Map of watersheds and basins in Minnesota

Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem), second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest Drainage system (geomorphology), drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson B ...

begins its journey from its

headwaters The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source. Definition The ...

at Lake Itasca and crosses the

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

border downstream. It is joined by the

Minnesota River The Minnesota River ( dak, 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 in Minnesota and about in South Dakota and Iowa. It ris ...

Fort Snelling Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. The military site was initially named Fort Saint Anth ...

, by the St. Croix River near

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

, by the Chippewa River at Wabasha, and by many smaller streams. The Red River, in the bed of glacial

Lake Agassiz Lake Agassiz was a large glacial lake in central North America. Fed by glacial meltwater at the end of the last glacial period, its area was larger than all of the modern Great Lakes combined. First postulated in 1823 by William H. Keating, i ...

, drains the northwest part of the state northward toward Canada's

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By drainage basin (watershed)

This list is arranged by

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.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. The rivers and streams that flow through other states or Minnesota and other states are indicated, as well as the length of major rivers.

Great Lakes drainage basin

Lake Superior drainage basin

Lake Superior Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...

** Pigeon River (Minnesota, Ontario), *** Swamp River ***

Stump River The Stump River is a tributary of the Pigeon River in Minnesota, United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 1, 2012 It flows through the Boundary Waters Canoe Ar ...

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Lower Stump River The Lower Stump River is a tributary of the Stump River in northern Minnesota, the United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 2, 2012 See also *List of rivers of ...

, *** Royal River **** Crocodile River ** Reservation River, ** Flute Reed River, ** Brule River, *** Greenwood River, *** South Brule River ** Kadunce River, ** Kimball Creek, ** Devil Track River, *** Little Devil Track River, **

Fall River Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 United States Census, making it the List of municipaliti ...

, ** Cascade River, *** North Branch Cascade River ** Poplar River, ***

Tait River The Tait River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 7, 2012 river in northeastern Minnesota, the United States. It is a tributary of the Poplar River. See also *List ...

, ** Onion River, *** West Branch Onion River **

Temperance River The Temperance River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 7, 2012 river in northern Minnesota. It drains into Lake Superior along its north shore just south of Tofte ...

, *** Sawbill Creek, **** Kelso River, *** Vern River, ** Cross River, ** Two Island River, ** Caribou River, **

Little Manitou River The Little Manitou River is a stream in Lake County, Minnesota. It flows directly into Lake Superior. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River b ...

, ** Manitou River, *** South Branch Manitou River ** Little Marais River, - **

Baptism River The Baptism River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 7, 2012 river of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The river source is the confluence of the East Branch Baptism Ri ...

, *** East Branch Baptism River *** West Branch Baptism River ** Beaver River, *** East Branch Beaver River *** West Branch Beaver River (Lake Superior) ** Split Rock River, *** East Split Rock River *** West Split Rock River **

Gooseberry River Gooseberry River is a 23-mile stream in Lake County, Minnesota, USA, draining into Lake Superior. It is known for its waterfalls, near its mouth in Gooseberry Falls State Park. The Gooseberry, like many of its neighboring streams, has an irregul ...

, *** Skunk Creek, *** Little Gooseberry River, **

Encampment River The Encampment River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 21, 2011 tributary of the North Platte River. The river's source is east of Buck Mountain in the Park Ran ...

** Stewart River *** Little Stewart River ** Knife River, *** Little Knife River, *** West Branch Knife River *** Little Knife River, located in Lake County ** Little Sucker River, ** Big Sucker Creek, ** French River, ** Talmadge River, ** Lester River, **

St. Louis River The Saint Louis River (abbreviated St. Louis River) is a river in the U.S. states of Minnesota and Wisconsin that flows into Lake Superior. The largest U.S. river to flow into the lake, it is in lengthU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography ...

(Minnesota, Wisconsin), Stlouisrivermap

*** Pokegama River, *** Red River, *** Little River, ***

Midway River The Midway River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 7, 2012 river located in southern Saint Louis County and northeast Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. ...

, *** Pine River, ***

Cloquet River The Cloquet River is a , accessed May 7, 2012 river in Minnesota, United States. It is the main tributary of the Saint Louis River. Name Cloquet ( ) River is known in the Ojibwe language as the ''Gaa-biitootigweyaag-ziibi'' ("River that paral ...

