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| ⚫ | The '''Le Sueur River''' (''luh-SOOR'') is a [[tributary]] of the [[Blue Earth River]], |
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| name = Le Sueur River |
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| image = Le Sueur River Red Jacket.jpg |
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| image_size = 300 |
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| image_caption = The Le Sueur River near its mouth in [[South Bend Township, Minnesota|South Bend Township]] in 2007 |
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| country = United States |
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| state = Minnesota |
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| length_imperial = 110.9 |
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| length_note = <ref name=MSU>{{cite web |url= http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/major/lesueur/desc32.html |title= Le Sueur River Major Watershed. |pages= [http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/major/lesueur/descstream32.html Streams within the Le Sueur River Major Watershed] |publisher= Minnesota River Basin Data Center. [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] |date= 2000-06-06 |accessdate= 2007-06-10}}</ref> |
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| watershed_imperial = 1089 |
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| watershed_note = <ref name=MPCA>{{cite web |url= http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/basins/mnriver/watersheds.html |title= Watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin. |pages= [http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/basins/mnriver/watershed-blueearth.pdf Minnesota River Basin: Blue Earth, Watonwan, and Le Sueur River Watersheds] |publisher= Minnesota Pollution Control Agency |date= 2005-12-01 |accessdate= 2007-06-10}}</ref> |
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| discharge_location = <nowiki>near Rapidan</nowiki> |
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| discharge_imperial = 549 |
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| discharge_max_imperial = 24700 |
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| discharge_min_imperial = 1.6 |
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| discharge_note = <ref name=USGS>{{cite web |url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-mn-05-1/ |pages = [http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-mn-05-1/05320500.2005.sw.pdf Le Sueur River near Rapidan, MN] |title=Water Resources Data in Minnesota, Water Year 2005 Annual Report. |first= G. B. |last=Mitton |coauthors=K. G. Guttormson, G. W. Stratton, E. S. Wakeman |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |accessdate=2007-06-10}}</ref> |
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| source_location = [[Hartland Township, Minnesota|Hartland Township]] |
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| source_district = [[Freeborn County, Minnesota|Freeborn County]] |
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| source_lat_d = 43 |
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| source_lat_m = 46 |
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| source_lat_s = 03 |
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| source_lat_NS = N |
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| source_long_d = 93 |
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| source_long_m = 28 |
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| source_long_s = 13 |
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| source_long_EW = W |
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| source_coordinates_note = <ref name=GNIS>{{cite web |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=121:3:530840878239254790::NO::P3_FID:646550 |title=Geographic Names Information System entry for Le Sueur River (Feature ID #646550) |publisher=[[Geographic Names Information System]] |accessdate=2007-06-10}}</ref> |
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| source_elevation_imperial = 1279 |
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| source_elevation_note = <ref name=GE>[[Google Earth]] elevation for [[GNIS]] coordinates. Retrieved on [[2007-06-10]].</ref> |
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| mouth_name = Blue Earth River |
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| mouth_location = [[South Bend Township, Minnesota|South Bend Township]] |
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| mouth_district = [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]] |
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| mouth_lat_d = 44 |
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| mouth_lat_m = 07 |
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| mouth_lat_s = 36 |
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| mouth_lat_NS = N |
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| mouth_long_d = 94 |
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| mouth_long_m = 02 |
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| mouth_long_s = 52 |
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| mouth_long_EW = W |
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| mouth_coordinates_note = <ref name=GNIS/> |
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| mouth_elevation_imperial = 774 |
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| mouth_elevation_note = <ref name=GE/> |
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| tributary_left = [[Cobb River (Minnesota)|Cobb River]] |
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| tributary_left1 = [[Maple River (Minnesota)|Maple River]] |
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| ⚫ | The '''Le Sueur River''' (''luh-SOOR'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bartelby.com/69/ |title= The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. |pages= [http://www.bartelby.com/69/8/L02708.html Le Sueur River] |publisher= [[Columbia University Press]], [[bartleby.com]] |year= 2000, 2001 |accessdate= 2007-06-10}}</ref> 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 River|Minnesota]] Rivers, it is part of the [[drainage basin|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.<ref name=MPCA/> |
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==Course== |
==Course== |
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The Le Sueur River rises in [[Hartland Township, Minnesota|Hartland Township]] in northwestern [[Freeborn County, Minnesota|Freeborn County]] and flows initially northwardly, through the southwestern extremity of [[Steele County, Minnesota|Steele County]] into [[Waseca County, Minnesota|Waseca County]], then westwardly in a winding course into [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]], passing through [[St. Clair, Minnesota|St. Clair]]. It flows into the Blue Earth River southwest of [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]], approximately three miles (5 km) upstream of the Blue Earth's mouth at the Minnesota River.<ref name=DeLorme>{{cite book| title= Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1994 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-222-6 |pages= pp. 23-24, 32}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://iaspub.epa.gov/waters/w305b_report_control.get_report?p_state=MN |title= National Assessment Database: Assessment Data for the State of Minnesota Year 2004. |pages= [http://iaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/w305b_report_V4.huc?p_huc=07020009&p_state=MN Blue Earth Watershed] |publisher= [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |accessdate= 2007-06-10}}</ref> Its largest tributaries are the [[Cobb River (Minnesota)|Cobb]] and [[Maple River (Minnesota)|Maple]] Rivers, which it collects from the south approximately six and eight miles (10 km/13 km) upstream of its mouth, respectively.