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Encyclopedia > Zumbro River
The South Fork of the Zumbro River, passing through Rochester's flood control project
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The South Fork of the Zumbro River, passing through Rochester's flood control project

The Zumbro River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the Driftless Zone of southeastern Minnesota in the United States. It is about 50 mi (80 km) long from the confluence of its principal tributaries and drains a watershed of 1,428 sq mi (3699 sq km). Downtown Rochester and the South Fork of the Zumbro River Rochester is a city located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. ... A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Driftless Area is an area of about 20,000 square miles in southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa which was by-passed by the continental glaciers. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Official language(s) None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... A watershed is a region of land where water flows into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean. ...


Course

The Zumbro rises as three forks:

  • The South Fork Zumbro River, about 50 mi (80 km) long, rises about 2 mi (3 km) north of Hatfield in southern Dodge County and flows generally eastwardly into Olmsted County, where it turns northward at Rochester and flows into southwestern Wabasha County. The South Fork's course through Rochester has been channelized as part of a flood control project. It is dammed in Wabasha County to form Zumbro Lake.
  • The Middle Fork Zumbro River, about 40 mi (65 km) long, rises in northeastern Steele County, about 4 mi (6 km) west of West Concord and flows generally eastwardly through northern Dodge, southwestern Goodhue and northeastern Olmsted Counties, past Pine Island and Oronoco. At Pine Island it collects the North Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River, which rises in southwestern Goodhue County and flows eastwardly through southern Goodhue and northern Dodge Counties. At Oronoco it collects the South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River, which rises in eastern Steele County and flows eastwardly into Dodge County, past Mantorville. The Middle Fork meets the South Fork in north-central Olmsted County as part of Zumbro Lake.
  • The North Fork Zumbro River, about 50 mi (80 km) long, rises 5 mi (8 km) east of Faribault in southwestern Rice County and flows eastwardly through southern Goodhue and southwestern Wabasha Counties, past Kenyon, Wanamingo, Zumbrota and Mazeppa.

The North and South Forks join about 4 mi (6 km) east of Mazeppa in southwestern Wabasha County, and the Zumbro River flows eastwardly through Wabasha County, through the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest and past Zumbro Falls, Hammond, Millville and Kellogg. It flows into the Mississippi River about 4 mi (6 km) east of Kellogg. Hatfield is a city located in Pipestone County, Minnesota. ... Dodge County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ... Olmstead County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ... Downtown Rochester and the South Fork of the Zumbro River Rochester is a city located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. ... Wabasha County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ... This article is about stream channelization. ... Look up Flood on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... Steele County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ... West Concord is a city located in Dodge County, Minnesota. ... Goodhue County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ... Pine Island is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... Oronoco is a city located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. ... Mantorville is a city located in Dodge County, Minnesota. ... Faribault is a city located in Rice County, Minnesota. ... Rice County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ... Kenyon is a city located in Goodhue County, Minnesota. ... Wanamingo is a city located in Goodhue County, Minnesota. ... Zumbrota is a city located in Goodhue County, Minnesota. ... Mazeppa is a city located in Wabasha County, Minnesota. ... Zumbro Falls is a city located in Wabasha County, Minnesota. ... Hammond is a city located in Wabasha County, Minnesota. ... Millville is a city located in Wabasha County, Minnesota. ... Kellogg is a city located in Wabasha County, Minnesota. ...


See also

This is a list of rivers in the state of Minnesota in the United States This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ...

References

  • Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
  • Waters, Thomas F. (1977). The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8.

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Encyclopedia: Rochester, Minnesota (4933 words)
Downtown Rochester and the South Fork of the Zumbro River
The South Fork of the Zumbro River, passing through Rochesters flood control project The Zumbro River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the Driftless Zone of southeastern Minnesota in the United States.
The lake was used as a cooling pond for the nearby electrical power plant for many years, although the amount of water used for this purpose has been significantly reduced.
Chapter 1, from "History of Wabasha County" (MN-1884 book). (3513 words)
Either accompanying the missionary, devoted to a life of poverty, or in his immediate rear, came the trader, devoted to a life of gain, so that a chapel was hardly surmounted by a cross before a trading-house stood by its side.
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Every foot of the ground within range, covered by the small arms in the loopholes of the palisades, the flanks of the inclosure similarly covered and protected, and facing the river, where the bateaux were moored, an abrupt slope to the water, easily guarded and defended.
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