, **** Us-kab-wan-ka River, **** Beaver River, **** Otter River, **** Little Cloquet River, **** West Branch Cloquet River **** Langley River, ***** Little Langley River, ***

Artichoke River The Artichoke River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 7, 2012 tributary of the Saint Louis River in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Saint L ...

, *** Ahmik River, *** McCarty River, *** East Savanna River, *** Floodwood River, **** West Branch Floodwood River *** Whiteface River, **** Little Whiteface River (South), **** Little Whiteface River (North), **** Paleface River, **** North Branch Whiteface River **** South Branch Whiteface River *** East Swan River, **** West Swan River, *** West Two River, ***

East Two River The East Two River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 7, 2012 tributary of the Saint Louis River in northern Minnesota, United States. It rises at the outlet of ...

, *** Embarrass River, *** Partridge River, **** South Branch Partridge River ***

East River The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary in New York City. The waterway, which is actually not a river despite its name, connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates the borough of Quee ...

, *** North River, **

Nemadji River The Nemadji River is a river rising in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, which flows through Carlton County, Minnesota, and Douglas County, Wisconsin, to Lake Superior. The river is long measured from its source in Maheu Lake in Pine Cou ...

, *** South Fork Nemadji River **** Net River, ***** Little Net River, ***North Fork Nemadji River **** Blackhoof River,

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

, ; within Minnesota **'' Missouri River'' (Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota), ***

Little Sioux River The Little Sioux River is a river in the United States. It rises in southwestern Minnesota near the Iowa border, and continues to flow southwest for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map ...

(Minnesota, Iowa), ****''

Ocheyedan River The Ocheyedan River is a tributary of the Little Sioux River, 58 mi (93 km) long, in southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. Via the Little Sioux and Missouri Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the ...

'' (Minnesota, Iowa), ****West Fork Little Sioux River ***'' Big Sioux River'' (Iowa, South Dakota), **** Rock River (Iowa, Minnesota), *****

Little Rock River The Little Rock River is a tributary of the Rock River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 30, 2011 in southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa in the Un ...

(Iowa, Minnesota) *****East Branch Rock River ****

Split Rock Creek Split Rock Creek State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, located in Ihlen, or just south of Pipestone. The Works Progress Administration built a dam in 1938 to create a lake, which provided an opportunity for water recreation in an area ...

(Minnesota, South Dakota), *****

Pipestone Creek Pipestone Creek is a waterway that runs through central Alberta, Canada. For example, over of Pipestone Creek parkland is situated in Millet, Alberta, with a combination of meadows and urban forest. It originates east of Pigeon Lake and flows e ...

, **** Flandreau Creek (Minnesota, South Dakota), **** Beaver Creek (Big Sioux River tributary) ** Des Moines River (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri), Desmoinesrivermap

***East Fork Des Moines River (Minnesota, Iowa) ***Heron Lake Outlet **** Jack Creek, ****Diversion Creek ***** Okabena Creek *** Lime Creek (Minnesota, Iowa), ***

Beaver Creek (Des Moines River tributary) Beaver Creek may refer to: Places Canada *Beaver Creek, Yukon, a town in the western Yukon *Beaver Creek, British Columbia, an unincorporated community on Vancouver Island * Beaver Creek Provincial Park, a park in the West Kootenay region of ...

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Iowa River The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 13, 2011 and ...

'' (Iowa), Iowarivermap

*** Cedar River (Minnesota, Iowa), **** Shell Rock River (Minnesota, Iowa), *****''

Winnebago River The Winnebago River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 river in northern Iowa. It is a tributary of the Shell Rock River, part of the Cedar River watersh ...

(Iowa)'', ******'' Lime Creek (Minnesota, Iowa)'', ****'' Little Cedar River (Iowa and Minnesota) (Iowa, Minnesota)'', ****

Little Cedar River (Dodge County, Minnesota) The Little Cedar River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Cedar River in Dodge County, Minnesota. See also *List of rivers of Minnesot ...

, **

Wapsipinicon River The Wapsipinicon River (, locally known as the Wapsi) is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 starting n ...

(Minnesota, Iowa), **''

Upper Iowa River The Upper Iowa River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwest of the United States. Its headwaters rise ...

