Redwood River
| Redwood River | |
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 The Redwood River in Camden State Park in 2007
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Minnesota |
| Source | |
| - location | Aetna Township, Pipestone County |
| - elevation | 1,909 ft (582 m) |
| - coordinates | 44°10′03″N 96°10′18″W / 44.16750°N 96.17167°W |
| Mouth | Minnesota River |
| - location | near Redwood Falls, Redwood County |
| - elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| - coordinates | 44°34′16″N 95°05′18″W / 44.57111°N 95.08833°WCoordinates: 44°34′16″N 95°05′18″W / 44.57111°N 95.08833°W |
| Length | 127.1 mi (205 km) |
| Basin | 705 sq mi (1,826 km2) |
| Discharge | for near Redwood Falls |
| - average | 153 cu ft/s (4 m3/s) |
| - max | 19,700 cu ft/s (558 m3/s) |
| - min | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
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The Redwood River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 127 miles (205 km) long, in southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 705 square miles (1,826 km²) in an agricultural region. The river's name is believed to refer to the reddish bark of dogwood growing along streams in the region.
The headwaters of the Redwood River are in Aetna Township in northeastern Pipestone County, approximately four miles (6 km) west of Ruthton, on the Coteau des Prairies, a morainic plateau dividing the Mississippi and Missouri River watersheds. It flows initially eastwardly as an intermittent stream, through Ruthton and into northwestern Murray County, then northwardly into Lyon County, where it turns northeastward and flows through Russell, Lynd, and Marshall. Between Russell and Marshall, the river flows off the Coteau in a wooded valley, dropping 300 feet (90 m) in 15 miles (24 km); Camden State Park is located along this stretch of the river.
Downstream of Marshall, the Redwood flows through a flat till plain and turns eastward into Redwood County, passing Vesta and Seaforth; sections of the river in this stretch have been straightened to form agricultural ditches. In Redwood Falls, the county seat of Redwood County, the river enters the wooded valley of the Minnesota River, falling 100 feet (30 m) in one mile (2 km) over granite ledges in Alexander Ramsey City Park. It flows into the Minnesota shortly downstream of the city.
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