# Minnesota Gulf of Mexico Basin **The Minnesota Gulf of Mexico Basin** is one of the three continental drainage basins that split the waters of [[Minnesota]]. Every stream gathered here leaves the state by way of the Mississippi River — the Mississippi River → the Gulf of Mexico. This is a Wikitube house article (`WT!`): the drainage basins of Minnesota have no single Wikipedia article of their own, so they are gathered here as hydrology hubs for [[PORTAL_WT!Thury_Hydrodynamics_Compendium|the Thury Hydrodynamics Compendium]], the fluid spine these waters feed. Minnesota is one of very few places on Earth where three continental divides meet: a raindrop falling a few miles apart can end in the [[WT!Minnesota_Great_Lakes_Basin|Atlantic]], the [[WT!Minnesota_Gulf_of_Mexico_Basin|Gulf of Mexico]], or [[WT!Minnesota_Hudson_Bay_Basin|Hudson Bay]]. This basin carries the share that drains through the Mississippi and Minnesota river systems. ## Principal rivers [[Mississippi_River|Mississippi River]] ## Every river in this basin (190) [[Ann_River|Ann River]] · [[Ashley_Creek|Ashley Creek]] · [[Ball_Club_River|Ball Club River]] · [[Beaver_Creek|Beaver Creek]] · [[Belle_Creek|Belle Creek]] · [[Big_Sioux_River|Big Sioux River]] · [[Blue_Earth_River|Blue Earth River]] · [[Blueberry_River|Blueberry River]] · [[Brown's_Creek|Brown's Creek]] · [[Buffalo_Creek|Buffalo Creek]] · [[Cannon_River|Cannon River]] · [[Cat_River|Cat River]] · [[Cedar_River|Cedar River]] · [[Chippewa_River|Chippewa River]] · [[Clearwater_River|Clearwater River]] · [[Cobb_River|Cobb River]] · [[Cottonwood_River|Cottonwood River]] · [[Credit_River|Credit River]] · [[Crooked_Creek|Crooked Creek]] · [[Crow_River|Crow River]] · [[Crow_Wing_River|Crow Wing River]] · [[Dead_Moose_River|Dead Moose River]] · [[Deer_River|Deer River]] · [[Des_Moines_River|Des Moines River]] · [[Diversion_Creek|Diversion Creek]] · [[East_Branch_Blue_Earth_River|East Branch Blue Earth River]] · [[East_Branch_Chippewa_River|East Branch Chippewa River]] · [[East_Branch_Rock_River|East Branch Rock River]] · [[East_Fork_Des_Moines_River|East Fork Des Moines River]] · [[Elk_River|Elk River]] · [[Elm_Creek|Elm Creek]] · [[First_River|First River]] · [[Fish_Hook_River|Fish Hook River]] · [[Flandreau_Creek|Flandreau Creek]] · [[Grindstone_River|Grindstone River]] · [[Groundhouse_River|Groundhouse River]] · [[Gull_River|Gull River]] · [[Hawk_Creek|Hawk Creek]] · [[Hay_Creek|Hay Creek]] · [[Heron_Lake_Outlet|Heron Lake Outlet]] · [[High_Island_Creek|High Island Creek]] · [[Hill_River|Hill River]] · [[Iowa_River|Iowa River]] · [[Jack_Creek|Jack Creek]] · [[Kettle_River|Kettle River]] · [[Knife_River|Knife River]] · [[Lac_qui_Parle_River|Lac qui Parle River]] · [[Le_Sueur_River|Le Sueur River]] · [[Leaf_River|Leaf River]] · [[Leech_Lake_River|Leech Lake River]] · [[Lime_Creek|Lime Creek]] · [[Little_Ann_River|Little Ann River]] · [[Little_Cannon_River|Little Cannon River]] · [[Little_Cedar_River|Little Cedar River]] · [[Little_Chippewa_River|Little Chippewa River]] · [[Little_Cobb_River|Little Cobb River]] · [[Little_Cottonwood_River|Little Cottonwood River]] · [[Little_Elk_River|Little Elk River]] · [[Little_Iowa_River|Little Iowa River]] · [[Little_Le_Sueur_River|Little Le Sueur River]] · [[Little_Minnesota_River|Little Minnesota River]] · [[Little_Mississippi_River|Little Mississippi