The watershed is about 30 percent farmed and has much swamp and marsh. Considerable fishing and floating use. Proposed for study by State Wild and Scenic Rivers System. R A leisurely stream flowing through southeastern Minnesota. Flat farm country.
Watershed is mainly agricultural with some farming to waters edge.
One of the few good canoeing streams in this part of the state. Main portion of river lies in Iowa. Some historic value. A small northern river flowing through a heavily forested watershed and near the Superior National Forest boundary. G A wilderness river flowing north to the Canadian border through a heavily forested portion of the state with a small amount of agriculture in the watershed.