Minnesota · Olmsted / Wabasha Co.

Zumbro River

Olmsted / Wabasha Co. · 78 mi · Class I–II
Optimal: 200–1500 CFS · USGS #05374500
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Avg flow: 720 cfsHist. median: 650 cfsUSGS #05374500
Zumbro River Water Trail · Minnesota DNR Designated Trout Stream (upper branches)

The Zumbro River drains the Rochester area of southeastern Minnesota, flowing 78 miles through the Driftless Area bluff country to the Mississippi River at Kellogg. The Zumbro is one of the best smallmouth bass rivers in Minnesota, with excellent walleye and channel catfish fishing alongside. The upper branches (North, Middle, and South) flow through coldwater trout country supporting wild brown trout, while the main stem downstream of Rochester widens into a classic Driftless warmwater smallmouth fishery with limestone bluffs, wooded islands, and consistent flow from the underlying karst aquifer.

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