River]] · [[Little_Nokasippi_River|Little Nokasippi River]] · [[Little_Rock_River|Little Rock River]] · [[Little_Sioux_River|Little Sioux River]] · [[Little_Swan_River|Little Swan River]] · [[Little_Two_River|Little Two River]] · [[Little_Willow_River|Little Willow River]] · [[Long_Prairie_River|Long Prairie River]] · [[Lower_Tamarack_River|Lower Tamarack River]] · [[Maple_River|Maple River]] · [[Middle_Branch_Blue_Earth_River|Middle Branch Blue Earth River]] · [[Middle_Branch_Rush_River|Middle Branch Rush River]] · [[Middle_Fork_Crow_River|Middle Fork Crow River]] · [[Middle_Fork_Whitewater_River|Middle Fork Whitewater River]] · [[Middle_Fork_Zumbro_River|Middle Fork Zumbro River]] · [[Middle_River|Middle River]] · [[Minnesota_River|Minnesota River]] · [[Mississippi_River|Mississippi River]] · [[Missouri_River|Missouri River]] · [[Moose_Horn_River|Moose Horn River]] · [[Moose_River|Moose River]] · [[Nokasippi_River|Nokasippi River]] · [[North_Branch_Grindstone_River|North Branch Grindstone River]] · [[North_Branch_Middle_Fork_Zumbro_River|North Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River]] · [[North_Branch_Rush_River|North Branch Rush River]] · [[North_Branch_Sunrise_River|North Branch Sunrise River]] · [[North_Branch_Upper_Iowa_River|North Branch Upper Iowa River]] · [[North_Branch_Yellow_Medicine_River|North Branch Yellow Medicine River]] · [[North_Cannon_River|North Cannon River]] · [[North_Fork_Crooked_Creek|North Fork Crooked Creek]] · [[North_Fork_Crow_River|North Fork Crow River]] · [[North_Fork_Watab_River|North Fork Watab River]] · [[North_Fork_Watonwan_River|North Fork Watonwan River]] · [[North_Fork_Whitewater_River|North Fork Whitewater River]] · [[North_Fork_Willow_River|North Fork Willow River]] · [[North_Fork_Yellow_Bank_River|North Fork Yellow Bank River]] · [[North_Fork_Zumbro_River|North Fork Zumbro River]] · [[North_Two_River|North Two River]] · [[Ocheyedan_River|Ocheyedan River]] · [[Partridge_River|Partridge River]] · [[Perch_Creek|Perch Creek]] · [[Pigeon_River|Pigeon River]] · [[Pine_Creek|Pine Creek]] · [[Pine_River|Pine River]] · [[Pipestone_Creek|Pipestone Creek]] · [[Platte_River|Platte River]] · [[Plum_Creek|Plum Creek]] · [[Pomme_de_Terre_River|Pomme de Terre River]] · [[Portage_River|Portage River]] · [[Prairie_River|Prairie River]] · [[Rabbit_River|Rabbit River]] · [[Redeye_River|Redeye River]] · [[Redwood_River|Redwood River]] · [[Rice_Creek|Rice Creek]] · [[Rice_River|Rice River]] · [[Ripple_River|Ripple River]] · [[Rock_River|Rock River]] · [[Root_River|Root River]] · [[Rum_River|Rum River]] · [[Rush_River|Rush River]] · [[Sand_Creek|Sand Creek]] · [[Sandy_River|Sandy River]] · [[Sauk_River|Sauk River]] · [[Schoolcraft_River|Schoolcraft River]] · [[Shakopee_Creek|Shakopee Creek]] · [[Shell_River|Shell River]] · [[Shell_Rock_River|Shell Rock River]] · [[Skunk_River|Skunk River]] · [[Sleepy_Eye_Creek|Sleepy Eye Creek]] · [[Snake_River|Snake River]] · [[South_Branch_Grindstone_River|South Branch Grindstone River]] · [[South_Branch_Little_Elk_River|South Branch Little Elk River]] · [[South_Branch_Middle_Fork_Zumbro_River|South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River]] · [[South_Branch_Rush_River|South Branch Rush River]] · [[South_Branch_Snake_River|South Branch Snake River]] · [[South_Branch_Sunrise_River|South Branch Sunrise River]] · [[South_Branch_Vermillion_River|South