Little Cottonwood River
| Little Cottonwood River | ||
 The Little Cottonwood River near its mouth (2007) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 646788 | |
| location | Minnesota (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Minnesota River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source |
Amboy Township , Cottonwood County 44 ° 2 ′ 28 " N , 95 ° 11 ′ 35" W. |
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| Source height | 447 m | |
| muzzle |
Minnesota River , Cambria Township , Blue Earth County Coordinates: 44 ° 15 ′ 5 " N , 94 ° 19 ′ 47" W, 44 ° 15 ′ 5 " N , 94 ° 19 ′ 47" W |
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| Mouth height | 236 m | |
| Height difference | 211 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.6 ‰ | |
| length | 133 km | |
| Catchment area | 596 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
2 m³ / s |
The Little Cottonwood River is a 133 km long tributary of the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota in the United States .
About the Minnesota River it is part of the catchment area of the Mississippi River and drains an area of 596 km² in an agricultural region.
The river rises south of Jeffers in Amboy Township in Cottonwood County , where it begins as a drainage ditch . At its upper reaches, the river follows a more north-easterly direction and flows past rock outcrops such as the Jeffers Petroglyphs . It flows through Brown County and then reaches the northwest of Blue Earth County , where it flows into the Minnesota River in Cambria Township , about 11 km southeast of New Ulm . Most of its lower reaches runs roughly parallel to the Cottonwood River , which lies between 5 and 15 km further north. The catchment area of the river is narrow and has no major tributaries. The terrain in this area consists mainly of ground moraine fields and in the 1990s 90% of the area was cultivated for agriculture.
The fish species found in the river include black dwarf catfish and yellow catfish , stone bass , sucker carp , and various types of jumping bass .
At the gauge of the United States Geological Survey in Cambria Township, about 1100 m above the river mouth, the average discharge rate between 1974 and 2005 was 2 m³ / s. The highest measured value during this period was on June 20, 1993 with 100 m³ / s and the lowest was measured on September 17, 1977 with (rounded) 0 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Little Cottonwood River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin. . Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. S. Minnesota River Basin: Middle and Lower Minnesota River Watersheds . December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
- ↑ a b Minnesota River Basin Data Center. . Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato . S. Little Cottonwood River Virtual Tour . June 6, 2000. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
- ^ Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer . DeLorme , Yarmouth, Me. 1994, ISBN 0-89933-222-6 , pp. 21, 30-31.
- ^ GB Mitton, KG Guttormson, GW Stratton, ES Wakeman: Water Resources Data in Minnesota, Water Year 2005 Annual Report. . United States Geological Survey . S. Little Cottonwood River near Courtland, MN (PDF; 145 kB). Retrieved June 3, 2007.
