List of rivers 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. It is joined by the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling, by the St. Croix River near Hastings, by the Chippewa River at Wabasha, and by many smaller streams. The Red River, in the bed of glacial Lake Agassiz, drains the northwest part of the state northward toward Canada's Hudson Bay.^[2]

By drainage basin (watershed)

This list is arranged by drainage basin with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.^[1]^[3] The rivers and streams that flow through other states or Minnesota and other states are indicated, as well as the length of major rivers.^[4]

Great Lakes drainage basin

Lake Superior drainage basin

Lake Superior
- Pigeon River (Minnesota, Ontario), 31.2 mi-long (50.2 km)
  - Swamp River^[5]
  - Stump River, 14.2 mi-long (22.9 km)
    - Lower Stump River, 5.2 mi-long (8.4 km)
  - Royal River^[6]
    - Crocodile River
- Reservation River, 6.9 mi-long (11.1 km)
- Flute Reed River, 10.5 mi-long (16.9 km)
- Brule River, 40.4 mi-long (65.0 km)
  - Greenwood River, 7.1 mi-long (11.4 km)
  - South Brule River^[7]
- Kadunce River, 8.5 mi-long (13.7 km)
- Kimball Creek, 8.9 mi-long (14.3 km)
- Durfee Creek
- Devil Track River, 8.7 mi-long (14.0 km)
  - Little Devil Track River, 6.1 mi-long (9.8 km)
- Fall River, 3.3 mi-long (5.3 km)
- Cascade River, 17.1 mi-long (27.5 km)
  - North Branch Cascade River^[8]
- Poplar River, 21.7 mi-long (34.9 km)
  - Tait River, 12.8 mi-long (20.6 km)
- Onion River, 6.1 mi-long (9.8 km)
  - West Branch Onion River^[9]
- Temperance River, 39.2 mi-long (63.1 km)
  - Sawbill Creek, 4.7 mi-long (7.6 km)
    - Kelso River, 4.0 mi-long (6.4 km)
  - Vern River, 4.0 mi-long (6.4 km)
- Cross River, 20.4 mi-long (32.8 km)
- Two Island River, 15.0 mi-long (24.1 km)
- Caribou River, 15.0 mi-long (24.1 km)
- Little Manitou River, 1.8 mi-long (2.9 km)
- Manitou River, 24.9 mi-long (40.1 km)
  - South Branch Manitou River^[10]
- Little Marais River, -
- Baptism River, 8.8 mi-long (14.2 km)
  - East Branch Baptism River^[11]
  - West Branch Baptism River^[12]
- Beaver River, 23.4 mi-long (37.7 km)
  - East Branch Beaver River^[13]
  - West Branch Beaver River (Lake Superior)^[14]
- Split Rock River, 3.5 mi-long (5.6 km)
  - East Split Rock River
  - West Split Rock River
- Gooseberry River, 23 mi-long (37 km)
  - Skunk Creek, 12.3 mi-long (19.8 km)
  - Little Gooseberry River, 4.8 mi-long (7.7 km)
- Encampment River^[15]
- Stewart River
  - Little Stewart River
- Knife River, 23.9 mi-long (38.5 km)
  - Little Knife River, 7.4 mi-long (11.9 km)
  - West Branch Knife River^[16]
  - Little Knife River, located in Lake County
- Little Sucker River, 1.6 mi-long (2.6 km)
- Big Sucker Creek, 18.2 mi-long (29.3 km)
- French River, 13 mi-long (21 km)
- Talmadge River, 6.0 mi-long (9.7 km)
- Lester River, 19.3 mi-long (31.1 km)
- St. Louis River (Minnesota, Wisconsin), 192 mi-long (309 km)
  