'' (Iowa), *** Pine Creek (Minnesota, Iowa) *** Little Iowa River ***North Branch Upper Iowa River ** Winnebago Creek, ** Crooked Creek, ***North Fork Crooked Creek ***South Fork Crooked Creek ** Root River, Root River and major tributaries

*** North Branch Root River *** Middle Branch Root River ***Trout Run *** South Branch Root River **** Camp Creek (Root River tributary) ****Etna Creek ****South Branch Etna Creek ****Canfield Creek ****Forestville Creek ****Willow Creek *** Rush Creek ****Ferguson Creek ****Ahrensfeld Creek ****Borson Spring **** Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary) *****Coolridge Creek *****Hemingway Creek *** South Fork Root River **** Badger Creek ****Beaver Creek ** Pine Creek, ** Whitewater River, ***North Fork Whitewater River ****Middle Fork Whitewater River ***South Fork Whitewater River ** Zumbro River, ***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 Wells Creek is a swift creek in Whatcom County, Washington. It is a tributary of the Nooksack River, joining the river just below Nooksack Falls. It is best known for having six major waterfalls along its course. Wells Creek was named for Ha ...

, ** Hay Creek, ** Cannon River, ***North Cannon River, a

distributary A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributar ...

*** Little Cannon River (Cannon River tributary), *** Straight River, ***

Little Cannon River (Sabre Lake) The Little Cannon River is a small, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 4, 2012 river in Minnesota, United States. It is located in its entirety in Le Sueur County ...

, ***

Belle Creek (Cannon River tributary) Belle Creek is a trout stream in Goodhue County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Cannon River. Belle is a name derived from French meaning "beautiful". See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natu ...

*** Trout Brook, ** Vermillion River, ***South Branch Vermillion River

St. Croix River drainage basin

** St. Croix River (Minnesota, Wisconsin), ***

Sunrise River The Sunrise River is a tributary of the St. Croix River in east–central Minnesota in the United States. It originates within the boundaries of thComfort Lake - Forest Lake Watershed Districtnear the city of Forest Lake in Washington Coun ...

, ****North Branch Sunrise River ****West Branch Sunrise River ****South Branch Sunrise River ***

Snake River The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake ...

, ****

Groundhouse River The Groundhouse River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the Snake River in eastern Minnesota. Via the Snake River and St. Croix Rive ...

, *****South Fork Groundhouse River *****West Fork Groundhouse River ****

Ann River The Ann River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the Snake River (St. Croix River), Snake River of Minnesota, United States. It begins at ...

, ***** Little Ann River, **** Knife River, *** Kettle River, ****

Grindstone River The Grindstone River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed October 5, 2012 river of Minnesota, a tributary of the Kettle River. Its name is derived either from the Dakota ...

, *****North Branch Grindstone River *****South Branch Grindstone River **** Pine River, **** Willow River, ***** Little Willow River, ****

Moose Horn River The Moose Horn River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the Kettle River in eastern Minnesota, United States. It is part of the St. Croix ...

, ***** Portage River, *****West Fork Moose Horn River **** Split Rock River, **** Dead Moose River, ****West Branch Kettle River *** Sand Creek, *** Lower Tamarack River, *** Upper Tamarack River, *** Brown's Creek (St. Croix River tributary),

Minnesota River drainage basin

The Minnesota River is the longest river that is entirely within Minnesota. *

, *** Credit River, *** Sand Creek, *** High Island Creek, *** Rush River, ****South Branch Rush River ****Middle Branch Rush River ****North Branch Rush River *** Blue Earth River, **** Le Sueur River, ***** Maple River, ***** Cobb River, ****** Little Cobb River, ***** Little Le Sueur River, **** Watonwan River, ***** Perch Creek, *****South Fork Watonwan River *****North Fork Watonwan River **** Elm Creek, ****East Branch Blue Earth River ****Middle Branch Blue Earth River ****West Branch Blue Earth River *** Little Cottonwood River, *** Cottonwood River, **** Sleepy Eye Creek, **** Plum Creek, ***

Redwood River The Redwood River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, long, in southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of in an agricultural region. The river ...

, *** Hawk Creek, ***

Yellow Medicine River The Yellow Medicine River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 107 miles (173 km) long, in southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 66 ...

