Little Elk River
| Little Elk River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Minnesota |
The Little Elk River is a 29.4-mile-long (47.3 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States.
The Little Elk Wildlife Management area, managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is located near the small town of Randall. A dike on the river created a 400-acre wetland that attracted waterfowl. That dike was breached after extraordinary rainfall in 1999, draining the wetland. Four years later, construction began on a new, improved dike using federal and state grant money.[2]
Until the construction of the Little Falls Dam, there was a water power mill at the mouth of the Little Elk River.[citation needed]
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Coordinates: 46°00′36″N 94°21′49″W / 46.0099657°N 94.3636138°W[3]
References[]
- Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed November 29, 2012
- ^ "Little Elk Wetland Project Underway". Press Release from MDNR. US States News. August 28, 2007.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Elk River
- Bibliography
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
Categories:
- Rivers of Minnesota
- Rivers of Morrison County, Minnesota
- Tributaries of the Mississippi River
- Central Minnesota geography stubs
- Minnesota river stubs