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Little Cedar River (Iowa and Minnesota)

Coordinates: 42°57′02″N 92°31′39″W / 42.95056°N 92.52750°W / 42.95056; -92.52750 (Little Cedar River (mouth))
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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 / 43.65444°N 92.75611°W / 43.65444; -92.75611 (Little Cedar River (source))
MouthCedar River in Iowa
 • location
Nashua, Iowa
 • coordinates
42°57′02″N 92°31′39″W / 42.95056°N 92.52750°W / 42.95056; -92.52750 (Little Cedar River (mouth))
 • 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 River is an 82.4-mile-long (132.6 km)[3] river of Iowa and Minnesota.[1]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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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