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Minnesota HUC 8 Watersheds by County

Most counties in Minnesota have several 8-digit level watersheds within or across their boundaries. Search below to find the watersheds occurring in each county.  Selecting a basin name will allow you to view the information specific to that watershed.
 
County HUC8 Basin Name  
     
Aitkin St Louis Aitkin
  Prairie-Willow
  Elk-Nokasippi
  Elm-Marsh
  Otter Tail
Anoka Clearwater-Elk Aitkin
  Twin Cities
  Rum
  Lower St Croix
   
Becker Buffalo Becker
  Eastern Wild Rice
  Otter Tail
  Redeye
  Crow Wing
  Mississippi Headwaters
   
Beltrami Red Lakes
  Red Lake Beltrami
  Thief
  Clearwater
  Roseau
  Rapid
  Mississippi Headwaters
  Leech Lake
    Benton
Benton Platte-Spunk
  Clearwater-Elk
  Rum (Wahkon)
   
Big Stone Mustinka Big Stone
  Upper Minnesota
  Pomme de Terre
   
Blue Earth Middle Minnesota Blue Earth
  Blue Earth
  Watonwan
  Le Sueur
  Cannon
    Brown
Brown Middle Minnesota
  Cottonwood
  Watonwan
   
Carlton St Louis Carlton
  Beartrap-Nemadji
  Prairie-Willow
  Kettle
   
Carver Crow Carver
  South Fork Crow
  Twin Cities
  Lower Minnesota
   
Cass Mississippi Headwaters Cass
  Leech Lake
  Prairie-Willow
  Elk-Nokasippi
  Pine
  Crow Wing
  Long Prairie  
    Chippewa
Chippewa Upper Minnesota
  Hawk-Yellow Medicine
  Chippewa
   
    Chisago
Chisago Rum
  Snake
  Lower St Croix
   
Clay Upper Red
  Buffalo Clay
  Eastern Wild Rice
  Elm-Marsh
  Otter Tail
   
Clearwater Otter Tail Clearwater
  Eastern Wild Rice
  Red Lakes
  Red Lake
  Clearwater
  Mississippi Headwaters
  Crow Wing Cook
   
Cook Baptism-Brule
  Rainy Headwaters
   
Cottonwood Middle Minnesota Cottonwood
  Cottonwood
  Blue Earth
  Watonwan
  Des Moines Headwaters
   
Crow Wing Elk-Nokasippi Crow Wing
  Pine
  Crow Wing
  Platte-Spunk
  Rum (Wahkon)
    Dakota
Dakota Twin Cities
  Lower Minnesota
  Rush-Vermillion
  Cannon
    Dodge
Dodge Cannon
  Zumbro
  Root
  Upper Cedar
    Douglas
Douglas Long Prairie
  Sauk
  Pomme de Terre
  Chippewa
    Faribault
Faribault Blue Earth
  Le Sueur
  Winnebago
   
    Fillmore
Fillmore Root
  Upper Iowa
   
   
Freeborn Blue Earth Freeborn
  Le Sueur
  Cannon
  Upper Cedar
  Shell Rock
  Winnebago
    Goodhue
Goodhue Rush-Vermillion
  Cannon
  Zumbro
   
Grant Mustinka Grant
  Bois de Sioux
  Pomme de Terre
  Chippewa
   
Hennepin Clearwater-Elk Hennepin
  Crow
  South Fork Crow
  Twin Cities
  Rum
  Lower Minnesota
    Houston
Houston La Crosse-Pine
  Root
  Coon-Yellow
  Upper Iowa
    Hubbard
Hubbard Mississippi Headwaters
  Leech Lake
  Crow Wing
   
Isanti Rum Isanti
  Snake
  Lower St Croix
   
Itasca St Louis Itasca
  Mississippi Headwaters
  Leech Lake
  Prairie-Willow
  Red Lakes
  Little Fork
  Big Fork
   
Jackson Blue Earth Jackson
  Watonwan
Des Moines Headwaters
  Upper Des Moines
  East Fork Des Moines
  Little Sioux
    Kanabec
Kanabec Rum
  Kettle
  Snake
   
Kandiyohi Crow Kandiyohi
  South Fork Crow
  Hawk-Yellow Medicine
  Chippewa
   
Kittson Lower Red Kittson
  Two Rivers
  Roseau
   
Koochiching Red Lakes Koochiching
  Rainy Lake
  Upper Rainy
  Little Fork
  Big Fork
  Rapid
  Lower Rainy
    Lac qui Parle
Lac qui Parle Upper Minnesota
  Lac qui Parle
  Hawk-Yellow Medicine
   
