More than 80% of the watershed that makes up the headwaters of the Minnesota River fails to meet water quality standards. SUBSCRIBE NOW 3 months/99¢ a month Show Search.

For the first time, Minnesota will study the health of the state’s entire stretch of the Mississippi River, from its headwaters near Bemidji to the bluff country where it enters Iowa. The ...

The Mighty Mississippi was ready to handle the two inches of rain that fell throughout central Minnesota. On the flip side, ...

The Little Minnesota River flows in there from the west (South Dakota) on its path to Big Stone Lake. It has deposited a low delta on which, together with the burial gravel bar, most of the town ...

Minnesota is more connected to the flooding and land loss from hurricanes in the southeast than you might think. ... The Mississippi River headwaters at sunset in 2020.

Well, its headwaters are located in one of Minnesota's most storied and significant nature reserves: Itasca State Park. Itasca was established in 1891 , making it Minnesota's oldest state park.

Scott Miller and Scott Duffus will paddle the length of the Minnesota River intending to set a record to dare others to beat and experience the magic of the state's rivers.

What flows from the headwaters of the Minnesota River starting at the South Dakota border can affect the river through New Ulm, Mankato, St. Peter and on to the Mississippi.