Upper Minneopa Falls
Upper Minneopa Falls is a waterfall in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. The nearest named place is Lower Minneopa Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
waterfalls in Minneopa State Park, Minnesota, USA
Wikidata Q126371965, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 66.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- South Overlook · 1 mi
- North Overlook · 1 mi
- Former Dam Site · 20 mi
- Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Williams Nature Center: 0.7 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 1.5 mi
- Minneopa State Park: 1.8 mi
- Forest Heights Park: 2.4 mi
- North Ridge Park: 2.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota: 3.9 mi
- Betsy-Tacy Society: 4.2 mi
- Hubbard House: 4.4 mi
- Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum: 4.4 mi
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 4.5 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 4.6 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 4.7 mi
- Mni Mural: 4.5 mi
- Mni Mural: 4.5 mi
- Buffalo: 4.6 mi
- Winter Warrior: 4.6 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 13.4 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 0.0 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 1.5 mi
- Triple Falls: 2.5 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 2.5 mi
- Bigger Manitou Falls: 3.7 mi
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 19.3 mi
- John Lind House: 21.6 mi
- German Park: 21.6 mi
- Kiesling Park & House: 21.7 mi
- Glockenspiel: 21.8 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 18.0 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 19.1 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 4.4 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 4.6 mi
- Watonwan Rest Area: 24.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:54 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mankato, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jul — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 105 | 161 | 936 | 1,423 | 1,169 | 1,349 | 765 | 433 | 450 | 455 | 292 | 181 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge LE Sueur River Near Rapidan, MN, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/699348232
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