Crow Wing River
| Crow Wing River | ||
 The Crow Wing River in Old Wadena County Park in Thomastown Township |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 655896 | |
| location | Minnesota (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Hubbard County, 47 ° 0 ′ 7 " N , 94 ° 44 ′ 29" W. |
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| muzzle | at Crow Wing State Park northwest of Little Falls, Minnesota in the Mississippi Coordinates: 46 ° 16 '16 " N , 94 ° 20' 23" W 46 ° 16 '16 " N , 94 ° 20' 23" W |
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| Mouth height |
349 m
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| length | 160 km | |
| Left tributaries | Gull River | |
| Right tributaries | Leaf River , Partridge River , Long Prairie River | |
The Crow Wing River rises in a chain of ten lakes in southern Hubbard County and flows about 160 km southeast before it flows into the Mississippi on the left at Crow Wing State Park , northwest of Little Falls .
His name is an imprecise translation of the word Gaagaagiwigwani-ziibi (roughly: "River of the Raven Feather ") from the language of the Ojibwe indigenous people. A wing-shaped island near the mouth gave the river its name. The Crow Wing River is a popular family excursion destination, especially for boat tourists who are enthusiastic about canoes, due to the many camping sites, many unpaved riverbank landscapes and its shallow water depth of rarely more than a meter.
landscape
The riverbank landscape is characterized by mostly dense pine forests. As the course of the river increases, the banks become higher and the course turns south. The landscape corresponds to the cliché of the natural landscape of the American Midwest .
history
The region was originally settled by Dakota before Ojibwa , displaced from the eastern regions, immigrated to this area around 1700 . At the beginning of the 19th century, the course of the river and its surroundings were largely settled by the Ojibwa. Some Native American burial grounds still exist today.
The first fur traders discovered the area around 1700, and in 1792 the North West Company established a trading hub in Wadena . Trade routes crossed the river nearby and provided an important link between the region and Fort Garry in Winnipeg .
The dense forests of the region made the little town of Nimrod (Minnesota), so named not by chance , an important center of the timber trade towards the end of the 19th century. Today the region is mainly frequented by tourists - and by indigenous people due to the wild rice deposits in the area.