Des Moines River

Location Southwestern Minnesota; Murray, Cottonwood, and Jackson Counties DNR T & W Southern Regional Office (507) 359-6067

• The Des Moines River has few rapids, and none are more difficult than Class I. Several dams must be portaged. Downed trees and logjams can present a hazard occasionally. The width is between 50-200 feet and flows through a flat iron shaped plateau, called the "Coteau de Prairies" by early French explorers.
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• Few rapids: Class I. River rapids ratings.