Little Elk River

Little Elk River
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 • locationMinnesota

The Little Elk River is a 29.4-mile-long (47.3 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in Morrison County, Minnesota.

The Little Elk Wildlife Management area, managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is located near the small town of Randall. A dike on the river created a 400-acre wetland that attracted waterfowl. That dike was breached after extraordinary rainfall in 1999, draining the wetland. Four years later, construction began on a new, improved dike using federal and state grant money.[2]

Until the construction of the Little Falls Dam, there was a water power mill at the mouth of the Little Elk River.[3]

See also

46°00′36″N 94°21′49″W / 46.0099657°N 94.3636138°W / 46.0099657; -94.3636138[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 29, 2012
  2. ^ "Little Elk Wetland Project Underway". Press Release from MDNR. US States News. August 28, 2007.
  3. ^ King, Tim (2020-07-17). "Back Roads: Little Elk has a big history". TheLandOnline. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Elk River

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