| Little Cannon River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name3: | Goodhue County, Rice County |
| Length: | 30.6adj=midNaNadj=mid |
| Source1 Location: | Nerstrand, Minnesota |
| Mouth: | Cannon River |
| Mouth Location: | Cannon Falls, Minnesota |
| River System: | Cannon River |
| Basin Size: | 85 square miles[1] |
| Waterfalls: | Cannon River Dam |
The Little Cannon River is a 30.6adj=midNaNadj=mid[2] river of Minnesota in the United States. It flows into the Cannon River at the city of Cannon Falls. A section of the Little Cannon River south of Sogn, Minnesota is a designated trout stream by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.[3] [4]
The Cannon River and Little Cannon River names came from a mispronunciation of the original French explorers name for the river, "Canot".
There was a dam on the Little Cannon River in Goodhue County (44.5083°N -92.9069°W). The ruins of the Archibald Mill dam are located on the Little Cannon River.[5] The dam was removed in 2001.[6]
There is a cemetery in called the Little Cannon Cemetery north of Kenyon, Minnesota (44.327°N -92.9813°W).
The Little Cannon River is a state designated canoe stream.[7]
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources stocks the Little Cannon River with brown and rainbow trout.[8]