The
Zumbro River is a
tributary of the
Mississippi River in the
Driftless Area of southeastern
Minnesota in the
United States. It is long from the confluence of its principal tributaries and drains a
watershed of . The river's name in English is a change from its
French name
Rivière des Embarras (Embarrass River/Obstruction River) due to its mouth located near Pine Island in the Mississippi River; the Dakota name for this river is
Wapka Wazi Oju (Pines Planted River), having reference to the grove of great
white pines at Pine Island.