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| tributary_left1 = [[Lost River (Clearwater River)|Lost River]]<ref name=MPCA>{{cite web|title=Clearwater River - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency|url=http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/water/water-types-and-programs/watersheds/clearwater-river.html#overview|website=Minnesota Pollution Control Agency|accessdate=10 February 2015}}</ref>
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The '''Clearwater River''' is a {{convert|147|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-04-05 }}, accessed June 8, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[Red Lake River]] of [[Minnesota]] in the [[United States]]. Via the Red Lake River, the [[Red River of the North]], [[Lake Winnipeg]], and the [[Nelson River]], it is part of the [[Hudson Bay]] watershed.
The '''Clearwater River''' is a {{convert|147|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630110913/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2016-06-30 }}, accessed June 8, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[Red Lake River]] of [[Minnesota]] in the [[United States]]. Via the Red Lake River, the [[Red River of the North]], [[Lake Winnipeg]], and the [[Nelson River]], it is part of the [[Hudson Bay]] watershed.<ref>{{Gnis|641321|Clearwater River}}</ref>


"Clearwater" is an English translation of the native [[Ojibwe language]] name.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA121|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=121}}</ref>
"Clearwater" is an English translation of the native [[Ojibwe language]] name.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n140 121]}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Minnesota]]
*[[List of rivers of Minnesota]]
*[[List of longest streams of Minnesota]]

{{Coord|47.8938569|-96.2828256|region:US-MN_type:river_source:gnis|display=title|notes=<ref>{{Gnis|641321|Clearwater River}}</ref>}}


==References==
==References==
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*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)


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[[Category:Rivers of Minnesota]]
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[[Category:Tributaries of Hudson Bay]]
[[Category:Tributaries of Hudson Bay]]



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Latest revision as of 00:34, 1 May 2021

Clearwater River
Clearwater River (Red Lake River tributary) is located in Minnesota
Clearwater River (Red Lake River tributary)
Mouth of the Clearwater River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
RegionRed River Valley
CitiesBagley, Minnesota, Plummer, Minnesota, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWestern Clearwater County, Minnesota[1]
 • coordinates47°28′50″N 95°34′08″W / 47.4805135°N 95.5689108°W / 47.4805135; -95.5689108
 • elevation1,440 ft (440 m)
MouthRed Lake River[2]
 • location
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota[2]
 • coordinates
47°53′38″N 96°16′58″W / 47.8938569°N 96.2828256°W / 47.8938569; -96.2828256
 • elevation
955 ft (291 m)
Basin size1,385 sq mi (3,590 km2)[1]
Basin features
River systemNelson River basin
Tributaries 
 • leftRuffy Brook, Lost River,[1] Terrebonne Creek, Beau Gerlot Creek, Lower Badger Creek[1]
 • rightWalker Brook, Butcher Knife Creek

The Clearwater River is a 147-mile-long (237 km)[3] tributary of the Red Lake River of Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red Lake River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the Hudson Bay watershed.[4]

"Clearwater" is an English translation of the native Ojibwe language name.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Clearwater River - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency". Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Rapid Watershed Assessment Clearwater (MN) HUC: 09020305" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 8, 2011
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clearwater River
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 121.
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