Streams and Rivers of Minnesota

Thomas Waters

• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9780816681686
• Year: 1980

"Belongs in the traveling bag of every Minnesotan and every visitor." St. Paul Pioneer Press "Thoroughly researched and delightfully written. Human history and the landscape are intertwined, and Waters traces that connection with precision." Minnesota History Canoeists, fishermen, and all those who care about Minnesota's flowing waters will find this a useful guide to the rivers of the state. Thomas Waters describes the geologic origins of each river and the fish, wildlife, and plants that depend on the river ecosystem. The book follows routes of the early travelers, Native Americans, fur traders, and settlers, as well as explaining what the modern explorer might find on Minnesota's rivers. Waters discusses the economic and recreational values of the river system and argues for wise management of this rich resource. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8

Table of contents

• Contents
• Introduction–The Magic of Flowing Waters
• Chapter 1. The Nemadji Basin–Rivers in Red Clay
• Chapter 2. The St. Louis–River of Glaciers
• Chapter 3. The North Shore Streams–A Crown of Waterfalls
• Chapter 4. Rainy River–The Border Trail
• Chapter 5. Big Fork-Little Fork–Wild Waters North
• Chapter 6. The Red River Valley–Legacy of Glacial Lake Agassiz
• Chapter 7. The St. Croix–Wild River to a Nation
• Chapter 8. The Snake and Kettle–White Pine and White Water
• Chapter 9. The Pine County Creeks–Of Trout Streams and Timberdoodles
• Chapter 10. The Rum–River of Good Spirits
• Chapter 11. The Crow Wing–Oxcart to Canoe
• Chapter 12. The Mississippi–I. The North Woods
• Chapter 13. The Mississippi–II. GREAT River
• Chapter 14. The Southeast–Rivers of the Driftless Area
• Chapter 15. The Upper Iowa and Cedar–Outlets to Iowa
• Chapter 16. The Blue Earth–Fool's Copper
• Chapter 17. The Southwest–Rivers of the Coteau des Prairies
• Chapter 18. The Minnesota–Corridor West
• Minnesota's Streams–A Call for Stewardship
• Bibliography
• Index to Minnesota Streams
• General Index