Fun Facts about the Zumbro River Watershed:
- The Native American Minnetaree people originally named the Zumbro River the "Wazi Oju", which meant "embarrassed stream."
The current name, Zumbro, came from French fur traders, who called it "Riviere des Embarras," meaning river of difficulties, due to its numerous natural snags and obstructions.
- The Zumbro River Watershed covers 910,323 acres (1422 square miles) in six counties.
- Including you, over 170,000 people live in the Zumbro Watershed.
- The Zumbro River and its tributaries are over 288 miles long. You can find five lakes and one state park in the watershed.
- Portions of the Zumbro River are in the "driftless area," an area that was by-passed by the last continental glaciers and is
characterized by steep bluffs, sinkholes, caverns, and cold-water spring-fed streams.
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