, **** Spring Creek, ****North Branch Yellow Medicine River ****South Branch Yellow Medicine River *** Chippewa River, **** Shakopee Creek, ****East Branch Chippewa River **** Little Chippewa River, ***

Lac qui Parle River The Lac qui Parle River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 118 miles (190 km) long, in southwestern Minnesota in the United States. A number of tributaries of the river, including its largest, the West Branch Lac qui Parle River, also f ...

, ****West Branch Lac qui Parle River *** Pomme de Terre River, ***

Yellow Bank River The Yellow Bank River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the Minnesota River in western Minnesota in the United States. It is formed by ...

, ****North Fork Yellow Bank River ****South Fork Yellow Bank River ***

Whetstone River The Whetstone River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the Minnesota River, in northeastern South Dakota and a very small portion of wester ...

, *** Little Minnesota River,

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

** Rice Creek, **

Rum River The Rum River is a slow, meandering stream that connects Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake with the Mississippi River. It runs for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 5, 2 ...

, *** West Branch Rum River ** Crow River, *** North Fork Crow River, **** Middle Fork Crow River, **** Skunk River *** South Fork Crow River, **** Buffalo Creek, ** Elk River, *** St. Francis River, ****West Branch St. Francis River ***

** Clearwater River, ** Sauk River, *** Ashley Creek, ** Watab River, ***North Fork Watab River ***South Fork Watab River ** Platte River, *** Skunk River, ** Two River, *** North Two River, *** South Two River, ** Little Two River, ** Swan River, *** Little Swan River, ***Spring Branch Swan River **

Little Elk River The Little Elk River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 29, 2012 tributary of the Mississippi River in Morrison County, Minnesota. The Little Elk Wildlife Ma ...

, ***South Branch Little Elk River **

Nokasippi River The Nokasippi River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed November 29, 2012 tributary of the Mississippi River in central Minnesota in the United States. In the Ojibwe ...

, ***

Little Nokasippi River The Little Nokasippi River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 29, 2012 tributary of the Nokasippi River in southern Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It joins the ...

, ** Crow Wing River, *** Gull River, *** Long Prairie River, *** Partridge River, **** Little Partridge River, *** Leaf River, **** Redeye River, **** Wing River, *** Cat River, *** Shell River, **** Fish Hook River, ***** Straight River ***** Portage River ***** Potato River **** Blueberry River, ***** Kettle River, < ** Rabbit River, ** Pine River, *** Little Pine River, ***South Fork Pine River ** Little Willow River, ** Ripple River, ** Rice River, ** Willow River, *** 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, ** Prairie River ***West Fork Prairie River ** Vermilion River, ** Deer River **

Ball Club River The Ball Club River is a river of Minnesota. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and cros ...

** Leech Lake River *** Bear River *** Leech Lake **** Boy River ***** Swift River ****

Shingobee River The Shingobee River is a river in Cass and Hubbard counties, Minnesota. Shingobee is a name derived from an Ojibwe language word for a type of evergreen. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams th ...

**** Kabekona River ***** Necktie River **** Steamboat River ** First River ** Pigeon River ** Third River ** Turtle River *** North Turtle River *** Gull River ** Schoolcraft River, ** 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 The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The river drains Lake Winnipeg and runs before it ends in Hudson Bay. Its full length (including the Saskatchewan River and Bow River) is , i ...

(Manitoba, Canada)'', **''

Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg (french: Lac Winnipeg, oj, ᐑᓂᐸᑲᒥᐠᓴᑯ˙ᑯᐣ, italics=no, Weenipagamiksaguygun) is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Its southern end is about north of ...

(Manitoba, Canada)'' ***'' Winnipeg River (Manitoba, Canada)'', ****

Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods (french: Lac des Bois, oj, Pikwedina Sagainan) is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. Lake of the Woods is over long and wide, containing more than 14,5 ...

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Red River of the North The Red River (french: rivière Rouge or ) is a river in the north-central United States and central Canada. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it fl ...

'' (Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota),

Red River of the North drainage basin

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'' (Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota) (length: , in Minnesota ** Roseau River (Manitoba, Minnesota), *** Lost River ***South Fork Roseau River ** Joe River (Manitoba, Minnesota), ** Two Rivers, *** North Branch Two Rivers ****

Little Joe River The Little Joe River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 watercourse in northwestern Minnesota. It is a tributary of the north branch of the Two Rivers, wh ...