  Map of the Saint Louis River drainage basin showing the Cloquet River
  - Pokegama River, 26.3 mi-long (42.3 km)
  - Red River, 10.6 mi-long (17.1 km)
  - Little River, 2.1 mi-long (3.4 km)
  - Midway River, 18.8 mi-long (30.3 km)
  - Pine River, 15.0 mi-long (24.1 km)
  - Cloquet River, 104 mi-long (167 km)
    - Us-kab-wan-ka River, 19.7 mi-long (31.7 km)
    - Beaver River, 13.6 mi-long (21.9 km)
    - Otter River, 0.17 mi-long (0.27 km)
    - Little Cloquet River, 7.6 mi-long (12.2 km)
    - West Branch Cloquet River
    - Langley River, 11.9 mi-long (19.2 km)
      - Little Langley River, 4.2 mi-long (6.8 km)
  - Artichoke River, 13.5 mi-long (21.7 km)
  - Ahmik River, 5.2 mi-long (8.4 km)
  - McCarty River, 6.8 mi-long (10.9 km)
  - East Savanna River, 15.3 mi-long (24.6 km)
  - Floodwood River, 32.1 mi-long (51.7 km)
    - West Branch Floodwood River
  - Whiteface River, 64.4 mi-long (103.6 km)
    - Little Whiteface River (South), 4.4 mi-long (7.1 km)
    - Little Whiteface River (North), 8.8 mi-long (14.2 km)
    - Paleface River, 26.0 mi-long (41.8 km)
    - North Branch Whiteface River
    - South Branch Whiteface River
  - East Swan River, 24.2 mi-long (38.9 km)
    - West Swan River, 42.2 mi-long (67.9 km)
  - West Two River, 26.5 mi-long (42.6 km)
  - East Two River, 25.0 mi-long (40.2 km)
  - Embarrass River, 50.5 mi-long (81.3 km)
  - Partridge River, 37.0 mi-long (59.5 km)
    - South Branch Partridge River
  - East River, 3.0 mi-long (4.8 km)
  - North River, 6 mi-long (9.7 km)
- Nemadji River, 70.8 mi-long (113.9 km)
  - South Fork Nemadji River
    - Net River, 24.5 mi-long (39.4 km)
      - Little Net River, 12.1 mi-long (19.5 km)
  - North Fork Nemadji River
    - Blackhoof River, 26.3 mi-long (42.3 km)

Mississippi River drainage basin

The Mississippi River is the longest river flowing through Minnesota. It originates in Lake Itasca and flows through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Upper Mississippi River (below St. Anthony Falls) drainage basin

Mississippi River, 2,320 mi-long (3,730 km); 680 mi (1,090 km) within Minnesota
- Missouri River (Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota), 2,341 mi-long (3,767 km)
  - Little Sioux River (Minnesota, Iowa), 258 mi-long (415 km)
    - Ocheyedan River (Minnesota, Iowa), 58 mi-long (93 km)
    - West Fork Little Sioux River
  - Big Sioux River (Iowa, South Dakota), 418 mi-long (673 km)
    - Rock River (Iowa, Minnesota), 144 mi-long (232 km)
      - Little Rock River (Iowa, Minnesota)
      - East Branch Rock River
    - Split Rock Creek (Minnesota, South Dakota), 55 mi-long (89 km)
      - Pipestone Creek, 53.2 mi-long (85.6 km)
    - Flandreau Creek (Minnesota, South Dakota), 41.0 mi-long (66.0 km)
    - Beaver Creek (Big Sioux River tributary)^[17]
- Des Moines River (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri), 525 mi-long (845 km)
  
  Des Moines River watershed
  - East Fork Des Moines River (Minnesota, Iowa)^[18]
  - Heron Lake Outlet
    - Jack Creek, 64 mi-long (103 km)
    - Diversion Creek
      - Okabena Creek
  - Lime Creek (Minnesota, Iowa), 28.6 mi-long (46.0 km)
  - Beaver Creek (Des Moines River tributary)
- Iowa River (Iowa), 323 mi-long (520 km)
  
