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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 .
The Minnesota River is the longest river that is entirely within Minnesota. Mississippi River. Minnesota River, 370 mi-long (600 km) Credit River, 21.5 mi (34.6 km)
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 .
Minnesota's first state park, Itasca State Park, was established in 1891, and is the source of the Mississippi River. [21] Today Minnesota has 72 state parks and recreation areas, 58 state forests covering about four million acres (16,000 km 2), and numerous state wildlife preserves, all managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
The Minnesota River 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 nearly 17,000 square miles (44,000 km 2 ), 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.
Itasca State Park (/ aɪ ˈ t æ s k ə /) is a state park of Minnesota, United States, and contains the headwaters of the Mississippi River.The park spans 32,690 acres (132.3 km 2) of northern Minnesota, and is located about 21 miles (34 km) north of Park Rapids, Minnesota and 25 miles (40 km) from Bagley, Minnesota.
Crossings of the Minnesota River (1 C, 1 P) T. Tributaries of the Minnesota River (13 P) Pages in category "Minnesota River"
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