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The Elk River is an 84.0-mile-long (135.2 km) [1] river in east-central Minnesota in the United States. [2] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River , draining a watershed of 630 square miles (1,600 km 2 ).
Watersheds [1] of Minnesota. Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for 69,000 miles (111,000 km). The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border 680 mi (1,094 km) downstream.
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 last glacier to traverse Minnesota is responsible for the creation of the hardwood-forested hills where Elk River is nestled. These hills are made up of coarse materials which is the reason gravel mining is so prevalent in Elk River, and also the reason much of the area is not considered good farmland for culture and agriculture use.
Elk River: 155.703: 250.580 — US 10 west / MN 101 south – Elk River, Rogers: Northern end of US 10 overlap: 156.642: 252.091 – CSAH 12 (Main Street) Interchange opened in 2024; former at-grade intersection with traffic lights: 157.261: 253.087 – School Street / Elk Hills Drive: Interchange opened in 2023; former at-grade intersection ...
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 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 Crow River flows for most of its length as three streams: The North Fork Crow River, 157.5 miles (253.4 km) long, [5] flows from Grove Lake in eastern Pope County and follows a generally east-southeastward course through southwestern Stearns, northeastern Kandiyohi, northern Meeker and central Wright counties, through Rice Lake and Lake Koronis and past the towns of Regal, Paynesville and ...