  Iowa River watershed
  - Cedar River (Minnesota, Iowa), 338 mi-long (544 km)
    - Shell Rock River (Minnesota, Iowa), 113 mi-long (182 km)
      - Winnebago River (Iowa), 72 mi-long (116 km)
        Lime Creek (Minnesota, Iowa), 19.8 mi-long (31.9 km)
    - Little Cedar River (Iowa and Minnesota) (Iowa, Minnesota), 82.4 mi-long (132.6 km)
    - Little Cedar River (Dodge County, Minnesota), 10.5 mi-long (16.9 km)
- Wapsipinicon River (Minnesota, Iowa), 299.5 mi-long (482.0 km)
- Upper Iowa River (Iowa), 156 mi-long (251 km)
  - Pine Creek (Minnesota, Iowa)
  - Little Iowa River
  - North Branch Upper Iowa River
- Winnebago Creek, 23.6 mi-long (38.0 km)
- Crooked Creek, 9.9 mi-long (15.9 km)
  - North Fork Crooked Creek
  - South Fork Crooked Creek
- Root River, 80 mi-long (130 km)
  
  Root River tributaries
  - North Branch Root River
  - Middle Branch Root River
  - Trout Run^[19]^[20]
  - South Branch Root River^[20]
    - Camp Creek (Root River tributary)^[20]
    - Etna Creek^[20]
    - South Branch Etna Creek^[20]
    - Canfield Creek^[20]
    - Forestville Creek^[20]
    - Willow Creek^[20]
  - Rush Creek^[21]
    - Ferguson Creek^[21]
    - Ahrensfeld Creek^[21]
    - Borson Spring^[21]
    - Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary)
      - Coolridge Creek^[21]
      - Hemingway Creek^[21]
  - South Fork Root River^[22]
    - Badger Creek^[23]
    - Beaver Creek^[23]
- Pine Creek, 23.7 mi-long (38.1 km)
- Whitewater River, 16.6 mi-long (26.7 km)
  - North Fork Whitewater River
    - Middle Fork Whitewater River
  - South Fork Whitewater River
- Zumbro River, 64.6 mi-long (104.0 km)
  - North Fork Zumbro River
  - Middle Fork Zumbro River
    - North Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River
    - South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River
  - South Fork Zumbro River
- Wells Creek, 27.6 mi-long (44.4 km)
- Hay Creek, 25.1 mi-long (40.4 km)
- Cannon River, 112 mi-long (180 km)
  - North Cannon River, a distributary
  - Little Cannon River (Cannon River tributary), 30.6 mi-long (49.2 km)
  - Straight River, 55.6 mi-long (89.5 km)
  - Little Cannon River (Sabre Lake), 5.7 mi-long (9.2 km)
  - Belle Creek (Cannon River tributary)
  - Trout Brook, 4.58 mi-long (7.37 km)

- Vermillion River, 59.6 mi-long (95.9 km)
  - South Branch Vermillion River

St. Croix River drainage basin

Mississippi River
- St. Croix River (Minnesota, Wisconsin), 169 mi-long (272 km)
  - Sunrise River, 39.1 mi-long (62.9 km)
    - North Branch Sunrise River
    - West Branch Sunrise River
    - South Branch Sunrise River
  - Snake River, 104 mi-long (167 km)
    - Groundhouse River, 39.8 mi-long (64.1 km)
      - South Fork Groundhouse River
      - West Fork Groundhouse River
    - Ann River, 14.4 mi-long (23.2 km)
      - Little Ann River, 11.9 mi-long (19.2 km)
    - Knife River, 27.4 mi-long (44.1 km)
  - Kettle River, 83.6 mi-long (134.5 km)
    - Grindstone River, 6.7 mi-long (10.8 km)
      - North Branch Grindstone River
      - South Branch Grindstone River
    - Pine River, 23.0 mi-long (37.0 km)
    - Willow River, 31.4 mi-long (50.5 km)
      - Little Willow River, 31.4 mi-long (50.5 km)
    - Moose Horn River, 36.4 mi-long (58.6 km)
      - Portage River, 8.8 mi-long (14.2 km)
      - West Fork Moose Horn River
    - Split Rock River, 20.4 mi-long (32.8 km)
    - Dead Moose River, 15.2 mi-long (24.5 km)
    - West Branch Kettle River
  - Sand Creek, 43.3 mi-long (69.7 km)
  - Lower Tamarack River, 39.0 mi-long (62.8 km)
  - Upper Tamarack River, 31.0 mi-long (49.9 km)
  - Brown's Creek (St. Croix River tributary), 9.7 mi-long (15.6 km)