*** South Branch Two Rivers ****Middle Branch Two Rivers ** Tamarac River, **

, *** Middle River ***South Branch Snake River ** Grand Marais Creek, ** Red Lake River, *** Gentilly River *** Black River **** Little Black River *** Clearwater River, **** Lost River ***** Poplar River ***** Hill River *** Thief River, **** Lost River **** Mud River **** Moose River ***

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**** Sandy River **** Mud River **** Blackduck River ***** North Cormorant River ***** South Cormorant River ****

Battle River Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. The Battle River flows for and has a total drainage area of . The mean discharge is 10 m³/s at its mouth. His ...

***** North Branch Battle River ***** South Branch Battle River **** Tamarac River *****

Little Tamarac River The Little Tamarac River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 tributary of the Tamarac River of Minnesota in the United States. Via the Tamarac River, it ...

***** Lost River ** Sand Hill River, ** Marsh River, ** Wild Rice River, *** South Branch Wild Rice River *** White Earth River ** Buffalo River, *** South Branch Buffalo River **

Otter Tail River The Otter Tail River (Ojibwe: ''Nigigwaanowe-ziibi'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 river in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. I ...

, *** Pelican River *** Dead River ***

Toad River The Toad River is a river in the Canadian boreal forest, within the borders of the province of British Columbia. The Toad River was named for the numerous large toads seen along its banks by fur traders of the early 19th century. John McLeod ...

*** Egg River **

Bois de Sioux 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, ...

, *** Rabbit River ****South Fork Rabbit River *** Mustinka River, **** Twelvemile Creek *****West Branch Twelvemile Creek *****West Fork Twelvemile Creek *****East Fork Twelvemile Creek

Lake of the Woods drainage basin

Warroad River The Warroad River is a river of Lake of the Woods. It has its mouth in the city of Warroad, Minnesota. The river is formed at the confluence of the East and West Branches Warroad Rivers, south of the city of Warroad, Minnesota. See also *List o ...

***East Branch Warroad River ***West Branch Warroad River ** Rainy River, *** 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 The Big Fork River (French: ''Rivière Grande Fourche''; Ojibwe: ''Baas-achaabaani-ziibi'') is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Starting in the Chippewa National Forest at Dora Lake, it flows for into the Rainy River. See also Big Fo ...

, **** Bear River **** Sturgeon River **** Rice River **** Popple River ***** Dunbar River ****

Bowstring River The Bowstring River is a river of Minnesota, USA. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and ...

***** Turtle River ***

Little Fork River The Little Fork River ( French: ''Rivière Petite Fourche''; Ojibwe: ''Baaganowe-ziibi'') is a river of Minnesota. It flows into the Rainy River. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota *List of longest streams of Minnesota Out of the 6,564 ...

, **** Beaver Brook **** Cross River ***** Deer River **** Ester Brook **** Nett Lake River ***** Lost River **** Rapid River ****

Valley River A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ...

**** 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, ***** Black Duck River **** Moose River **** Johnson River **** Vermilion River ***** Pelican River ****** Elbow River ***** Vermilion Lake ****** Armstrong River ******

****** West Two River ****** Pike River ******* Sand River ****

Echo River The Echo River is a river of Minnesota. The most popular species caught here are Smallmouth bass and Walleye. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi R ...

***** 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 The Nina Moose River is a river of the U.S. state of Minnesota. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at L ...

******** Oyster River ******** Moose River ******** Portage River ******

Bottle River The Bottle River is a river that forms part of the Canada–United States border between Minnesota and Ontario. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota References Minnesota Watersheds
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974) Ri ...

****** 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 The Little Isabella River is a stream in Superior National Forest, a United States National Forest in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The stream runs through Stony River Township, which is part of Lake County. The Little Isabella River Campground ...

*********** Island River ************ Dumbbell River *********** Perent 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 Saganaga Lake is a large lake on the Minnesota – Ontario international border. Most of the lake is protected by the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the United States and by Quetico Provincial Park and La Verendrye Provincial Park ...

******** 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. A–C * Ahmik River *

* Armstrong River *

* Ash River* * Ashley Creek * Badger Creek* *

* * Barton Brook * Basswood River *

Battle Creek Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which e ...

