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Yellow Medicine River
The Yellow Medicine River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 107 miles (173 km) long, in southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the drainage basin, watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 665 square miles (1,722 km²) in an agricultural region. The Yellow Medicine River issues from Lake Shaokatan in Shaokatan Township, Minnesota, Shaokatan Township in western Lincoln County, Minnesota, Lincoln County, approximately six miles (10 km) southwest of Ivanhoe, Minnesota, Ivanhoe, on the Coteau des Prairies, a moraine, morainic plateau dividing the Mississippi and Missouri River watersheds. It flows initially northeastwardly as an intermittent stream, past Ivanhoe. The stream flows off the Coteau in northeastern Lincoln County, dropping 250 feet (75 m) in five miles (8 km), and turns east-northeastwardly, following a generally treeless course on till plains through northern Lyon County, Minnesota, Lyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Falls Township, Minnesota
Minnesota Falls Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 361 at the 2000 census. Minnesota Falls Township was organized in 1873, and named for the falls on the Minnesota River. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.4 square miles (81.3 km), of which 31.1 square miles (80.6 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km) (0.86%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 361 people, 140 households, and 106 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.6 people per square mile (4.5/km). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 5.0/sq mi (1.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 70.08% White (U.S. Census), White, 28.81% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.55% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Creek (Minnesota)
Spring Creek is a short river in southwestern Minnesota. It is a headwater to the Yellow Medicine River, which is a tributary to the Minnesota River. Springs are part of the source of the creek's water, hence the name. In the winter, the springs may cause the ice to be thinner and weaker over and downstream of the spring. Spring Creek has a perennial length of , and can reach a total length of when conditions permit. Spring Creek flows entirely within the boundaries of Yellow Medicine County. The shallow water can be completely frozen in the cold winters, which results in fish kill. Increasing environmental pressures have degraded the amount of game fish present. In past years, it was not unusual to find large Northern Pike and other predatory species. Most fish caught are bullheads and carp. Grasses and trees border the river for much of its length, and provides habitat for a variety of wildlife. Due to the large number of trees edging the creek, there are many fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sioux Agency Township, Minnesota
Sioux Agency Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census. History Sioux Agency Township was originally called Yellow Medicine Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1866. The present name, adopted in 1877, was given on account of the Sioux Indian agency being located there. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.1 square miles (109.1 km), of which 41.5 square miles (107.6 km) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.5 km) (1.35%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 237 people, 95 households, and 70 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.7 people per square mile (2.2/km). There were 112 housing units at an average density of 2.7/sq mi (1.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 93.67% White, 0.84% Native American, 4.22% from other races, and 1.27% from two or m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanley Falls, Minnesota
Hanley Falls is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 304 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Hanley Falls was laid out in 1884 when the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway was extended to that point. The city was named after a railroad official. A post office has been in operation at Hanley Falls since 1887. Hanley Falls was incorporated in 1892. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The Yellow Medicine River flows through the city. Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the community. Two railroad lines intersect on the northwest side of town; the question of whether the state of Minnesota could order installation of an interchange track between the two independent railroads led to a 1900 U.S. Supreme Court decision which affirmed that the state could indeed order the establishment of the "Hanley Falls Wye" for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon County, Minnesota
Lyon County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,269. Its county seat is Marshall. Lyon County comprises the Marshall, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The county was established by two acts of the Minnesota state legislature, dated March 6, 1868, and March 2, 1869. The county seat was designated as Marshall. The county was named for Nathaniel Lyon, an Army officer who served in the Dakota and Minnesota territories before being killed in the Civil War in 1861. He had achieved the rank of general by his death. The county was much larger until an act passed on March 6, 1873, made the western 43% the new Lincoln County. Geography The Yellow Medicine River flows northeast through the upper portion of the county, the Redwood River flows northeast through the central part, and the Cottonwood River flows northeast through the lower part. The county's terrain consists of low rolling hills, etched by drainages and gullies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till Plain
