Minnesota River State Water Trail: State Highway 4 to LeSueur

Location Southern MN; Brown, Nicollet, Blue Earth, and Le Sueur Counties DNR Parks and Trails Southern Regional Office 507-359-6067 Map (Order map)

From State Highway Four to LeSueur, the Minnesota River flows gently through the fertile farmland of the southwestern part of the state.

The Minnesota River today is far removed from the powerful glacial River Warren that carved out its wide valley.

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There are no major rapids. About rapids classes.