Zumbro River facts for kids
The Zumbro River is a river in southeastern Minnesota, United States. It flows into the mighty Mississippi River. The Zumbro River is special because it runs through an area called the Driftless Area. This means the land here was not flattened by glaciers during the last Ice Age.
The river is about 64.6 miles (104 kilometers) long. It collects water from a large area of land, covering about 1,428 square miles (3,698 square kilometers). This area is called its watershed.
The name "Zumbro" comes from a French name, Rivière des Embarras. This means "Embarrass River" or "Obstruction River." The French explorers gave it this name because the river's mouth, where it meets the Mississippi, was tricky to navigate near Pine Island.
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Ice on the Zumbro River in March.
