Kettle River (Blueberry River)
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| location | Minnesota (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Blueberry River → Shell River → Crow Wing River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
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Spruce Grove Township , Becker County 46 ° 47 ′ 52 ″ N , 95 ° 20 ′ 32 ″ W |
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| Source height | 472 m | |
| muzzle | in the Blueberry River in Wadena County Coordinates: 46 ° 45 ′ 51 ″ N , 95 ° 8 ′ 20 ″ W 46 ° 45 ′ 51 ″ N , 95 ° 8 ′ 20 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 421 m | |
| Height difference | 51 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.8 ‰ | |
| length | 28 km | |
The Kettle River (also known as Kettle Creek ) is a 28 km long tributary of the Blueberry River in Minnesota , United States .
About the Blueberry River, Shell River and Crow Wing River it is part of the catchment area of the Mississippi River and drains a rural area.
The Kettle River rises about two kilometers south of Wolf Lake in Spruce Grove Township in southeast Becker County . It always flows eastwards through the Runeberg Township in the northwest of Wadena County and flows into the Blueberry Township , about three kilometers west of Menahga in the Blueberry River. The Kettle River flows through an ecoregion of northern lakes and forests, which grow through conifers and hardwood forests on flat and undulating ground moraines and sand .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Assessment Data for Minnesota, Crow Wing Watershed (8 Digit USGS Cataloging Unit), Year 2004 ( English ) In: National Assessment Database . United States Environmental Protection Agency . Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
- ^ Kettle River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer . DeLorme , Yarmouth, Me. 1994, ISBN 0-89933-222-6 , p. 61.
- ↑ Upper Mississippi River Basin Water Quality Plan, Headwaters to the Rum River - Anoka ( English , PDF; 4.72 MB) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2000. Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008.