Minnesota's watershed basins
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.
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1. Lake Superior - North |
29. Cottonwood River |
57. Red River of the North |
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2. Lake Superior - South |
30. Blue Earth River |
58. Buffalo River |
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3. St. Louis River |
31. Watonwan River |
59. Marsh River |
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4. CLoquet River |
32. Le Sueur River |
60. Wild Rice River |
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5. Nemadji River |
33. Minnesota River - Shakopee |
61. Sandhill River |
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7. Mississippi River - Headwaters |
34. St. Croix River - Upper |
62. Upper/Lower Red Lake |
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8. Leech Lake River |
35. Kettle River |
63. Red Lake River |
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9. Mississippi River - Grand Rapids |
36. Snake River |
65. Thief River |
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10. Mississippi River - Brainerd |
37. St. Croix River - Stillwater |
66. Clearwater River |
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11. Pine River |
38. Mississippi River & Lake Pepin |
67. Grand Marais Creek |
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12. Crow Wing River |
39. Cannon River |
68. Snake River |
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13. Redeye River |
40. Mississippi River - Winona |
69. Tamarac / Joe Rivers |
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14. Long Prairie River |
41. Zumbro River |
70. Two River |
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15. Mississippi River - Sartell |
42. Mississippi River - La Crescent |
71. Roseau River |
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16. Sauk River |
43. Root River |
72. Rainy River - Headwaters |
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17. Mississippi River - St. Cloud |
44. Mississippi River - Reno |
73. Vermilion River |
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18. North Fork Crow River |
46. Upper Iowa River |
74. Rainy River - Rainy Lake |
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19. South Fork Crow River |
47. Wapsipinican River |
75. Rainy River - Manitou |
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20. Mississippi River |
48. Cedar River |
76. Little Fork River |
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21. Rum River |
49. Shell Rock River |
77. Big Fork River |
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22. Minnesota River - Headwaters |
50. Winnebago River |
78. Rapid River |
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23. Pomme de Terre River |
51. West Fork Des Moines - Head |
79. Rainy River - Baudette |
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24. Lac qui Parle River |
52. West Fork Des Moines - Lower |
80. Lake of the Woods |
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25. Minnesota River - Granite Falls |
53. East Fork Des Moines |
81. Big Sioux - Medary Creek |
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26. Chippewa River |
54. Bois de Sioux River |
82. Big Sioux - Pipestone |
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27. Redwood River |
55. Mustinka River |
83. Rock River |
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28. Minnesota River - Mankato |
56. Otter Tail River |
84. Little Sioux River |