Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br />6 BIOLOGICAL REPoRT 19 <br /> <br />Lac Qui Pari <br /> <br />~. <br />Ii <br />~ <br />"- <br />Yellow <br /> <br />RBdwood <br /> <br />o 25 50 MILES <br />I . I <br />o 26 60 KILOMETERS <br /> <br />Fig. L The Minnesota River Watershed, showing major tributaries. <br /> <br />As the flow of Glacial River Warren receded over <br />several thousand years, some distinct land fea- <br />tures began to emerge. In the upper reaches of the <br />valley, three lakes were formed as the alluvial fans <br />of tributaries built up to form natural impound- <br />ments. Big Stone Lake was formed by the alluvial <br />fan deposited by the Whetstone River (river kilo- <br />meter [rkm] 533) coming from the west in South <br /> <br />NO <br /> <br /> <br />SO <br /> <br />Granite Falls (rkm 383) <br /> <br />Dakota. Marsh Lake arose from the alluvial fan <br />deposited by the Pomme de Terre River (rkm 488) <br />coming from the hills and lake country to the <br />north. Lac qui Parle Lake was formed as the result <br />of the fan deposited by the Lac qui Parle River(rkm <br />464) coming from the southwestern prairies. <br />The river flows out of Lac qui Parle Lake <br />through Precambrian granitic and metamorphic <br />