Browns Valley is a city in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States, adjacent to the South Dakota border.

[2] Browns Valley lies along the Little Minnesota River between the northern end of Big Stone Lake and the southern end of Lake Traverse, which is separated from the Little Minnesota River by a low and narrow continental divide that skirts the northern edge of town.

[7] Two properties in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1864 Fort Wadsworth Agency and Scout Headquarters Building within Sam Brown Memorial State Wayside, and the 1916 Browns Valley Carnegie Library.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all land.

The area is also home to Browns Valley Man, the oldest human remains found in Minnesota.

The remains were found in Traverse Gap and carbon dated to about 9,000 years ago.

The Browns Valley weather station records some of Minnesota's highest summer temperatures; on July 31, 2007, a high of 107 °F (42 °C) was registered.

In March 2007, Browns Valley was flooded from the north and west by the Little Minnesota River.

[21] The damage was significant enough to warrant a visit from Governor Tim Pawlenty and Congressman Collin Peterson.