Minnesota River Basin Overview



Explore the Minnesota River Basin by taking a tour of the mainstem or tributary rivers		These require the flash plug-in. Download here.
	Google Earth Flyover of Basin Minnesota River Virtual Tour High Island Creek Watershed Tour Little Cottonwood River Tour Rush River Watershed Tour Seven Mile Creek Tour Interviews of Longtime Residents	Early Explorer's Journal: Joseph Nicollet (5.5 mb) Historic Aerial Photo Animations Glaciation (0.5 mb) Valley Formation & River Warren (0.5 mb) Interactive Hydrograph (3.2 mb) Wetland Loss (1.1 mb) Wetland Restoration (1.6 mb) Lakeshore Development (6.0 mb)




	Basin Basics Basin Fast Facts Come for a Visit Minnesota-Mississippi Rivers River Profile Watershed Watersheds Across Scales Wetlands

	History Minnesota River Timeline Glaciation Valley Formation Floods Historic Images (1830s) Steamboating (1850s) Place Names Wetlands

	Landscape & Wildlife Birds \| Birding Resources Fish Mammals Prairies Wetlands What is it? Intriguing Places


	Water Quality State of the Minnesota River Reports State of the Minnesota River: Water Quality Monitoring Summary 2000-2005 Impaired Waters in the Minnesota River Basin Water Quality Overview Advancing the Clean Up
	mrbdc home This page was last updated 3/09 Minnesota River Basin Data Center \| Minnesota State University, Mankato 184 Trafton Science Center S, Mankato, MN 56001 \| Phone: (507)389-5492 \| FAX: (507)389-5493 \| Email: mrbdc@mnsu.edu