Briggs Lake

Rice Creek is a stream in Sherburne County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Elk River. Rice Creek was named for the wild rice along its course.

Clear Lake Township is a township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,630 at the 2000 census. Clear Lake Township was organized in 1858.

Clear Lake is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 641 at the 2020 census.U.S. Highway 10 and Minnesota State Highway 24 are two of the main routes in Clear Lake. Clear Lake is 13 miles southeast of St. Cloud and 24 miles northwest of Elk River.

The Herbert M. Fox House is a pioneer farmhouse in Becker, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1876 with an unusual construction method using load-bearing vertical planks rather than wall studs. It originally stood in Santiago Township, was moved to Becker in 1981, and moved again in 2006 to the grounds of the Sherburne History Center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and exploration/settlement. It was nominated for being an example of early pioneer architecture in Minnesota, representing the houses of mid-19th-century subsistence farmers while displaying a rare vernacular construction method.

Becker is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, between the Mississippi and Elk Rivers. The population was 4,877 at the 2020 census.Becker is located 46 miles northwest of Minneapolis and 19 miles southeast of St. Cloud. U.S. Highway 10 serves as a main route in Becker. The city is home to the Sherburne County Generating Station (Sherco) which accounted for 77% of the city's tax base in 2019 and two thirds of taxes generated for the city in 2023. Homeowners have considerable lower property taxes than surrounding communities due to taxes paid by the power plant.

The Sherburne County Generating Station, also known as Sherco, is a large coal-fired power plant on the banks of the Mississippi River in Becker, Minnesota, which is in Sherburne County. Its three units have a combined capacity of 2,238 megawatts, making it the largest power plant in the state. In comparison, the single-unit Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant located less than four miles away has an output of 671 MW. The state's other nuclear power plant, the 2-unit Prairie Island facility, is rated at 1,096 MW, so Sherco has a larger peak output than those plants put together. The station uses 20,000 to 30,000 tons of coal per day. The BNSF Railway delivers up to three 115-car trains per day from mines in the Powder River Basin. In addition to generating electricity, some steam is also sent from the plant to a nearby paper plant, Liberty Paper Incorporated. The power plant has a normal staff of about 350 people, but up to 800 more employees are on site when the generating units are shut down and undergoing maintenance. The city borders of Becker extend around the plant, making the town heavily dependent on the plant for property tax revenue. The plant's annual $4 million property tax bill covers about 75% of the total for the city of about 4,600 people.The plant was initially constructed by Northern States Power Company (NSP), now a subsidiary of Xcel Energy. Units 1 and 2, which each have a capacity of 680 MW, came online in 1976 and 1977, respectively. The plant is still mostly owned by NSP/Xcel, although Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency has a 41 percent stake in the 876-MW Unit 3, which was built from 1983 to 1987 at a cost of about $1 billion.Unit 2 was shutdown on New Year's Eve in 2023.

St. Cloud Regional Airport (IATA: STC, ICAO: KSTC, FAA LID: STC) is a public-use airport in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States, and owned by the St. Cloud Regional Airport Authority. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) east of the central business district of the City of St.Cloud The airport serves private, commercial, corporate, cargo and military operations. Mostly used for general aviation, it is also served by commercial airlines. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 20,161 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 14,294 enplanements in 2009, and 1,198 in 2010. Mesaba Airlines, operating flights for Delta Connection, ended service to Minneapolis/St. Paul on December 31, 2009. Allegiant Air began service to Phoenix/Mesa Gateway Airport, AZ on December 15, 2012, also serviced Orlando/Sanford, FL from 2013-2014 and Destin, FL in 2021, and seasonally services Fort Myers/Punta Gorda Airport, FL since 2017. SkyWest Airlines, operating as United Express, operated flights from St. Cloud to Chicago O'Hare International Airport from May 2014 to April 2015. The flights were suspended due to "poor performance in the market."

Haven Township is a township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,024 at the 2000 census. Haven Township was organized in 1872, and named for John Ormsbee Haven, a state legislator.

Hasty is an unincorporated community in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The community is near the junction of Interstate 94 and Wright County Road 8. Hasty is within Clearwater Township and Silver Creek Township. Nearby places include Clearwater, Monticello, Silver Creek, Maple Lake, and Lake Maria State Park. Wright County Road 75 and 150th Street NW are also in the immediate area.

The Clearwater River is a 43.4-mile-long (69.8 km) tributary of the Mississippi River in central Minnesota, United States. It rises in southern Stearns County and flows south into Meeker County, passing the town of Watkins. It turns east and enters a chain of lakes, eventually becoming the border between Stearns County and Wright County, passing the town of Fairhaven and entering Clearwater Lake. Upon leaving the lake, the river flows northeast, joining the Mississippi River at Clearwater.

The Clearwater Masonic and Grand Army of the Republic Hall is a historic building in Clearwater, Minnesota, United States, constructed in 1888. It has served as a meeting hall for both a local Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post, and a local Masonic Lodge, with commercial space on the ground floor. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 under the name Clearwater Masonic Lodge–Grand Army of the Republic Hall for having local significance in the themes of architecture and social history. It was nominated for its association with the fraternal organizations of Clearwater and many other rural Wright County communities that, in the words of historian John J. Hackett, "provided leadership, direction, and contributions to the county's political, educational, patriotic, and social life."

The William W. Webster House is a historic house in Clearwater, Minnesota, United States, built around 1863. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce. It was nominated for its Greek Revival architecture, fine craftsmanship, and association with William W. Webster, an early settler and civic leader in Clearwater.