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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. [1] [2] Sections of several of the longest rivers define sections of the Minnesota border. [3]
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 Wind River is the longest river that is entirely within Wyoming (its name changes to the Bighorn River at the Wedding of the Waters, on the north side of the Wind River Canyon). See also List of rivers of Wyoming .
"Place Names in the Minnesota River Basin". Mankato, MN: Minnesota River Basin Data Center, Minnesota State University. Sansome, Constance Jefferson (1983). Minnesota Underfoot: A Field Guide to the State's Outstanding Geologic Features. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press. ISBN 0-89658-036-9. Waters, Thomas F. (1977). The Streams and Rivers of ...
Blueberry River (Minnesota) Bois de Sioux River; Bottle River; Boulder River (Minnesota) Boutwell Creek; Bowstring River; Boy River (Leech Lake) Brafees Creek; Brown's Creek (St. Croix River tributary) Brule River (Minnesota) Brush Creek (Minnesota) Buffalo Creek (Crow River tributary) Buffalo Creek (Crow Wing County, Minnesota) Buffalo River ...
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 ]
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.
The varying accuracy and precision also makes it difficult to make length comparisons between different rivers without a degree of uncertainty. There is no strictly agreed upon standard for dealing with the nuances of measuring rivers and as such the true length of a river is not necessarily a single, discrete, correct number, nor is it static.