Minnesota is the right tributary of the Mississippi River in Minnesota , USA . The river is 534 km long. Its pool area is about 44,000 km², of which 38,200 km² are in Minnesota and 5,200 km² in South Dakota and Iowa [1] .
| Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| English Minnesota | |
 Mendot Bridge over the Minnesota River, just above the mouth. | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 534 km |
| Swimming pool | 44,000 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | Big Stone |
| • Height | 294 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Mississippi |
| • Height | 210 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| A country |
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| Region | Minnesota |
 - source  - mouth | |
The river originates in the southwest of Minnesota in Big Stone Lake and flows southeast to Mankeyto , after which it turns to the northeast.
The River Valley is the birthplace and center of the canning industry in Minnesota [2] [3] .
On June 19, 1852, the US Congress , acting at the request of the territorial legislature of Minnesota, approved the local name of the river as official. [4] [5]
Notes
- ↑ Minnesota River Basin (inaccessible link) . Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Date of treatment June 6, 2015. Archived on September 17, 2015.
- ↑ Peas, corn and beyond: Minnesota's Green Giant company was a canned food pioneer . MinnPost (1 August 2013). Date of treatment October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Minnesota: A State Guide . - US History Publishers, 1938. - P. 388–. - ISBN 978-1-60354-022-3 .
- ↑ "Minnesota State" (inaccessible link) . Minnesota Historical Society .. Date accessed March 21, 2010. Archived March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Mary Wheelhouse Berthel. Horns of Thunder: The Life and Times of James M. Goodhue : [ eng. ] . - Minnesota Historical Society, 1948-06. - P. 179–. - ISBN 978-0-87351-518-4 .
Links
- History of the Minnesota River Valley . www.mnriv.com . Circulation date May 1, 2019.