Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for 69,000 miles (111,000 km). The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border 680 mi (1,094 km) downstream. It is joined by the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling, by the St. Croix River near Hastings, by the Chippewa River at Wabasha, and by many smaller streams. The Red River, in the bed of glacial Lake Agassiz, drains the northwest part of the state northward toward Canada's Hudson Bay.^[2]

This list is arranged by drainage basin with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.^[1][3] The rivers and streams that flow through other states or Minnesota and other states are indicated, as well as the length of major rivers.^[4]

Below is a list of 495 of the 6,564 rivers in Minnesota in alphabetical order. Sections of rivers marked with an * have been designated trout streams by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.^[28][29]

A–C

D–H

I–L

M–O

P–R

S

T–Z

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