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Encyclopedia > Redwood River

The Redwood River watershed is one of 13 major watersheds feeding the Minnesota River. The watershed consists of 703 square miles (1821 square kilometers). The river is located in southwestern Minnesota. Its source is in Pipestone County. It flows 80 miles (129 km) north and east though the cities of Marshall and Redwood Falls, where Redwood Lake, a reservoir is located 2 miles (3.2 km) from the spot where the river empties into the Minnesota River. A watershed or catchment basin is the region of land whose water drains into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean. ... The Minnesota River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the state of Minnesota in the United States. ... Pipestone County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ... Marshall is the name of several places in the United States of America: Marshall, Alaska Marshall, Arkansas Marshall, Illinois Marshall, Indiana Marshall, Michigan Marshall, Minnesota Marshall, Missouri Marshall, Oklahoma Marshall, North Carolina Marshall, Texas Marshall, Virginia Marshall, Wisconsin Marshall, Dane County, Wisconsin Marshall, Richland County, Wisconsin Marshall, Rusk County, Wisconsin... Redwood Falls is a city located in Redwood County, Minnesota. ...


The name of the river is a translation of the Lakota name "Chanshyapi" ("chan" meaning wood, "sha" meaning red, and "ayapi" meaning "are on"). The name refers to the "redwood" (Eastern Juniper) trees that grow along the river’s banks. The Lakota (friends or allies, sometimes also spelled Lakhota) are a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux (see Names). ... Binomial name Juniperus virginiana L. The Eastern Juniper (Juniperus virginiana), is a widespread North American species of juniper, often also called Eastern Redcedar (though it is unrelated to the cedars). ...


External links

  • Map of Redwood River watershed from the Cottonwood-Redwood Rivers Control Area (http://www.rcrca.com/images/redwoodmap.jpg)
  • Redwood River Watershed from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/basins/mnriver/redwood.html)

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MPCA - Redwood River Watershed (2727 words)
The 703 square mile, Redwood River Watershed, is situated between the Yellow Medicine River Watershed to the east and the Cottonwood River Watershed to the west.
The Redwood River wanders around the corners of Lincoln, Pipestone, Murray, and Lyon counties as a temporary stream, then flows northeast toward the slope of the Coteau, Characterized by landscapes with long northeast facing slopes of moderate steepness, the majority of the Coteau (72%) is classified as having moderate to high water erosion potential.
Seasonal patterns often influence flow discharge patterns in the Redwood River; the general trend is for flows to increase in spring, peak in late spring to early summer, and decline through late summer.
Redwood River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (167 words)
The Redwood River watershed is one of 13 major watersheds feeding the Minnesota River.
It flows 80 miles (129 km) north and east though the cities of Marshall and Redwood Falls, where Redwood Lake, a reservoir is located 2 miles (3.2 km) from the spot where the river empties into the Minnesota River.
The name of the river is a translation of the Lakota name "Chanshyapi" ("chan" meaning wood, "sha" meaning red, and "ayapi" meaning "are on").
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