Lake Baptism-Brule Lake
  Beaver-Lester
  Cloquet
  Rainy Headwaters
   
Lake of the Woods Thief Lake of the Woods
  Roseau
  Rapid
  Lower Rainy
  Lake of the Woods
    Le Sueur
Le Sueur Middle Minnesota
  Le Sueur
  Lower Minnesota
  Cannon
    Lincoln
Lincoln Lac qui Parle
  Hawk-Yellow Medicine
  Redwood
  Upper Big Sioux
  Lower Big Sioux
    Lyon
Lyon Hawk-Yellow Medicine
  Redwood
  Des Moines Headwaters
    Mahnomen
Mahnomen Otter Tail
  Eastern Wild Rice
  Sandhill-Wilson
  Clearwater
    Marshall
Marshall Red Lake
  Thief
  Grand Marais-Red
  Snake
  Lower Red
  Two Rivers
  Roseau
    Martin
Martin Blue Earth
  Watonwan
  Upper Des Moines
  East Fork Des Moines
    Mcleod
Mcleod Crow
  South Fork Crow
  Lower Minnesota
   
Meeker Sauk Meeker
  Clearwater-Elk
  Crow
  South Fork Crow
   
Mille Lacs Platte-Spunk Mille Lacs
  Clearwater-Elk
  Rum
  Snake
   
Morrison Elk-Nokasippi Morrison
  Crow Wing
  Long Prairie
  Platte-Spunk
  Clearwater-Elk
  Rum
    Mower
Mower Root
  Upper Iowa
  Upper Wapsipinicon
  Upper Cedar
    Murray
Murray Redwood
  Cottonwood
  Des Moines Headwaters
  Rock
    Nicolett
Nicollet Middle Minnesota
  Cottonwood
  Lower Minnesota
    Nobles
Nobles Des Moines Headwaters
  Rock
  Little Sioux
    Norman
Norman Elm-Marsh
  Eastern Wild Rice
  Sandhill-Wilson
    Olmsted
Olmsted Buffalo-Whitewater
  Zumbro
  Root
   
Otter Tail Bois de Sioux Otter Tail
  Upper Red
  Mustinka
  Otter Tail
  Crow Wing
  Redeye
  Long Prairie
  Pomme de Terre
  Chippewa
    Pennington
Pennington Red Lake
  Thief
  Clearwater
  Grand Marais-Red
  Snake
    Pine
Pine Beartrap-Nemadji
  Upper St Croix
  Kettle
  Snake
  Lower St Croix
    Pipestone
Pipestone Redwood
  Des Moines Headwaters
  Lower Big Sioux
  Rock
   
Polk Elm-Marsh Polk
  Eastern Wild Rice
  Sandhill-Wilson
  Red Lake
  Clearwater
  Snake
    Pope
Pope Sauk
  Crow
  Chippewa
   
Ramsey Twin Cities Ramsey
Red Lake Red Lake Red Lake
  Clearwater
  Grand Marais-Red
   
Redwood Hawk-Yellow Medicine Redwood
  Redwood
  Middle Minnesota
  Cottonwood
   
Renville South Fork Crow Renville
  Hawk-Yellow Medicine
  Middle Minnesota
  Lower Minnesota
   
Rice Lower Minnesota Rice
  Cannon
  Zumbro
   
Rock Lower Big Sioux Rock
  Rock
   
Roseau Lower Red Roseau
  Two Rivers
  Roseau
  Lake of the Woods
   
Scott Lower Minnesota Scott
  Rush-Vermillion
  Cannon
   
Sherburne Clearwater-Elk Sherburne
  Rum
   
Sibley South Fork Crow Sibley
  Middle Minnesota
  Lower Minnesota
   
St Louis Beaver-Lester St. Louis
  St Louis
  Cloquet
  Prairie-Willow
  Rainy Headwaters
  Vermilion
  Rainy Lake
  Little Fork
   
Stearns Platte-Spunk Stearns
  Sauk
  Clearwater-Elk
  Crow
  Chippewa
   
Steele Le Sueur Steele
  Cannon
  Zumbro
  Upper Cedar
   
Stevens Mustinka Stevens
  Upper Minnesota
  Pomme de Terre
  Chippewa
   
Swift Upper Minnesota Swift
  Pomme de Terre
  Chippewa
   
Todd Elk-Nokasippi Todd
  Crow Wing
  Redeye
  Long Prairie
  Platte-Spunk
  Sauk
   
Traverse Mustinka Traverse
  Bois de Sioux
  Upper Minnesota
   
Wabasha Rush-Vermillion Wabasha
  Buffalo-Whitewater
  Zumbro
   
Wadena Crow Wing Wadena
  Redeye
   
Waseca Le Sueur Waseca
  Cannon
   
Washington Twin Cities Washington
  Lower St Croix
  Rush-Vermillion
   
Watonwan Middle Minnesota
  Blue Earth
  Watonwan
   
Wilkin Bois de Sioux Wilkin
  Upper Red
  Otter Tail
  Buffalo
   
Winona Buffalo-Whitewater Winona
  La Crosse-Pine
  Root
   
Wright Clearwater-Elk
  Crow
  South Fork Crow
   
Yellow Medicine Lac qui Parle Yellow Medicine
  Hawk-Yellow Medicine
  Chippewa
  Redwood
   

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