Vermillion River (Minnesota)

Vermillion River (Minnesota)

Infobox River | river_name = Vermillion River



caption = Vermillion Falls in Hastings
origin = eastern Scott County, Minnesota
mouth = Mississippi River
basin_countries = United States
length = 38 milescite web| last = Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization| title = The Vermillion River Watershed| publisher = Dakota County| url = http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/vermillionjpo/Description.htm | format = html| accessdate = 2006-11-11]
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = 335 mi²
The Vermillion River meanders through Scott County and Dakota County in Minnesota, emptying into the Mississippi River just south of Hastings. 45.5 miles of it are designated as a trout stream, which is unusual for being so close to a metropolitan area.

The portion of the river that supports trout is upstream, around the towns of Farmington and Empire. Near the town of Vermillion, the water becomes too warm to support trout. Downstream from the falls on the south side of Hastings, the water becomes even warmer, supporting riverine species such as northern pike and sheepshead. The Minnesota state record black crappie of 5.0 pounds was caught in the Vermillion River in 1940. [cite web | title = State record fish | publisher = Minnesota DNR | url = http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/staterecords.html | accessdate = 2007-03-31 ] An old channel of the Vermillion River continues south from Hastings on the western edge of the Mississippi valley.

In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the river was used for water power, supplying power to gristmills. A park surrounding the falls preserves the remains of a mill operated by Alexander Ramsey, one of the leading citizens of early Minnesota.



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