Minnesota River drainage basin

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)
  - Sand Creek, 36.6 mi-long (58.9 km)
  - High Island Creek, 69.4 mi-long (111.7 km)
  - Rush River, 19.8 mi-long (31.9 km)
    - South Branch Rush River
    - Middle Branch Rush River
    - North Branch Rush River
  - Blue Earth River, 108 mi (174 km)
    - Le Sueur River, 110.9 mi (178.5 km)
      - Maple River, 80.3 mi-long (129.2 km)
      - Cobb River, 78.6 mi-long (126.5 km)
        Little Cobb River, 78.6 mi-long (126.5 km)
      - Little Le Sueur River, 110.9 mi (178.5 km)
    - Watonwan River, 113.2 mi (182.2 km)
      - Perch Creek, 37.3 mi-long (60.0 km)
      - South Fork Watonwan River
      - North Fork Watonwan River
    - Elm Creek, 89.5 mi-long (144.0 km)
    - East Branch Blue Earth River
    - Middle Branch Blue Earth River
    - West Branch Blue Earth River
  - Little Cottonwood River, 82.9 mi-long (133.4 km)
  - Cottonwood River, 152.4 mi-long (245.3 km)
    - Sleepy Eye Creek, 51.8 mi-long (83.4 km)
    - Plum Creek, 35.4 mi-long (57.0 km)
  - Redwood River, 127.1 mi-long (204.5 km)
  - Hawk Creek, 62.0 mi-long (99.8 km)
  - Yellow Medicine River, 107.2 mi-long (172.5 km)
    - Spring Creek, 33.4 mi-long (53.8 km)
    - North Branch Yellow Medicine River
    - South Branch Yellow Medicine River
  - Chippewa River, 153-mile-long (246 km)
    - Shakopee Creek, 48.6-mile-long (78.2 km)
    - East Branch Chippewa River
    - Little Chippewa River, 153 mi-long (246 km)
  - Lac qui Parle River, 118.3 mi-long (190.4 km)
    - West Branch Lac qui Parle River
  - Pomme de Terre River, 124.5 mi-long (200.4 km)
  - Yellow Bank River, 12.0-mile-long (19.3 km)
    - North Fork Yellow Bank River
    - South Fork Yellow Bank River
  - Whetstone River, 12.7-kilometre-long (7.9 mi)
  - Little Minnesota River, 71.4-mile-long (114.9 km)

Upper Mississippi River, Headwaters region (above St. Anthony Falls) drainage basin

