Rivers of Minnesota Rivers of Minnesota The Artichoke River is a short tributary of the St. Louis River in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the St. Louis River, it is part of the watershed of Lake Superior. It flows for its entire length in southern St. Louis County. Its name in the Ojibwe language is askibwaanikaa-ziibi (river full of Jerusalem artichokes), having the identical name in Ojibwe as the near-by Us-kab-wan-ka River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Artichoke River"
The Baudette River is a short tributary of the Rainy River in northern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Rainy River, Lake of the Woods, the Winnipeg River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the Hudson Bay watershed. It drains a flat region which was a prehistoric lake bed of glacial Lake Agassiz. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baudette River"
The Blue Earth River is a tributary of the Minnesota River in an agricultural region of south-central Minnesota in the United States; it also drains a small portion of northern Iowa. Via the Minnesota, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. It drains an area of 3,556 sq mi (9210 sq km) -- 3,106 sq mi (8044 sq km) in Minnesota and 450 sq mi (1165 sq km) in Iowa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue Earth River"
The Bois de Sioux River drains Lake Traverse, the southernmost body of water in the Hudson Bay watershed of North America. It is a tributary of the Red River of the North and defines part of the western border of the U.S. state of Minnesota, and part of the eastern borders of the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. It is about 30 mi (48 km) long. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bois de Sioux River"
The Buffalo River is a tributary of the Red River of the North, 88 mi (142 km) long, in western Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. The river drains an area of 1,189 sq mi (3,080 sq km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Buffalo River (Minnesota)"
The Cannon River flows from Tetonka Lake near Waterville to Red Wing in the U.S. state of Minnesota, where it joins the Mississippi River. It drains a watershed approximately 1460 square miles (3,780 km²) in size. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cannon River"
The Cedar River is a river in Iowa which is named after the juniper trees growing there (mistakenly called "cedar" by early settlers). According to the Black Hawk County Green Party, it has the highest nitrate levels of any river in the world. The surrounding region is known officially as the Cedar River Valley, however it is more commonly referred to simply as the Cedar Valley. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cedar River (Iowa)" It's time to think about shortopedia. Rivers_of_Minnesota
The Cobb River (also known as the Big Cobb River) and its tributary the Little Cobb River are small rivers in southern Minnesota in the United States. The Cobb River is a tributary of the Le Sueur River. Via the Le Sueur, Blue Earth and Minnesota Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cobb River (Minnesota)"
The Cottonwood River is a tributary of the Minnesota River in southwestern Minnesota. The river flows for 100 miles (161 kilometers) and drains a 1,284 square mile (3325 square kilometer) watershed in Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Redwood, and Brown counties. The Cottonwood River is longer, larger, and has a greater drainage area than the Redwood, Yellow Medicine, or Lac qui Parle Rivers (the Minnesota River's other three major tributaries running off the Coteau). The Cottonwood joins the Minnesota River near the city of New Ulm, Minnesota. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cottonwood River (Minnesota)"
The Crow River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in south-central Minnesota in the United States. It drains a watershed of 2,756 sq mi (7,138 sq km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Crow River (Minnesota)"
The Crow Wing River rises in a chain of 10 lakes in southern Hubbard County, Minnesota and flows southeast about 90 miles before joining the Mississippi River at Crow Wing State Park, northwest of Little Falls, Minnesota. Its name is a loose translation from the Ojibwe language Gaagaagiwigwani-ziibi (Raven-feather River). A wing-shaped island at its mouth accounts for the river's name. Because of its many campsites and its undeveloped shores, the Crow Wing River is one of the state's best "wilderness" routes for family canoeists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crow Wing River"
The Dead Moose River is a short tributary of the Kettle River in eastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Kettle and St. Croix Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dead Moose River"
The Des Moines River is a tributary river of the Mississippi River, approximately 525 mi (845 km) long to its farther headwaters, in the upper Midwest of the United States. The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota, and flows across the state of Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing from the glaciated plains into the unglaciated hills near the city of Des Moines, which takes its name from the river. ...more on Wikipedia about "Des Moines River"
The Elk River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in east-central Minnesota in the United States. It is about 50 mi (81 km) long. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elk River (Minnesota)" http://www.shortopedia.com never sleeps.
The Kettle River is a tributary of the St. Croix River, about 80 mi (130 km) long, in eastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the St. Croix River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It drains an area of 1,060 sq mi (2745 sq km). Its name is the translation from the Ojibwe language Akiko-ziibi due to the turbulant whitewaters giving the appearance of water boiling in a kettle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kettle River (Minnesota)"
The Knife River is a tributary of the Snake River in east central Minnesota in the United States. It is one of two streams in Minnesota with this name. Its name is a translation from the Dakota Isaanti. Knife Lake and Santee Sioux are named after this river. In turn Isanti County is named after the Santee Sioux. ...more on Wikipedia about "Knife River (Snake River)"
The Lac qui Parle River is a tributary of the Minnesota River in southwestern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota. Its watershed drains 1,156 square miles (2,294 square kilometers) along its 66 mile (106 kilometer) course through Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine counties. It is one of four rivers that drains the Coteau des Prairies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lac qui Parle River"
The Le Sueur River (luh-SOOR) is a tributary of the Blue Earth River, about 80 mi (130 km) long, in southern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Blue Earth and Minnesota Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It drains an area of about 1,100 sq mi (2850 sq km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Le Sueur River"
The Leaf River is a tributary of the Crow Wing River, about 50 mi (80 km) long, in west-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Crow Wing, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leaf River (Minnesota)"
The Lester River, is a short tributary of Lake Superior, about 15 mi (24 km) long, in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. It drains an area of 58 sq mi (150 sq km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Lester River"
This is a list of rivers in the state of Minnesota in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Minnesota rivers"
This is a list of streams in the state of Minnesota in the United States ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Minnesota streams"
The Little Minnesota River is a headwaters tributary of the Minnesota River in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Little Minnesota River"
The Little Sioux is a river in the United States. It rises in southwest Minnesota near the Iowa border, and continues to flow southwest for 221 miles across northwest Iowa into the Missouri River in Little Sioux. ...more on Wikipedia about "Little Sioux River"
The Maple River is a tributary of the Le Sueur River in southern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Le Sueur, Blue Earth and Minnesota Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maple River (Minnesota)"
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