<ref name=DeLorme/><ref name=Waters>{{cite book| last= Waters |first= Thomas F. | title= The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota |year= 2006 |publisher= [[University of Minnesota Press]] |location=Minneapolis |isbn= 0-8166-0960-8 |pages= pp. 278-287 |chapter= The Blue Earth: Fool's Copper}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://iaspub.epa.gov/waters/w305b_report_control.get_report?p_state=MN |title= National Assessment Database: Assessment Data for the State of Minnesota Year 2004. |pages= [http://iaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/w305b_report_V4.huc?p_huc=07020011&p_state=MN Le Sueur Watershed] |publisher= [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |accessdate= 2007-06-10}}</ref> A minor tributary of the Le Sueur River in Waseca and Steele Counties is known as the Little Le Sueur River.<ref name=DeLorme/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=121:3:530840878239254790::NO::P3_FID:646842 |title=Geographic Names Information System entry for Little Le Sueur River (Feature ID #646842) |publisher=[[Geographic Names Information System]] |accessdate=2007-06-10}}</ref> |
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The Le Sueur River rises in northern [[Freeborn County, Minnesota|Freeborn County]] and flows in a highly [[meander|meandering]] course, initially northward through the southwestern extremity of [[Steele County, Minnesota|Steele County]] and into [[Waseca County, Minnesota|Waseca County]]. The river turns westward in Waseca County and flows into [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]], where it passes the town of [[St. Clair, Minnesota|St. Clair]] and receives the [[Cobb River (Minnesota)|Cobb]] and [[Maple River (Minnesota)|Maple]] Rivers. It flows into the Blue Earth River slightly southwest of [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]], 3 mi (4.8 km) upstream of the Blue Earth's mouth at the Minnesota River. |
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The Le Sueur River flows in most of its course on [[till plain]]s and on the plain of a former [[glacial lake]], through deeply incised [[ravine]]s in its lower course. Extensions of the [[Big Woods]], a tract of [[hardwood]]s that has since been largely converted to agricultural use, historically followed the river's [[riparian zone|riparian]] corridor southward. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, approximately 84% of the larger watershed of the Blue Earth River is used for agricultural cultivation, primarily that of [[maize|corn]] and [[soybean]]s.<ref name=Waters/><ref name=MCPA/> |
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A minor tributary of the Le Sueur River in Waseca County is known as the '''Little Le Sueur River'''. |
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==Flow rate== |
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At the [[United States Geological Survey]]'s [[stream gauge]] near the community of Rapidan, two miles (3 km) upstream from the river's mouth, the annual mean flow of the river between 1940 and 2005 was 549 [[cubic feet per second]] (16 [[cubic meters per second|m³/s]]). The highest recorded flow during the period was 24,700 ft³/s (699 m³/s) on [[April 8]], [[1965]]. The lowest recorded flow was 1.6 ft³/s (0 m³/s) on [[February 9]], [[1959]].<ref name=USGS/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of |
*[[List of rivers in Minnesota]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/L/L02708-le-sueur-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry] |
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* Waters, Thomas F. (1977). ''The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota''. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8. |
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[[Category:Rivers of Minnesota]] |
[[Category:Rivers of Minnesota]] |
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[[Category:Steele County, Minnesota]] |
[[Category:Steele County, Minnesota]] |
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[[Category:Waseca County, Minnesota]] |
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Revision as of 09:23, 10 June 2007
The Le Sueur River (luh-SOOR)[1] 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.[2]
Course
The Le Sueur River rises in Hartland Township in northwestern Freeborn County and flows initially northwardly, through the southwestern extremity of Steele County into Waseca County, then westwardly in a winding course into Blue Earth County, passing through St. Clair. It flows into the Blue Earth River southwest of Mankato, approximately three miles (5 km) upstream of the Blue Earth's mouth at the Minnesota River.[3][4] Its largest tributaries are the Cobb and Maple Rivers, which it collects from the south approximately six and eight miles (10 km/13 km) upstream of its mouth, respectively.[3][5][6] A minor tributary of the Le Sueur River in Waseca and Steele Counties is known as the Little Le Sueur River.[3][7]
The Le Sueur River flows in most of its course on till plains and on the plain of a former glacial lake, through deeply incised ravines in its lower course. Extensions of the Big Woods, a tract of hardwoods that has since been largely converted to agricultural use, historically followed the river's riparian corridor southward. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, approximately 84% of the larger watershed of the Blue Earth River is used for agricultural cultivation, primarily that of corn and soybeans.[5][8]
Flow rate
At the United States Geological Survey's stream gauge near the community of Rapidan, two miles (3 km) upstream from the river's mouth, the annual mean flow of the river between 1940 and 2005 was 549 cubic feet per second (16 m³/s). The highest recorded flow during the period was 24,700 ft³/s (699 m³/s) on April 8, 1965. The lowest recorded flow was 1.6 ft³/s (0 m³/s) on February 9, 1959.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "The Columbia Gazetteer of North America". Columbia University Press, bartleby.com. 2000, 2001. pp. Le Sueur River. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help) - ^ Cite error: The named reference
MPCAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1994. pp. pp. 23-24, 32. ISBN 0-89933-222-6.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ "National Assessment Database: Assessment Data for the State of Minnesota Year 2004". United States Environmental Protection Agency. pp. Blue Earth Watershed. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ a b Waters, Thomas F. (2006). "The Blue Earth: Fool's Copper". The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. pp. pp. 278-287. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ "National Assessment Database: Assessment Data for the State of Minnesota Year 2004". United States Environmental Protection Agency. pp. Le Sueur Watershed. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System entry for Little Le Sueur River (Feature ID #646842)". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
MCPAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
USGSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).