Branch Vermillion River]] · [[South_Branch_Yellow_Medicine_River|South Branch Yellow Medicine River]] · [[South_Fork_Crooked_Creek|South Fork Crooked Creek]] · [[South_Fork_Crow_River|South Fork Crow River]] · [[South_Fork_Groundhouse_River|South Fork Groundhouse River]] · [[South_Fork_Rabbit_River|South Fork Rabbit River]] · [[South_Fork_Watab_River|South Fork Watab River]] · [[South_Fork_Watonwan_River|South Fork Watonwan River]] · [[South_Fork_Whitewater_River|South Fork Whitewater River]] · [[South_Fork_Willow_River|South Fork Willow River]] · [[South_Fork_Yellow_Bank_River|South Fork Yellow Bank River]] · [[South_Fork_Zumbro_River|South Fork Zumbro River]] · [[South_Two_River|South Two River]] · [[Split_Rock_Creek|Split Rock Creek]] · [[Split_Rock_River|Split Rock River]] · [[Spring_Branch_Swan_River|Spring Branch Swan River]] · [[Spring_Creek|Spring Creek]] · [[St._Croix_River|St. Croix River]] · [[St._Francis_River|St. Francis River]] · [[Straight_River|Straight River]] · [[Sunrise_River|Sunrise River]] · [[Swan_River|Swan River]] · [[Thief_River|Thief River]] · [[Third_River|Third River]] · [[Trout_Brook|Trout Brook]] · [[Turtle_River|Turtle River]] · [[Two_River|Two River]] · [[Upper_Iowa_River|Upper Iowa River]] · [[Upper_Tamarack_River|Upper Tamarack River]] · [[Vermillion_River|Vermillion River]] · [[Wapsipinicon_River|Wapsipinicon River]] · [[Watab_River|Watab River]] · [[Watonwan_River|Watonwan River]] · [[Wells_Creek|Wells Creek]] · [[West_Branch_Blue_Earth_River|West Branch Blue Earth River]] · [[West_Branch_Kettle_River|West Branch Kettle River]] · [[West_Branch_Lac_qui_Parle_River|West Branch Lac qui Parle River]] · [[West_Branch_St._Francis_River|West Branch St. Francis River]] · [[West_Branch_Sunrise_River|West Branch Sunrise River]] · [[West_Fork_Groundhouse_River|West Fork Groundhouse River]] · [[West_Fork_Little_Sioux_River|West Fork Little Sioux River]] · [[West_Fork_Moose_Horn_River|West Fork Moose Horn River]] · [[West_Fork_Prairie_River|West Fork Prairie River]] · [[West_Savanna_River|West Savanna River]] · [[Whetstone_River|Whetstone River]] · [[Whitewater_River|Whitewater River]] · [[Willow_River|Willow River]] · [[Wing_River|Wing River]] · [[Winnebago_Creek|Winnebago Creek]] · [[Winnebago_River|Winnebago River]] · [[Yellow_Bank_River|Yellow Bank River]] · [[Yellow_Medicine_River|Yellow Medicine River]] · [[Zumbro_River|Zumbro River]] ## Related Full inventory: [[List_of_rivers_of_Minnesota]] · sibling basins: [[WT!Minnesota_Great_Lakes_Basin]], [[WT!Minnesota_Hudson_Bay_Basin]] · longest streams: [[List_of_longest_streams_of_Minnesota]] · lakes: [[List_of_lakes_of_Minnesota]] · spine: [[PORTAL_WT!Thury_Hydrodynamics_Compendium]]. ## Wikipedia : Wikitube Wikitube-only (house article): [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/WT!Minnesota_Gulf_of_Mexico_Basin). No 1:1 Wikipedia article; see [Drainage basin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_basin) and [Hydrography of Minnesota] context. ## Previous hub tags Hub: Life_Physics. Spine: [[PORTAL_WT!Thury_Hydrodynamics_Compendium]]. Legacy hubs: none (Minnesota hydrology seed, 2026-08-05). --- *House `WT!` hub seeded 2026-08-05 as the basin anchor for the Minnesota rivers set. Rivers link here as their drainage basin; the room they feed is [[PORTAL_WT!Thury_Hydrodynamics_Compendium]].*