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Vermillion River
River
in
Prairie Waterway Greenway
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Rambling River Park
,
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
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Dakota County Park Conservation Area
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R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest
in
Farmington
,
MN
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The Vermillion River is a 59.6-mile (95.9 km) waterway that meanders through Scott County and Dakota County in Minnesota, entering the Mississippi River floodplain just south of Hastings. 13.5 miles (21.7 km) of it are designated as a trout stream, which is unusual for being so close to a metropolitan area. Vermillion, derived from the French for "red" was probably so named from deposits of ochre Indians used for body painting. The Vermillion is a state-designated trout stream, managed for catch-and-release fishing of brown trout. The portion of the river that supports trout is upstream, around the towns of Farmington; Empire, and the City of Lakeville. Near the town of Vermillion, the water becomes too warm to support trout. Downstream from the falls on the south side of Hastings, the…
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