Mississippi River
- Rice Creek, 28 mi (45 km)
- Rum River, 151 mi (243 km)
  - West Branch Rum River
- Crow River, 24.8 mi (39.9 km)
  - North Fork Crow River, 157.5 mi-long (253.5 km)^[24]
    - Middle Fork Crow River, 45.1 mi-long (72.6 km)
    - Skunk River
  - South Fork Crow River, 116 mi-long (187 km)
    - Buffalo Creek, 84.3 mi-long (135.7 km)
- Elk River, 84.0 mi-long (135.2 km)
  - St. Francis River, 79.0 mi-long (127.1 km)
    - West Branch St. Francis River
  - Snake River
- Clearwater River, 43.4 mi-long (69.8 km)
- Sauk River, 122 mi-long (196 km)
  - Ashley Creek, 28.3 mi-long (45.5 km)
- Watab River, 9.8 mi-long (15.8 km)
  - North Fork Watab River
  - South Fork Watab River
- Platte River, 55.1 mi-long (88.7 km)
  - Skunk River, 36.2 mi-long (58.3 km)
- Two River, 5.6 mi-long (9.0 km)
  - North Two River, 22.4 mi-long (36.0 km)
  - South Two River, 22.8 mi-long (36.7 km)
- Little Two River, 15.9 mi-long (25.6 km)
- Swan River, 37.0 mi-long (59.5 km)
  - Little Swan River, 13.9 mi-long (22.4 km)
  - Spring Branch Swan River
- Little Elk River, 29.4 mi-long (47.3 km)
  - South Branch Little Elk River
- Nokasippi River, 46.5 mi-long (74.8 km)
  - Little Nokasippi River, 13.8 mi-long (22.2 km)
- Crow Wing River, 113 mi-long (182 km)
  - Gull River, 14.2 mi-long (22.9 km)
  - Long Prairie River, 96 mi-long (154 km)
  - Partridge River, 32.6 mi-long (52.5 km)
    - Little Partridge River, 21.1 mi-long (34.0 km)
  - Leaf River, 43.6 mi-long (70.2 km)
    - Redeye River, 73 mi-long (117 km)
    - Wing River, 48.2 mi-long (77.6 km)
  - Cat River, 16.3 mi-long (26.2 km)
  - Shell River, 47.8 mi-long (76.9 km)
    - Fish Hook River, 8.54 mi-long (13.74 km)
    - Blueberry River, 20 mi-long (32 km)
      - Kettle River, 17.2 mi-long (27.7 km)<
- Rabbit River, 8.6 mi-long (13.8 km)
- Pine River, 56.9 mi-long (91.6 km)
  - Little Pine River, 29.7 mi-long (47.8 km)
  - South Fork Pine River
- Little Willow River, 26.2 mi-long (42.2 km)
- Ripple River, 11 mi-long (18 km)
- Rice River, 57.1 mi-long (91.9 km)
- Willow River, 45 mi-long (72 km)
  - Hill River
    - Little Hill River
  - Moose River
  - North Fork Willow River
  - South Fork Willow River
- Sandy River
  - Prairie River
    - Tamarack River
      - Little Tamarack River
- West Savanna River
- Swan River, 60 mi-long (97 km)
- Prairie River
  - West Fork Prairie River
- Vermilion River, 42.3 mi-long (68.1 km)^[25]
- Deer River
- Ball Club River
- Leech Lake River
  - Bear River
  - Leech Lake
- First River
- Pigeon River
- Third River
- Turtle River
  - North Turtle River
  - Gull River
- Schoolcraft River, 30 mi-long (48 km)
- Little Mississippi River

Hudson Bay drainage basin

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)
- Lake Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada)
  - Winnipeg River (Manitoba, Canada), 235 km-long (146 mi)
    - Lake of the Woods
  - Red River of the North (Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota), 550 mi-long (890 km)

Red River of the North drainage basin

Red River of the North (Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota) (length: 550 mi (890 km), 457.1 mi (735.6 km) in Minnesota^[26]
- Roseau River (Manitoba, Minnesota), 214 mi-long (344 km)
  - Lost River
  - South Fork Roseau River
- Joe River (Manitoba, Minnesota), 15.2 mi-long (24.5 km)
- Two Rivers, 7.0 mi-long (11.3 km)
  - North Branch Two Rivers
    - Little Joe River
  - South Branch Two Rivers
    - Middle Branch Two Rivers
- Tamarac River, 82.1 mi-long (132.1 km)
- Snake River, 91.0 mi-long (146.5 km)
  - Middle River
  - South Branch Snake River
- Grand Marais Creek, 41.1 mi-long (66.1 km)
- Red Lake River, 193 mi-long (311 km)
  - Gentilly River
  - Black River
    - Little Black River
  - Clearwater River, 147 mi-long (237 km)
    - Lost River
      - Poplar River
      - Hill River
  - Thief River, 40.3 mi-long (64.9 km)
  - Red Lake
- Sand Hill River, 101 mi-long (163 km)
- Marsh River, 49.9 mi-long (80.3 km)
- Wild Rice River, 183 mi-long (295 km)
  - South Branch Wild Rice River
  - White Earth River
- Buffalo River, 139 mi-long (224 km)
  - South Branch Buffalo River
- Otter Tail River, 192 mi-long (309 km)
- Bois de Sioux River, 41 mi-long (66 km)
  - Rabbit River
    - South Fork Rabbit River
  - Mustinka River, 68 mi-long (109 km)
    - Twelvemile Creek
      - West Branch Twelvemile Creek
      - West Fork Twelvemile Creek
      - East Fork Twelvemile Creek

