Little Minnesota River | |
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![]() Map of the Minnesota River watershed with the Little Minnesota River highlighted | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | South Dakota, Minnesota |
Counties | Roberts and Marshall Counties, Traverse and Big Stone Counties Minnesota |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Veblen, South Dakota, Easter Township, South Dakota |
• coordinates | 45°41′20″N 97°00′12″W / 45.689022°N 97.003452°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Big Stone Lake |
• coordinates | 45°33′14″N 96°47′43″W / 45.55390°N 96.79540°W |
Length | 71.4 mi-long (114.9 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Standfast Creek, Jorgenson River |
The Little Minnesota River is a 71.4-mile-long (114.9 km)[1] headwaters tributary of the Minnesota River in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota in the United States.[2] Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.[3]