Minnesota River

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river tributary

The Minnesota River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota, flowing through agricultural and prairie landscapes before joining the Mississippi near the Twin Cities.

Aliases (2)

Minnesota River Valley ×1
Minnesota River basin ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → tributary →
basinCountry	United States →
confluenceCity	Mendota → St. Paul metropolitan area →
confluenceLocation	near the Twin Cities →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
crossedBy	Interstate 35W → Interstate 494 → U.S. Highway 169 NERFINISHED →
drainageBasin	Minnesota River watershed → Upper Mississippi River basin →
flowsDirection	generally southeast →
flowsThrough	agricultural landscapes → prairie landscapes → southern Minnesota →
hasTributary	Blue Earth River → Chippewa River (Minnesota) → Lac qui Parle River → Pomme de Terre River → Yellow Medicine River →
knownFor	high sediment load → nutrient pollution issues →
length	approximately 332 miles → approximately 534 km →
locatedIn	Minnesota → South Dakota NERFINISHED →
majorUse	agriculture irrigation → recreation → wildlife habitat →
mouthOf	Mississippi River →
nameLanguageOrigin	Dakota language →
partOf	Mississippi River system →
passesThrough	Granite Falls, Minnesota → Mankato, Minnesota → Montevideo, Minnesota → New Ulm, Minnesota → Shakopee, Minnesota →
protectedAreaAlong	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge → Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area →
region	Upper Midwest NERFINISHED →
sourceLocation	Big Stone Lake NERFINISHED → Minnesota–South Dakota border →
state	Minnesota → South Dakota NERFINISHED →
tributaryOf	Mississippi River →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hennepin County → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States →	hasRiver
Minnesota →	hasMajorRiver
Mississippi River basin ("Minnesota River basin") →	hasPart
Fort Snelling →	locatedAtConfluenceOf
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States →	locatedOn
Minneapolis →	locatedOnRiver
Dakota War of 1862 ("Minnesota River Valley") →	location
Mississippi River →	majorTributary
Minneapolis–Saint Paul →	traversedByRiver