Lake of the Woods drainage basin

Lake of the Woods
- Warroad River
  - East Branch Warroad River
  - West Branch Warroad River
- Rainy River, 137 mi-long (220 km)
  - Winter Road River
  - Baudette River
    - West Fork Baudette River
  - Rapid River
    - East Fork Rapid River
      - Barton Brook
      - Wing River
    - North Branch Rapid River
  - Black River
    - West Fork Black River
    - South Fork Black River
  - Big Fork River, 168 mi-long (270 km)
  - Little Fork River, 160 mi-long (260 km)
    - Beaver Brook
    - Cross River
      - Deer River
    - Ester Brook
    - Nett Lake River
      - Lost River
    - Rapid River
    - Valley River
    - Willow River
    - Sturgeon River
      - Bear River
        Bearskin River
      - Dark River
      - East Branch Sturgeon River
      - Shannon River
    - Rice River
  - Rainy Lake/Kabetogama Lake/Namakan Lake/Crane Lake
    - Rat Root River
      - East Branch Rat Root River
    - Ash River, 29 mi (47 km)^[27]
      - Black Duck River
    - Moose River
    - Johnson River
    - Vermilion River
      - Pelican River
        Elbow River
      - Vermilion Lake
        Armstrong River
        
        East Two River
        
        West Two River
        
        Pike River
        Sand River
    - Echo River
      - Hunting Shack River
    - Loon River
      - Little Indian Sioux River
        Little Pony River
        
        Korb River
    - Namakan River (Ontario)
      - Lac la Croix/Crooked Lake
        Hustler River
        
        Boulder River
        Dahlgren River
        Stuart River
        
        Nina Moose River
        Oyster River
        
        Moose River
        
        Portage River
        
        Bottle River
        
        Beartrap River
        
        Basswood River
        Horse River
        
        Basswood Lake/Fall Lake
        Range River
        
        Shagawa River
        Burntside River
        Dead River
        
        Bear Island River
        Beaver River
        
        Kawishiwi River
        South Kawishiwi River
        Birch Lake
        Keeley Creek
        
        Birch River
        
        Isabella River
        Little Isabella River
        
        Island River
        Dumbbell River
        
        Perent River
        
        Snake River
        
        Stony River
        Sand River
        
        Greenwood River
        
        Dunka River
        
        Little Saganaga Lake/Gillis Lake
        Frost River
        
        Chub River
        
        Louse River
        
        Phoebe River
        
        Knife River
        Knife Lake
        
        Maligne River (Alberta)
        Saganaga Lake
        Sea Gull River
        
        Granite River
        Pine River
        Cross River
        Tucker River
        
        Long Island River

Alphabetically

Below is a list of 495 of the 6,564 rivers in Minnesota in alphabetical order. Sections of rivers marked with an * have been designated trout streams by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.^[28]^[29]

