Pomme de Terre River, Minnesota
| Pomme de Terre River | ||
 The Pomme de Terre River in Appleton (2007) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 649622 | |
| location | Minnesota , United States | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Minnesota River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source |
Stalker Lake , Tordenskjold Township , Otter Tail County 46 ° 11 ′ 55 ″ N , 95 ° 51 ′ 20 ″ W |
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| Source height | 391 m | |
| muzzle |
Minnesota River , Appleton Township , Swift County Coordinates: 45 ° 10 '33 " N , 96 ° 5' 13" W 45 ° 10 '33 " N , 96 ° 5' 13" W. |
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| Mouth height | 285 m | |
| Height difference | 106 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.62 ‰ | |
| length | 170 km | |
| Catchment area | 2266 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
4 m³ / s |
| Small towns | Barrett , Morris and Appleton | |
The Pomme de Terre River is a 170 km long tributary of the Minnesota River in the western US state of Minnesota . About the Minnesota River it is part of the catchment area of the Mississippi River . The river drains an area of 2,266 km² in an agricultural region. The source region of the Pomme de Terre River is at the northernmost point of the catchment area of the Minnesota River.
Pomme de terre is the French term for potato ; the river was named by early French settlers after the potato-like root vegetable prairie turnip ( Psoralea esculenta ) that was eaten by the Sioux who lived there .
The Pomme de Terre River rises from Stalker Lake in Tordenskjold Township , about five kilometers northeast of Dalton in southern Otter Tail County and flows mostly south through the east of Grant and Stevens Counties , and west of Swift County . It flows through the cities of Barrett , Morris and Appleton . It flows into Marsh Lake on the Minnesota River, about six kilometers southwest of Appleton. Marsh Lake was originally formed by the Pomme de Terres river delta and is now maintained by a man-made dam.
On its upper reaches, the river flows through a landscape that is characterized by moraines and numerous lakes, between forests and meadows. Its marshes sweep the neighborhood when the river flows through lakes. The largest lakes on its course are Ten Mile Lake in Otter Tail County; Pomme de Terre and Barrett Lakes in Grant County and Perkins Lake in Stevens County. The water levels of various lakes through which the river flows are controlled by small dams . Downstream from Morris flows through the river boulder clay , which he eroded and therefore a greater turbidity obtained. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, approximately 81% of the Pomme de Terre River's catchment area is used for agriculture, half of which is used to grow corn and soybeans and 43% of which is used to harvest hay and various grains.
The United States Geological Survey operates a gauge in Appleton about eight miles from the estuary. The average annual runoff between 1931 and 2005 was four cubic meters / second . The highest recorded flow rate was on April 7, 1997 (as a result of a dam burst) 252 m³ / s; no water drained on a few days in different years.
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- ↑ a b Google Earth , accessed June 14, 2007
- ↑ Pomme de Terre River Major Watershed. Streams within the Pomme de Terre River Major Watershed . Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato . June 6, 2000. Retrieved June 14, 2007
- ↑ Pomme de Terre River Major Watershed. General Description . Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato . Retrieved June 14, 2007
- ↑ a b Mitton, GB; KG Guttormson, GW Stratton, ES Wakeman. Water Resources Data in Minnesota, Water Year 2005 Annual Report . Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, MN (PDF; 142 kB). United States Geological Survey . Retrieved June 14, 2007.
- ↑ Watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (December 1, 2005). Retrieved June 14, 2007
- ↑ Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Grant County: Pomme de Terre Township ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Minnesota Historical Society . Retrieved June 19, 2007
- ↑ a b c Waters, Thomas F. (2006). "The Minnesota: Corridor West," The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press , pp. 304-323. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8
- ↑ Basin Overview. Place Names: Pomme de Terre . Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato . November 15, 2004, accessed June 19, 2007
- ^ A b Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. (1994). Yarmouth, Me .: DeLorme, pp. 36, 43-44, 51-52. ISBN 0-89933-222-6
- ^ Watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin. ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Minnesota River Basin: Pomme de Terre River Watershed ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Retrieved June 14, 2007
