Minnesota River

E71476

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Minnesota River canonical	47
Minnesota River Valley	6
Minnesota River watershed	3
Minnesota River basin	2
Minnesota River at Montevideo	1
Minnesota River valley	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ tributary ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
confluenceCity	Mendota ⓘ Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ surface form: St. Paul metropolitan area
confluenceLocation	near the Twin Cities ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Interstate 35W ⓘ Interstate 494 ⓘ U.S. Highway 169 NERFINISHED ⓘ
drainageBasin	Minnesota River watershed ⓘ Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ
majorUse	agriculture irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ
mouthOf	Mississippi River ⓘ
nameLanguageOrigin	Dakota language ⓘ
partOf	Mississippi River ⓘ surface form: 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	Midwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Upper Midwest
sourceLocation	Big Stone Lake ⓘ Minnesota–South Dakota border ⓘ
state	Minnesota ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ
tributaryOf	Mississippi River ⓘ

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Minneapolis–Saint Paul → traversedByRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Minneapolis → locatedOnRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Mississippi River → majorTributary → Minnesota River ⓘ

Minnesota → hasMajorRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Dakota War of 1862 → location → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River Valley

Mississippi River basin → hasPart → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River basin

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States → locatedOn → Minnesota River ⓘ

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States → hasRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Hennepin County → hasRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Fort Snelling → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Minnesota River ⓘ

Eagan, Minnesota → hasWaterBody → Minnesota River ⓘ

Bloomington, Minnesota → traversedByRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Burnsville, Minnesota → hasRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Dakota County, Minnesota → bordersRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Carver County, Minnesota → hasRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Scott County, Minnesota → locatedOnRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Bloomington → locatedOnRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Wold–Chamberlain Field → locatedNear → Minnesota River ⓘ

Eastern Dakota → historicalRegion → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River valley

Mdewakanton Dakota → traditionalTerritory → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River Valley

Little Crow → placeOfActivity → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River Valley

Taoyateduta → associatedWith → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River Valley

Mankato (Dakota leader) → areaOfActivity → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River Valley

Big Eagle → placeOfActivity → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River Valley

Mankato, Minnesota → locatedOnRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Le Sueur County, Minnesota → borders → Minnesota River ⓘ

Minnesota State Highway 60 → crosses → Minnesota River ⓘ

southern Minnesota → traversedBy → Minnesota River ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Minnesota

Mendota → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Minnesota River ⓘ

subject surface form: Mendota, Minnesota

Mendota → locatedOnWaterbody → Minnesota River ⓘ

subject surface form: Mendota, Minnesota

Shakopee, Minnesota → locatedOn → Minnesota River ⓘ

Shakopee, Minnesota → river → Minnesota River ⓘ

Shakopee, Minnesota → hasRiverfront → Minnesota River ⓘ

Granite Falls, Minnesota → locatedOnRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

New Ulm, Minnesota → locatedOnRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Montevideo, Minnesota → locatedNear → Minnesota River ⓘ

Montevideo, Minnesota → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Minnesota River ⓘ

Montevideo, Minnesota → hasRiver → Minnesota River ⓘ

Montevideo, Minnesota → locatedInWatershed → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River watershed

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge → follows → Minnesota River ⓘ

Blue Earth River → partOf → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River watershed

Blue Earth River → mouthOf → Minnesota River ⓘ

Blue Earth River → flowsInto → Minnesota River ⓘ

Blue Earth River → tributaryOf → Minnesota River ⓘ

Blue Earth River → drainageBasin → Minnesota River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minnesota River basin

Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area → follows → Minnesota River ⓘ

Fort Snelling State Park → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Minnesota River ⓘ

Fort Snelling State Park → hasViewOf → Minnesota River ⓘ

Fort St. Anthony (early name) → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Minnesota River ⓘ

subject surface form: Fort St. Anthony

Fort St. Anthony (early name) → overlooks → Minnesota River ⓘ

subject surface form: Fort St. Anthony