Cobb River (Minnesota)

Cobb River
The river at the former site of Zieglers Ford Bridge in Blue Earth County
Cobb River (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Cobb River (Minnesota)
Mouth of Cobb River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesBlue Earth, Waseca, Fairbault, and Freeborn Counties
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates43°45′16″N 93°34′48″W / 43.7544007°N 93.5799416°W / 43.7544007; -93.5799416
Mouth 
 • coordinates
44°04′39″N 94°00′03″W / 44.0774656°N 94.0007877°W / 44.0774656; -94.0007877
Length78.6-mile-long (126.5 km)
Basin features
ProgressionCobb River→ Le Sueur River→ Minnesota River→ Mississippi River→ Gulf of Mexico
River systemLe Sueur River
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Cobb River

The Cobb River (also known as the Big Cobb River) and its tributary the Little Cobb River are small rivers in southern Minnesota in the United States. The Cobb River is a 78.6-mile-long (126.5 km)[1] tributary of the Le Sueur River. Via the Le Sueur, Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.[2][3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 5, 2012
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Cobb River
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cobb River