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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.
Minnesota River Prairie [10] Butterwort Cliffs [53] Closed April 1 through July 15 to protect rare bird breeding areas. Grand Marais [54] North Shore Highlands [55] Caldwell Brook Cedar Swamp [56] All seasons, 24/7 Northome [57] Littlefork–Vermilion Uplands [58] Cannon River Trout Lily [59] All seasons, 24/7 Faribault [60] Big Woods [61 ...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or Minnesota DNR, is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks , state forests , recreational trails , and recreation areas as well as managing minerals , wildlife , and forestry ...
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]
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 Beaver River is a 23.4-mile-long (37.7 km) [1] river in Lake County, Minnesota. ... Minnesota DNR. USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota. USGS. 1974.
The Whitewater River is a 16.6-mile-long (26.7 km) [2] tributary of the Upper Mississippi River which flows through the Driftless Area of Minnesota, reaching its mouth in Wabasha County at the community of Weaver opposite Buffalo, Wisconsin. The nearest towns are Altura, Saint Charles, and Elba. The region hosts endangered native dry oak ...
The Rum River State Forest is a state forest located in Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Morrison counties in central Minnesota. The forest is nearby the city of Onamia and is along the Rum River, just downstream (south) of Mille Lacs Lake. The forest is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.