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Blue Earth River access points and trip distances, Minnesota

5 access points (5 public) along 88.3 river miles of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Blue Earth River 150th St. Public Water Access Site
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43.70829, -94.14300 30.2
30.2Blue Earth River, Amboy Public Water Access Site
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43.87591, -94.18790 46.4
76.5Blue Earth River, Rapidan Dam Public Water Access Site
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44.09436, -94.10903 9.0
85.5Blue Earth River, Co 90 Bridge Public Water Access Site
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44.13149, -94.04560 2.7
88.3Minnesota River, Sibley Park Public Water Access Site
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44.16206, -94.03688 end

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Minnesota DNR Water Access. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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