| Le Sueur River | |
|---|---|
 The Le Sueur River near its mouth in South Bend Township in 2007 | |
 Map of the Blue Earth watershed that shows the Le Sueur River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hartland Township, Freeborn County |
| • coordinates | 43°46′03″N 93°28′13″W / 43.76750°N 93.47028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,279 ft (390 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Blue Earth River |
• location | South Bend Township, Blue Earth County |
• coordinates | 44°07′36″N 94°02′52″W / 44.12667°N 94.04778°W[1] |
• elevation | 774 ft (236 m)[2] |
| Length | 110.9 mi (178.5 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1,089 sq mi (2,820 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Rapidan[5] |
| • average | 549 cu ft/s (15.5 m3/s)[5] |
| • minimum | 1.6 cu ft/s (0.045 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 24,700 cu ft/s (700 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cobb River, Maple River |
The Le Sueur River (lay-SEWER)[6] is a tributary of the Blue Earth River, 111 miles (178 km) long, in southern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Blue Earth and Minnesota Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 1,089 square miles (2,280 km2). It is the largest tributary of the Blue Earth River, draining 31% of its watershed.[4]
Le Sueur River was named for Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, a French explorer of North America.[7]
- ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System entry for Le Sueur River (Feature ID #646550)". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
- ^ "Le Sueur River Major Watershed". Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2000-06-06. pp. Streams within the Le Sueur River Major Watershed. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ a b "Watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin". Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2005-12-01. pp. Minnesota River Basin: Blue Earth, Watonwan, and Le Sueur River Watersheds. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ a b Mitton, G. B.; K. G. Guttormson; G. W. Stratton; E. S. Wakeman. "Water Resources Data in Minnesota, Water Year 2005 Annual Report". United States Geological Survey. pp. Le Sueur River near Rapidan, MN. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ "The Columbia Gazetteer of North America". Columbia University Press, bartleby.com. 2001 [2000]. pp. Le Sueur River. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 566.