This map shows the 8 major basins and 81 major surface water watersheds (there are none numbered 6, 45, or 64 in Minnesota). The table below lists the watersheds by name.
1. Lake Superior - North | 29. Cottonwood River | 57. Red River of the North |
2. Lake Superior - South | 30. Blue Earth River | 58. Buffalo River |
3. St. Louis River | 31. Watonwan River | 59. Marsh River |
4. Cloquet River | 32. Le Sueur River | 60. Wild Rice River |
5. Nemadji River | 33. Minnesota River - Shakopee | 61. Sandhill River |
7. Mississippi River - Headwaters | 34. St. Croix River - Upper | 62. Upper/Lower Red Lake |
8. Leech Lake River | 35. Kettle River | 63. Red Lake River |
9. Mississippi River - Grand Rapids | 36. Snake River | 65. Thief River |
10. Mississippi River - Brainerd | 37. St. Croix River - Stillwater | 66. Clearwater River |
11. Pine River | 38. Mississippi River & Lake Pepin | 67. Grand Marais Creek |
12. Crow Wing River | 39. Cannon River | 68. Snake River |
13. Redeye River | 40. Mississippi River - Winona | 69. Tamarac / Joe Rivers |
14. Long Prairie River | 41. Zumbro River | 70. Two River |
15. Mississippi River - Sartell | 42. Mississippi River - La Crescent | 71. Roseau River |
16. Sauk River | 43. Root River | 72. Rainy River - Headwaters |
17. Mississippi River - St. Cloud | 44. Mississippi River - Reno | 73. Vermilion River |
18. North Fork Crow River | 46. Upper Iowa River | 74. Rainy River - Rainy Lake |
19. South Fork Crow River | 47. Wapsipinicon River | 75. Rainy River - Manitou |
20. Mississippi River | 48. Cedar River | 76. Little Fork River |
21. Rum River | 49. Shell Rock River | 77. Big Fork River |
22. Minnesota River - Headwaters | 50. Winnebago River | 78. Rapid River |
23. Pomme de Terre River | 51. West Fork Des Moines - Head | 79. Rainy River - Baudette |
24. Lac qui Parle River | 52. West Fork Des Moines - Lower | 80. Lake of the Woods |
25. Minnesota River - Granite Falls | 53. East Fork Des Moines | 81. Big Sioux - Medary Creek |
26. Chippewa River | 54. Bois de Sioux River | 82. Big Sioux - Pipestone |
27. Redwood River | 55. Mustinka River | 83. Rock River |
28. Minnesota River - Mankato | 56. Otter Tail River | 84. Little Sioux River |