Little Cedar River (Iowa and Minnesota)

The Little Cedar River is an 82.4-mile-long (132.6 km)[3] river of Iowa and Minnesota.[1]

Little Cedar River
Little Cedar River (Iowa and Minnesota) is located in Iowa
Little Cedar River (Iowa and Minnesota)
Mouth of the Little Cedar River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota, Iowa
CountyMower County, Minnesota, Iowa: Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBrownsdale, Mower County, Minnesota
  coordinates43°39′16″N 92°45′22″W
MouthCedar River in Iowa
  location
Nashua, Iowa
  coordinates
42°57′02″N 92°31′39″W
  elevation
951 ft (290 m)[1]
Length82.4-mile-long (132.6 km)
Discharge 
  locationIonia, Iowa
  average217 cu/ft. per sec.[2]

The Little Cedar rises in Mower County, Minnesota, and flows primarily south into Iowa, emptying into the Cedar River.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Little Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Little Cedar River". USGS Water Data.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011
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