**Alphabetical list of rivers**
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A–C

**Alphabetical list of rivers**
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

D–H

**Alphabetical list of rivers**
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

I–L

Isabella River
Island River
Jack Creek
Joe River
Johnson River
Kabekona River
Kadunce River
Kawishiwi River
Keeley Creek
Kelso River
Kettle River (Blueberry River tributary)
Kettle River (Minnesota), tributary of St. Croix River
Kimball Creek
Knife River (Lake Superior)*
Knife River, tributary of Birch Lake
Knife River (Snake River tributary)
Korb River
Lac qui Parle River
Langley River
Le Sueur River
Leaf River
Leech Lake River
Lester River*
Lime Creek (Des Moines River tributary)
Lime Creek (Winnebago River tributary)
Little Ann River
Little Black River
Little Cannon River (Cannon River tributary)*
Little Cannon River (Sabre Lake)
Little Cedar River (Dodge County, Minnesota), a tributary of the Cedar River entirely in Dodge County
Little Cedar River (Iowa and Minnesota), a tributary of the Cedar River rising in Mower County, Minnesota
Little Chippewa River
Little Cloquet River
Little Cobb River
Little Cottonwood River
Little Devil Track River
Little Elk River
Little Fork River
Little Gooseberry River
Little Hill River
Little Indian Sioux River
Little Iowa River
Little Isabella River*
Little Joe River
Little Knife River (Lake County, Minnesota)
Little Knife River (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Little Langley River
Little Le Sueur River
Little Manitou River*
Little Marais River
Little Minnesota River
Little Mississippi River
Little Net River*
Little Nokasippi River
Little Partridge River
Little Pine River
Little Pony River
Little River
Little Rock River
Little Sioux River
Little Stewart River*
Little Sucker River
Little Swan River
Little Tamarac River
Little Tamarack River
Little Trout Valley (Winona County)*^[32]
Little Two River
Little Whiteface River (North), located east of Meadowlands
Little Whiteface River (South), located south of Meadowlands
Little Willow River (Mississippi River tributary)
Little Willow River (Willow River tributary)
Long Island River
Long Prairie River
Loon River
Lost River (Clearwater River tributary)
Lost River (Nett Lake)
Lost River (Roseau River tributary)
Lost River (Tamarac River tributary)
Lost River (Thief River tributary)
Louse River
Lower Stump River
Lower Tamarack River

**Alphabetical list of rivers**
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

M–O

**Alphabetical list of rivers**
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

P–R

**Alphabetical list of rivers**
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

S

**Alphabetical list of rivers**
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

T–Z

Tait River
Talmadge River*
Tamarac River (Red Lake)
Tamarac River (Red River of the North tributary)
Tamarack River
Temperance River*
Thief River
Third River
Thompson Creek (Root River tributary)*
Toad River
Trout Brook (Anoka and Wright Counties)^[34]
Trout Brook (Dakota and Goodhue Counties)*
Trout Brook (Pine County)^[35]
Trout Brook (Ramsey County, Minnesota)^[36]
Trout Brook (Wabasha County, Minnesota)*^[37]
Trout Brook, Mazeppa Creek (Wabasha and Goodhue Counties)*^[38]
Trout Brook (Washington County, Minnesota)*^[39]
Trout Creek (Todd County)^[40]
Trout Creek (Itasca County)^[41]
Trout Creek (Winona County)^[42]
Trout Ponds Creek (Winona)*
Trout Run (Winona County, Whitewater Watershed)*^[43]
Trout Run (Filmore and Winona Counties)*^[19]
Tucker River
Turtle River (Bowstring River tributary)
Turtle River (Mississippi River tributary)
Twelvemile Creek
Two Island River*
Two River (Mississippi River tributary)
Two Rivers (Red River of the North tributary)
Upper Iowa River
Upper Tamarack River
Us-kab-wan-ka River*
Valley Creek
Valley River
Vermilion River (Itasca County)
Vermillion River (Dakota County)*
Vern River
Wapsipinicon River
Warroad River
Watab River
Watonwan River
Watson Creek (Minnesota)*
Wells Creek
West Branch Baptism River
West Branch Beaver River
West Branch Blue Earth River
West Branch Cloquet River
West Branch Floodwood River
West Branch Kettle River
West Branch Knife River
West Branch Lac qui Parle River
West Branch Onion River
West Branch Rum River
West Branch St. Francis River
West Branch Sunrise River
West Branch Twelvemile Creek
West Branch Warroad River
West Fork Baudette River
West Fork Black River
West Fork Groundhouse River
West Fork Little Sioux River
West Fork Moose Horn River
West Fork Prairie River
West Fork Twelvemile Creek
West Savanna River
West Split Rock River
West Swan River
West Two River (St. Louis River tributary)
West Two River (Vermilion Lake)
Whetstone River
White Earth River
Whiteface River
Whitewater River*
Wild Rice River
Wildcat Creek (Minnesota)*
Whitney Brook
Willow River (Kettle River tributary)
Willow River (Little Fork River tributary)
Willow River (Mississippi River tributary)
Wing River (Leaf River tributary)
Wing River (Rapid River tributary)
Winnebago Creek*
Winter Road River
Wisel Creek*
Yellow Bank River
Yellow Medicine River
Zumbro River

