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The driftless region of MN and WI being shaped by rivers isn't... inaccurate, I suppose. More like "rivers due to nearby glaciers" which isn't quite the same thing.
Many rivers begin with glaciers. The Colorado, Mississippi, and Rio Grande, for example, still receive glacier melt to this day