The Little Cannon River is a 30.6-mile-long (49.2 km)[3] river of Minnesota in the United States. It flows into the Cannon River at the city of Cannon Falls. A section of the Little Cannon River south of Sogn, Minnesota is a designated trout stream by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.[4][5]
| Little Cannon River | |
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 Little Cannon River near Sogn, Minnesota | |
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| Native name | Canot (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Goodhue County, Rice County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nerstrand, Minnesota |
| • coordinates | 44°19′04″N 93°04′43″W / 44.3177425°N 93.0785435°W[1] |
| Mouth | Cannon River |
• location | Cannon Falls, Minnesota |
• coordinates | 44°30′44″N 92°54′20″W / 44.5121892°N 92.9054840°W[1] |
• elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Length | 30.6-mile-long (49.2 km) |
| Basin size | 85 square miles[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Cannon River |
| Waterfalls | Cannon River Dam |
Description
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The Cannon River and Little Cannon River names came from a mispronunciation of the original French explorers name for the river, "Canot".[6]
There was a dam on the Little Cannon River in Goodhue County (44°30′30″N 92°54′25″W / 44.5083003°N 92.9068730°W).[7] The ruins of the Archibald Mill dam are located on the Little Cannon River.[8] The dam was removed in 2001.[9]
There is a cemetery called the Little Cannon Cemetery north of Kenyon, Minnesota (44°19′37″N 92°58′53″W / 44.3269941°N 92.9813490°W).[10]
The Little Cannon River is a state designated canoe stream.[6]
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources stocks the Little Cannon River with brown and rainbow trout.[11]
See also
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edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Cannon River
- ^ "Little Cannon River basin". USGS. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 4, 2012
- ^ "Trout Angling, Opportunities in Southern and Central Minnesota" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Bjorhus, Jennifer Bjorhus (April 16, 2021). "Conservationists mend fragmented habitat in Cannon River area of Minnesota". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Allers, Kathy (1987). Resources of the Little Cannon River. University of Minnesota. hdl:11299/208247.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Cannon River Dam
- ^ "Ruins of the Archibald Mill Dam". Minnesota Digital Library. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "Signs of Progress, the state of the Cannon and Straight Rivers". Cannon River Watershed Partnership, Rice County.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Cannon Cemetery
- ^ "Goodhue County trout stocking". MN DNR. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- "A STATE WATER TRAIL GUIDE TO THE CANNON AND STRAIGHT RIVERS" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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