Root River (Mississippi River)
| Root River | ||
 Location of the Root River |
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| Water code | US : 650249 | |
| location | Minnesota (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi | |
| Drain over | Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | at Chatfield 43 ° 48 ′ 24 ″ N , 92 ° 10 ′ 14 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | south of La Crosse in the Mississippi River Coordinates: 43 ° 45 ′ 43 " N , 91 ° 15 ′ 6" W 43 ° 45 ′ 43 " N , 91 ° 15 ′ 6" W |
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| Mouth height |
192 m
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| Right tributaries | South Branch Root River | |
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The Root River flows through the hill country in southeast Minnesota and is a tributary of the Mississippi River . Due to its slight gradient of 65 centimeters per kilometer between Chatfield and its confluence with the Mississippi in its navigation section 7, it is ideally suited for canoeing .
The South Branch Root River originated in Mower County as an agricultural drainage ditch and then seeps away, eventually reappearing as much colder water in Forestville Mystery Cave State Park near Preston . The cold water creates very good living conditions for trout .
The river lies within a region of Minnesota called the Driftless Area . This region was not covered by ice during the last ice age , the Wisconsin glaciation .
Fish and other animal species
A number of fish species live in the river, such as black bass , brown trout , stone perch , catfish and sunfish . The Root River ecosystem also provides habitat for a number of bird species. Hawks and bald eagles live in the area, as do blue herons , turkeys, and ducks , as well as numerous species of mammals such as deer , gray foxes , red foxes , coyotes , raccoons , gray squirrels and badgers .
activities
The Root River State Trail is about 67 kilometers long route for biking, hiking, skating or cross-country skiing, which starts in Fountain and leads to Houston via Lanesboro , Whalen , Peterson , Rushford .
Floods
During the flood in the American Midwest in 2007 , the river rose to 5.8 meters and remained just under a foot below the crown of the levee that protects the city of Houston.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Root River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Minnesota Public Radio article from 1998 , accessed September 4, 2007
- ↑ Richard Meryhew, Terry Collins and Allie Shah: 6 reported dead in floods in southeastern Minnesota . Star Tribune. August 20, 2007. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved on September 4, 2007.