Cottonwood River
The Cottonwood River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 152 miles long, in southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 1,313 square miles remain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Big Cottonwood River”, “Riviere aux Liards”, and “Waraju River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Ulm and Courtland.
New Ulm
Photo: Iulus Ascanius, Public domain.
New Ulm is a prosperous small city in Southern Minnesota. It is the seat of Brown County, and had population of 14,000 in 2020. The people of New Ulm are very proud of their German heritage, and commemorate it year round with parades, parties, and holiday celebrations.
Courtland
Village
Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.
Courtland is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 734 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area. Courtland is situated 4 miles east of Cottonwood River.
Searles
Hamlet
Searles is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Searles is located on Minnesota State Highway 15, 6 miles south of New Ulm. Searles is situated 4 miles south of Cottonwood River.
Cottonwood River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Brown, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Cottonwood River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Cottonwood River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cottonwood”
- Catalan: “Cottonwood”
- Cebuano: “Cottonwood River”
- Chinese: “卡頓伍德河”
- Chinese: “卡顿伍德河”
- Dutch: “Cottonwood River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوتونوود”
- Esperanto: “rivero Cottonwood”
- French: “Cottonwood”
- French: “rivière Cottonwood”
- German: “Cottonwood River”
- Hungarian: “Cottonwood”
- Irish: “Abhainn Cottonwood”
- Italian: “Cottonwood”
- Japanese: “コットンウッド川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cottonwood River”
- Spanish: “Rio Cottonwood”
- Spanish: “Río Cottonwood”
- Venetian: “Cottonwood”
- Welsh: “Afon Cottonwood”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Cottonwood River”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Ulm Mobile Village and Traulich Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Brewing and Frank Steele Steamboat Landing Historical Marker.
Minnesota: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, and Rochester.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cottonwood River”. Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.