Paddling Southern Minnesota

by Diebel, Lynne Smith

• ISBN13: 9781931599788
• ISBN10: 1931599785
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-01
• Publisher: Trails Books

Summary

Detailed maps, photography, trip descriptions, water conditions, wildlife, history

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
River Trips
Big Cobb River
County Road 10 to County Road 16	p. 20
County Road 16 to County Road 16 on the Le Sueur River	p. 22
Blue Earth River
Rapidan Dam to Sibley Park	p. 24
Cannon River
Faribault to Northfield	p. 26
Waterford Iron Bridge to Lake Byllesby County Park	p. 28
Cannon Falls to U.S. Highway 61	p. 30
U.S. Highway 61 to Bay Point Park on the Mississippi River	p. 32
Chippewa River
Shakopee Creek to Highway 40	p. 34
Highway 40 to Watson Lion's Club Park	p. 36
Cottonwood River
County Road 10 to County Road 11	p. 38
County Road 11 to Cottonwood Street	p. 40
Crow River
Lake Rebecca Park to Riverside County Park	p. 42
Riverside County Park to Mississippi River	p. 44
Crow River, North Fork
Highway 22 to Forest City	p. 46
Forest City to Kingston	p. 48
Des Moines River, West Fork
Windom to County Road 19	p. 50
County Road 19 to Jackson	p. 52
Elk River
166th Street to Lake Orono Park	p. 54
Hawk Creek
U.S. Highway 212 to Minnesota River	p. 56
High Island Creek
371st Avenue to County Road 6	p. 58
Lac Qui Parle River
Lac qui Parle County Park to Lac qui Parle State Park	p. 60
Le Sueur River
County Road 41 to County Road 8	p. 62
County Road 8 to Red Jacket Park	p. 64
Long Prairie River
County Road 38 to County Road 11	p. 66
County Road 11 to County Road 56	p. 68
County Road 56 to County Road 14	p. 70
County Road 14 to Oak Ridge Road	p. 72
Oak Ridge Road to County Road 7	p. 74
Maple River
County Road 10 to County Road 35	p. 76
County Road 35 to Red Jacket Park on Le Sueur River	p. 78
Minnehaha Creek
Grays Bay Dam to Utley Park	p. 80
Utley Park to Minnehaha Parkway	p. 82
Minnesota River
Kinney Landing to Skalbekken County Park	p. 84
Skalbekken County Park to Vicksburg County Park	p. 86
Vicksburg County Park to County Road 1	p. 88
Mississippi River
St. Cloud
Beaver Island Trail Park to Clearwater	p. 90
Metro
Boom Island Park to Hidden Falls Park	p. 92
Pool 5A
Lock and Dam 5 to Verchota Landing	p. 94
Plate River
County Road 26 to Mississippi River	p. 96
Pomme de Terre River
U.S. Highway 12 to Appleton	p. 98
Appleton to Marsh Lake	p. 100
Rice Creek
Poppyseed Drive to Locke Lake	p. 102
Root River
Chatfield Access to Parsley Bridge	p. 104
Parsley Bridge to Moen's Bridge	p. 106
Moen's Bridge to Highway 16/Lanesboro Access	p. 108
Highway 16/Lanesboro Access to Peterson Access	p. 110
Peterson Access to Rushford Access	p. 112
Root River, South Branch
Preston Access to Lanesboro	p. 114
Rum River
County Road 27 to Wayside Landing	p. 116
Wayside Landing to Milaca Recreation Park	p. 118
Riverview Park to County Road 12	p. 120
County Road 14 to Martin's Landing	p. 122
Martin's Landing to St. Francis	p. 124
St. Francis to County Road 7	p. 126
Rush River, North Branch
401st Avenue to 300th Street	p. 128
300th Street to Highway 93	p. 130
St. Croix River
Wisconsin Highway 35 to Highway 48/77	p. 132
Highway 48/77 to Norway Point Landing	p. 134
Norway Point Landing to Highway 70	p. 136
Highway 70 to Sunrise River Landing	p. 138
Sunrise River Landing to Wild River Landing	p. 140
Interstate Park to William O'Brien State Park	p. 142
Sand Creek
County Road 8 to Lagoon Park 144
Sauk River
Cold Spring to Knights of Columbus Park	p. 146
Knights of Columbus Park to Mississippi River	p. 148
Snake River
Aitkin County Park to Ford Township Bridge	p. 150
Ford Township Bridge to County Road 3	p. 152
County Road 3 to County Road 6	p. 154
County Road 6 to County Road 11	p. 156
County Road 11 to Little Walleye Landing	p. 158
Cross Lake Dam to St. Croix River	p. 160
Straight River
Owatonna to Medford	p. 162
Medford to Faribault	p. 164
Sunrise River
Kost Dam Park to St. Croix River	p. 166
Vermillion River
Ravenna Trail to DNR Landing	p. 168
Watonwan River
County Road 32 to County Road 20	p. 170
County Road 20 to Garden City	p. 172
Whitewater River
County Road 26 to Highway 74 Landing	p. 174
Yellow Medicine River
560th Street to Highway 67	p. 176
Zumbro River
County Road 7 to Zumbro Falls	p. 178
Zumbro Falls to Millville	p. 180
Millville to Theilman	p. 182
Theilman to Kruger	p. 184
Zumbro River, North Fork
Zumbrota to County Road 7	p. 186
Zumbro River, South Branch of the Middle Fork
Mantorville to Oxbow Park	p. 188
Appendixes
Trip Distances, Gradients, and Skill Levels	p. 190
Resources for Paddlers	p. 192
On the Rivers with Joseph N. Nicollet and George W. Featherstonhaugh	p. 193
Paddling Instruction and Paddling Clubs in or Near Minnesota	p. 194
Environmental Organizations Focused on Rivers	p. 195
10 Easy Ways to Make a River Happy	p. 197
Useful Web Sites	p. 197
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