References

^ ^a ^b Note: In North America, the term watershed is commonly used to mean a drainage basin, though in other English-speaking countries, it is used only in its original sense, that of a drainage divide.
^ "Lakes, rivers & wetlands". MN Facts. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
^ "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^ "GEONAMES search". USGS.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swamp River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royal River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Brule River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Cascade River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Onion River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Branch Manitou River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Baptism River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Baptism River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Beaver River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Beaver River
^ ^a ^b "Landowner puts acres in Trust". Duluth News Tribune. August 19, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Knife River
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Fork Des Moines River
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Run
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Map1" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Map5" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "Map2" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Map6" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Crow River
^ "Vermilion River State Water Trail Map" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
^ "Longest Rivers in Minnesota". Minnesota Fun Facts. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ "Minnesota Rivers". National Park Service. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ "Trout Angling Opportunities Map for Northeast Minnesota". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ "Trout Angling Opportunities Map for Southern Minnesota". MN DNR. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Trout Creek
^ "Greenwood River". DNR. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Trout Valley
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Valley Creek
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Anoka)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Pine)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Ramsey)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Wabasha)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Wabasha)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Washington
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Creek Todd County
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Creek (Itasca)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Creek (Winona County)
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Run (Winona County near Elba

"USGS Geographic Names Information Service". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – State of Minnesota (DOI: 1974), published: 1976
Waters, Thomas F. (1977). Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University Of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816609608.

External links

Minnesota Streamflow Data from the USGS

[Watershed-1] Note: In North America, the term watershed is commonly used to mean a drainage basin, though in other English-speaking countries, it is used only in its original sense, that of a drainage divide.

[2] "Lakes, rivers & wetlands". MN Facts. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

[3] "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

[4] "GEONAMES search". USGS.

[5] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swamp River

[6] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royal River

[7] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Brule River

[8] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Cascade River

[9] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Onion River

[10] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Branch Manitou River

[11] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Baptism River

[12] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Baptism River

[13] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Beaver River

[14] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Beaver River

[Encampment-15] "Landowner puts acres in Trust". Duluth News Tribune. August 19, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[16] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Knife River

[17] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek

[18] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Fork Des Moines River

[TroutRun-19] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Run

[Map1-20] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Map1" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[Map5-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Map5" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[Map2-22] "Map2" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[Map6-23] "Map6" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[24] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Crow River

[25] "Vermilion River State Water Trail Map" (PDF). MN DNR. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

[Fun-26] "Longest Rivers in Minnesota". Minnesota Fun Facts. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[27] "Minnesota Rivers". National Park Service. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[28] "Trout Angling Opportunities Map for Northeast Minnesota". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[29] "Trout Angling Opportunities Map for Southern Minnesota". MN DNR. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

[30] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Trout Creek

[31] "Greenwood River". DNR. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[32] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Trout Valley

[33] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Valley Creek

[34] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Anoka)

[35] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Pine)

[36] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Ramsey)

[37] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Wabasha)

[38] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Wabasha)

[39] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Brook (Washington

[40] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Creek Todd County

[41] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Creek (Itasca)

[42] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Creek (Winona County)

[43] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Run (Winona County near Elba

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