Blue Earth River
The Blue Earth River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 108 miles long, in southern Minnesota in the United States. Two of its headwaters tributaries, the Middle Branch Blue Earth River and the West Branch Blue Earth River, also flow for short distances in northern Iowa.Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Mahkato”, “Makato Osa Watapa”, “Mankato River”, and “Terre Bleue River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Mankato and Skyline.
North Mankato
Town
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Mankato is a city in Nicollet and Blue Earth Counties, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,275 at the 2020 census. North Mankato is situated on the north bank of the Minnesota River, across from the larger city of Mankato.
Skyline
Village
Skyline is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 288 at the 2020 census. It is adjacent to the city of Mankato and is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area. Skyline is situated 1½ miles south of Blue Earth River.
Mankato
Mankato is a city in Minnesota, USA, that exudes a college presence with several centers of higher learning, including Minnesota State University.
Blue Earth River
- Categories: river, water trail, and body of water
- Location: Blue Earth, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Blue Earth River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Blue Earth”
- Catalan: “Blue Earth”
- Cebuano: “Blue Earth River”
- Chinese: “布卢厄斯河”
- Chinese: “布盧厄斯河”
- Dutch: “Blue Earth River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بلو يارث”
- French: “Blue Earth”
- French: “Rivière Blue Earth”
- German: “Blue Earth River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Blue Earth”
- Japanese: “ブルー・アース川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blue Earth River”
- Persian: “رود بلو ارث”
- Portuguese: “Rio Blue Earth”
- Slovenian: “Blue Earth River”
- Slovenian: “Blue Earth”
- Slovenian: “reka Blue Earth”
- Spanish: “río Blue Earth”
- Spanish: “Río Blue Earth”
- Venetian: “Blue Earth”
- Welsh: “Afon Blue Earth”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverbend Estates and LeHillier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sibley Park and Mankato Region Historical Marker.
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