* Baudette River * Bear Creek * Bear Island River * Bear River (Big Fork River tributary) * Bear River (Leech Lake River tributary) * Bear River (Sturgeon River tributary) * Bearskin River * Beartrap River * Beaver Brook, tributary of Little Fork River * Beaver Creek (Big Sioux River tributary) *

* Beaver River (Bear Island River tributary) * Beaver River (Cloquet River tributary) * Beaver River (Lake Superior)* *

* *

* Big Sucker Creek *Big Trout Creek (Winona County) * Birch River * Black Duck River * Black River (Rainy River tributary) * Black River (Red Lake River tributary) * Blackduck River * Blackhoof River* * Blue Earth River * Blueberry River *

* Boulder River *

* Boy River * Brown's Creek (St. Croix River tributary)* * Brule River* * Buffalo Creek * Buffalo River * Bullard Creek* * Burntside River * Camp Creek (Root River tributary)* * Canfield Creek* * Cannon River * Caribou River* * Cascade River* * Cat River * Cedar River * Chippewa River * Chub River * Clearwater River (Mississippi River tributary) * Clearwater River (Red Lake River tributary) *

* * Cobb River * Cottonwood River * Credit River * Crocodile River * Crooked Creek (Mississippi River tributary) *

Crooked Creek (Houston County, Minnesota) Crooked Creek is a stream in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Crooked Creek was so named on account of its irregular course. Habitat Crooked Creek is in Driftless Area. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports tha ...

* * Cross River (Gunflint Lake) * Cross River (Lake Superior)* * Cross River (Little Fork River tributary) * Crow River * Crow Wing River D–H * Dahlgren River * Dark River * Dead Moose River * Dead River (Burntside River tributary) * Dead River (Otter Tail River tributary) * Deer River (Cross River tributary) * Deer River (Mississippi River tributary) * Des Moines River * Devil Track River* * Diversion Creek * Dumbbell River * Dunbar River * Dunka River *

* East Branch Baptism River * East Branch Beaver River* * East Branch Blue Earth River * East Branch Chippewa River *

East Branch Rat Root River East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sunrise, Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from ...

* East Branch Rock River * East Branch Sturgeon River * East Branch Warroad River * East Fork Des Moines River * East Fork Rapid River * East Fork Twelvemile Creek * East Savanna River * East Split Rock River * East Swan River* * East Two River (St. Louis River tributary) * East Two River (Vermilion Lake) *

* Egg River * Elbow River * Elk River * Elm Creek * Embarrass River *

* * Ester Brook *

* * First River * Fish Hook River * Flandreau Creek * Floodwood River * Flute Reed River* * French River * Frost River * Gentilly River *

* * Grand Marais Creek * Granite River * Greenwood River (Brule River tributary)* * Greenwood River (Stony River tributary) *

Gull River (Crow Wing River tributary) The Gull River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed December 26, 2012 tributary of the Crow Wing River in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Rising at the outlet of Gull Lake, i ...

* Gull River (Turtle River tributary) * Hawk Creek * Hay Creek* * Heron Lake Outlet * High Island Creek * Hill River (Lost River tributary) * Hill River (Willow River tributary) * Horse River * Hunting Shack River * Hustler River 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) The Kettle is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the St. Croix River in eastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the St. Croix River ...

, tributary of St. Croix River * Kimball Creek * Knife River (Lake Superior)* * Knife River, tributary of Birch Lake * Knife River (Snake River tributary) * Korb 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)* *

, 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 Gooseberry River * Little Hill River * Little Indian Sioux River * Little Iowa River *

* *

* Little Knife River (Lake County, Minnesota) * Little Knife River (St. Louis County, Minnesota) * Little Langley River * Little Le Sueur River *

* * Little Marais River * Little Minnesota River * Little Mississippi River * Little Net River* *

* Little Partridge River * Little Pine River * Little Pony River * Little River *

* Little Stewart River* * Little Sucker River * Little Swan River *

* Little Tamarack River *Little Trout Valley (Winona County)* * 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) The Little Willow River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 26, 2012 tributary of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota, United States. It rises in western ...

