What is Minnesota River?
{{Infobox river | name = Minnesota River | name_native = Watpá Mnísota | image = MendotaBridge8.jpg | image_caption = The [[Mendota Bridge]] crossing the Minnesota River, just above its mouth | image_size = 300 | map = minnesotarivermap.png | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Map of the Minnesota River | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption= | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[United States]] | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = [[Minnesota]] | subdivision_type5 = Cities | subdivision_name5 = [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington, MN]], [[Eden Prairie, Minnesota|Eden Prairie, MN]], [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato, MN]], [[Shakopee, Minnesota|Shakopee, MN]], [[Burnsville, Minnesota|Burnsville, MN]], [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan, MN]], [[Le Sueur, Minnesota|Le Sueur, MN]] | length = {{cvt|370|mi}} | discharge1_avg = {{cvt|4414|cuft/s|m3/s}} | source1 = [[Big Stone Lake]] | source1_location = [[Big Stone Lake]], [[Big Stone County]], [[Minnesota|MN]] | source1_elevation = {{cvt|964|ft}} | mouth = [[Mississippi River]] | mouth_location = Near [[Fort Snelling]] in [[Minnesota]], [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]], [[Minnesota|MN]] | mouth_elevation = {{cvt|690|ft}} | basin_size = {{cvt|17000|sqmi}} }} The '''Minnesota River''' is a [[river]] in the [[United States]]. It is in the northern United States, in the state of [[Minnesota]]. It is a [[tributary]] of the [[Mississippi River]]. It is about 534 km long. The source of the river is a lake in western Minnesota. The lake is called Big Stone Lake. The lake is on the border between the state of Minnesota and the state of [[South Dakota]]. From its source, the Minnesota flows southeast. At [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]], it turns northeast. It joins the Mississippi just south of the cities of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] and [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minn