after the Chippewa Indians. [4]
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)