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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 .
The Red River of the North is the second longest river flowing through Minnesota. It forms the border with North Dakota and flows north to Manitoba, Canada. Nelson River (Manitoba, Canada) , 644 km-long (400 mi)
The Minnesota River is the longest river that is entirely within Minnesota. See also List of rivers of Minnesota and List of longest streams of Minnesota.
The longest rivers of the United States include 38 that have main stems of at least 500 miles (800 km) long. The main stem is "the primary downstream segment of a river, as contrasted to its tributaries". [ 1 ]
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 Saint Louis River (abbreviated St. Louis River) is a river in the U.S. states of Minnesota and Wisconsin that flows into Lake Superior. The largest U.S. river to flow into the lake, it is 192 miles (309 km) in length [1] and starts 13 miles (21 km) east of Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. The river's watershed covers 3,634 square miles (9,410 km 2).
There are two other Lists of longest streams in U.S. states (Oregon and Idaho). This article on Minnesota's longest streams is comparable and has some additional features not in other articles. There is another page for List of rivers of Minnesota. I would be interested in comments that would help this article get to the point of a featured list.
Cannon River (Minnesota) Caribou River (Minnesota) Carver Creek (Minnesota) Cascade River (Minnesota) Cat River (Minnesota) Cedar Creek (Mississippi River tributary) Cedar River (Iowa River tributary) Center Creek (Minnesota) Champepadan Creek; Chanarambie Creek; Chase Brook (Minnesota) Chelsey Brook; Chippewa River (Minnesota) Chub Creek