Till plains are an extensive flat plain of glacial till that forms when a sheet of ice becomes detached from the main body of a glacier and melts in place, depositing the sediments it carried. Ground moraines are formed with melts out of the glacier in irregular heaps, forming rolling hills. Till plains are common in areas such as the Midwestern United States, due to multiple glaciation events that occurred in the Holocene epoch. During this period, the Laurentide Ice Sheet advanced and retreated during the Pleistocene epoch. Till plains created by the Wisconsin glaciation cover much of the Midwest, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and northern Ohio (see Glacial till plains (Ohio)). Characteristics Till plains are large flat or gently-sloping areas of land on which glacial till has been deposited from a melted glacier. In some areas, these depositions can be up to hundreds of feet thick. The morphology of the till plain is gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides have deep hills or escarpments. Plateaus can be formed by a number of processes, including upwelling of volcanic magma, extrusion of lava, and erosion by water and glaciers. Plateaus are classified according to their surrounding environment as intermontane, piedmont, or continental. A few plateaus may have a small flat top while others have wide ones. Formation Plateaus can be formed by a number of processes, including upwelling of volcanic magma, extrusion of lava, Plate tectonics movements and erosion by water and glaciers. Volcanic Volcanic plateaus are produced by volcanic activity. The Columbia Plateau in the north-western United States is an example. They may be formed by upwelling of volcanic magma or extrusion of lava. The un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet. It may consist of partly rounded particles ranging in size from boulders (in which case it is often referred to as boulder clay) down to gravel and sand, in a groundmass of finely-divided clayey material sometimes called glacial flour. Lateral moraines are those formed at the side of the ice flow, and terminal moraines were formed at the foot, marking the maximum advance of the glacier. Other types of moraine include ground moraines (till-covered areas forming sheets on flat or irregular topography) and medial moraines (moraines formed where two glaciers meet). Etymology The word ''moraine'' is borrowed from French , which in turn is derived from the Savoyard Italian ("mound of earth"). ''Morena'' in this case was derived from Provenà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coteau Des Prairies
The Coteau des Prairies is a plateau approximately 200 miles in length and 100 miles in width (320 by 160 km), rising from the prairie flatlands in eastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, and northwestern Iowa in the United States. The southeast portion of the Coteau comprises one of the distinct regions of Minnesota, known as Buffalo Ridge. The flatiron-shaped plateau was named by early French explorers from New France (Quebec), ''coteau'' meaning "hill" in French; the general term ''coteau'' has since been used in English to describe any upland dividing ridge. The plateau is composed of thick glacial deposits, the remnants of many repeated glaciations, reaching a composite thickness of approximately 900 feet (275 m). They are underlain by a small ridge of resistant Cretaceous shale. During the last (Pleistocene) Ice Age, two lobes of the Laurentide glacier, the James lobe on the west and the Des Moines lobe on the east, appear to have parted around the pre-exist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanhoe, Minnesota
Ivanhoe is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 559 at the 2010 census. Since 1902 it has been the county seat of Lincoln County and is now the least populous county seat in Minnesota. History Ivanhoe was platted in 1901. It was named from the novel ''Ivanhoe'' by Sir Walter Scott. A post office has been in operation at Ivanhoe since 1901. Ivanhoe was named county seat in 1902. Richard Mulder (1938-2022), physician and Minnesota state legislator, lived in Ivanhoe. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Yellow Medicine River flows past Ivanhoe as an intermittent stream near its headwaters. U.S. Highway 75 and Minnesota State Highway 19 are two of the main routes in the city. Demographics Rather unusually for rural southwestern Minnesota, a high percentage of Ivanhoe's residents are of Polish ancestry. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 559 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. The main stem is entirely within the United States; the total drainage basin is , of which only about one percent is in Canada. The Mississippi ranks as the thirteenth-largest river by discharge in the world. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Native Americans have lived along the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years. Most were hunter-ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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