* 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 Tamarack River M–O * Manitou River* * Maple River * Marsh River * McCarty River * Middle River * Middle Branch Blue Earth River * Middle Branch Root River* * Middle Branch Rush River * Middle Branch Two Rivers * Middle Fork Crow River * Middle Fork Whitewater River* * Middle Fork Zumbro River *

* *

Money Creek (Root River tributary) Money Creek is a stream in Houston and Winona counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Root River. Money Creek was so named when a passerby's money blew into the creek and was lost. Habitat According to the Minnesota D ...

* *

Moose River (Namakan Lake) The Moose River (Namakan Lake) is a river of Minnesota. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itas ...

* Moose River (Nina Moose River tributary) *

Moose River (Thief Lake) The Moose River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 tributary of Thief Lake in northwestern Minnesota, the United States. The outflow from Thief Lake drain ...

* Moose River (Willow River tributary) * Mud River (Red Lake) * Mud River (Thief River tributary) * Mustinka River * Necktie River *

* * Net River* * Nett Lake River *

* Okabena Creek * Onion River* * Otter River *

* Oyster River P–R * Paleface River * Partridge River (Crow Wing River tributary) * Partridge River (St. Louis River tributary) * Pelican River (Otter Tail River tributary) * Pelican River (Vermilion River tributary) * Perch Creek * Perent River * Phoebe River * Pigeon River (Minnesota–Ontario), tributary of Lake Superior * Pigeon River (Mississippi River tributary) * Pike River * Pine Creek (Mississippi River tributary) * Pine Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) * Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary)* * Pine River (Kettle River tributary) * Pine River (Minnesota–Ontario), tributary of Granite River * Pine River (Mississippi River tributary) * Pine River (Saint Louis River tributary)* *

* Platte River * Plum Creek * Pokegama River * Pomme de Terre River *

Poplar River (Lake Superior) The Poplar River is a river in northeastern Minnesota that drains into Lake Superior. Name The Poplar River derives its English name from a translation of its Ojibwe name. Joseph Gilfillan identified the Ojibwe name of the Poplar River as ''Ga-ma ...

* * Poplar River (Lost River tributary) * Popple River * Portage River (Fish Hook River tributary) * Portage River (Moose Horn River tributary) * Portage River (Nina Moose River tributary) * Potato River * Prairie River (Big Sandy Lake) * Prairie River (Mississippi River tributary) * Rabbit River (Bois de Sioux) *

Rabbit River (Mississippi River tributary) The Rabbit River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed December 26, 2012 tributary of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota, United States. It rises at the outlet of ...

* Rainy River * Range River * Rapid River (Little Fork River tributary) *

Rapid River (Rainy River tributary) The Rapid River is a river of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Rainy River. Course The Rapid River originates in Beltrami Island State Forest. It flows very near to Upper Red Lake Peatlands National Natural Landmark. It is a meandering ...

* Rat Root River * Red Lake River * Red River *

* Redeye River *

* Reservation River * Rice Creek * Rice River (Big Fork River tributary) *

Rice River (Little Fork River tributary) The Wild Rice River is a river of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Little Fork River. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journe ...

* Rice River (Mississippi River tributary) * Riceford Creek* * Ripple River * Rock River *

Rollingstone Creek Rollingstone Creek is a stream in Winona County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Rollingstone Creek is the figurative translation of the native Dakota language name for the creek, which is literally translated "the stream where the stone rolls". ...

* * Root River * Roseau River * Royal River *

Rush Creek (Root River tributary) Rush Creek is a stream in Fillmore and Winona counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Root River, which it joins in Rushford, Minnesota. History The creek was named for the rush plants lining its banks. Rush Creek s ...

* * Rush River S * St. Croix River * St. Francis River *

* Sand Creek (Minnesota River tributary) *

Sand Creek (St. Croix River tributary) Sand Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota), St. Croix River in Pine County, Minnesota, Pine Co ...

* Sand Hill River * Sand River (Pike River tributary) * Sand River (Stony River tributary) * Sandy River (Mississippi River tributary) *

Sandy River (Red Lake) The Sandy River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 tributary of Red Lake in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. See also *List of rivers of Minnes ...

* Sauk River * Sawbill Creek * Schoolcraft River * Sea Gull River * Shagawa River * Shakopee Creek * Shannon River * Shell River * Shell Rock River *

* Skunk Creek * Skunk River (Crow River tributary) * Skunk River (Platte River tributary) * Sleepy Eye Creek * Snake River (Elk River tributary) * Snake River (Isabella River tributary) * Snake River (Red River of the North tributary) * Snake River (St. Croix River tributary) * South Branch Battle River * South Branch Buffalo River * South Branch Grindstone River * South Branch Little Elk River * South Branch Manitou River* * South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River * South Branch Partridge River * South Branch Root River* * South Branch Rush River * South Branch Snake River *

South Branch Sunrise River South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sun� ...

* South Branch Two Rivers * South Branch Vermillion River * South Branch Whiteface River * South Branch Wild Rice River * South Branch Yellow Medicine River * South Brule River * South Cormorant River * South Kawishiwi River * South Fork Black River * South Fork Crooked Creek * South Fork Crow River * South Fork Groundhouse River * South Fork Nemadji River * South Fork Pine River * South Fork Rabbit River * South Fork Root River* * South Fork Roseau River * South Fork Watab River * South Fork Watonwan River * South Fork Whitewater River* * South Fork Willow River *

South Fork Yellow Bank River The Yellow Bank River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the Minnesota River in western Minnesota in the United States. It is formed by ...

* South Fork Zumbro River * South Two River * Split Rock River (tributary of Lake Superior)* * Split Rock River (Kettle River tributary) * Spring Creek * Spring Branch Swan River *Spring Valley Creek (Fillmore and Mower Counties)* * Stanchfield Creek * Steamboat River * Stewart River* * Stony River * Straight River (central Minnesota) (tributary of Fish Hook River) * Straight River (southern Minnesota) (tributary of Cannon River)* * Stuart River *

Sturgeon River (Big Fork River tributary) The Sturgeon River is a river of Minnesota, located in Koochiching County near Big Falls. It is a tributary of the Big Fork River. Sturgeon River was named for its lake sturgeon. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 n ...

* Sturgeon River (Little Fork River tributary) *

* Swamp River * Swan River (central Minnesota) * Swan River (northern Minnesota) * Swift River T–Z *

* Talmadge River* *

Tamarac River (Red Lake) The Tamarac River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 tributary of Red Lake in northern Minnesota in the United States. See also *List of rivers of Minnes ...

* Tamarac River (Red River of the North tributary) * Tamarack River *

* * Thief River * Third River * Thompson Creek (Root River tributary)* *

*Trout Brook ( Anoka and Wright Counties) * Trout Brook (Dakota and Goodhue Counties)* *Trout Brook (Pine County) * Trout Brook (Ramsey County, Minnesota) *Trout Brook ( Wabasha County, Minnesota)* *Trout Brook, Mazeppa Creek (Wabasha and Goodhue Counties)* *Trout Brook ( Washington County, Minnesota)* *Trout Creek (Todd County) *Trout Creek (Itasca County) *Trout Creek (Winona County) *Trout Ponds Creek (Winona)* *Trout Run (Winona County, Whitewater Watershed)* *Trout Run (Filmore and Winona Counties)* * 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 Tamarack River * Us-kab-wan-ka River* * Valley Creek *

* Vermilion River (Itasca County) * Vermillion River (Dakota County)* * Vern River *

* Watab River * Watonwan River * Watson Creek (Minnesota)* *

* White Earth River * Whiteface River * Whitewater River* * Wild Rice River * Wildcat Creek (Minnesota)* * Whitney Brook *

Willow River (Kettle River tributary) The Willow River is a tributary of the Kettle River in eastern Minnesota in the United States. It is one of three rivers by that name in Minnesota. Via the Kettle and St. Croix rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. De ...

Willow River (Little Fork River tributary) The Willow River is a river of Minnesota. It rises in St. Louis County near Gheen and flows into the Little Fork River in Class County, near Silverdale. Willow River is part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin. See also *List of rivers of Minneso ...

Willow River (Mississippi River tributary) The Willow River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 76 mi (122 km) long, in northern Minnesota in the United States. It rises in It is formed by the confluence of the North Fork Willow River and South Fork Willow River ...

* Wing River (Leaf River tributary) * Wing River (Rapid River tributary) * Winnebago Creek* * Winter Road River * Wisel Creek* *

* Zumbro River

References

* *USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – State of Minnesota (DOI: 1974), published: 1976 *

External links

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