Straight River (Fish Hook River)
| Straight river | ||
 The Straight River in the Straight River Township (2007) |
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| Data | ||
| location | Minnesota (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Shell River → Crow Wing River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Pine Point Township , Becker County 47 ° 0 ′ 8 ″ N , 95 ° 18 ′ 34 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 459 m | |
| muzzle |
Fish Hook River , Hubbard Township , Hubbard County Coordinates: 46 ° 52 '8 " N , 95 ° 1' 55" W 46 ° 52 '8 " N , 95 ° 1' 55" W. |
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| Mouth height | 422 m | |
| Height difference | 37 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1 ‰ | |
| length | 37 km | |
| Catchment area | 155 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
1.72 m³ / s |
The Straight River is a 37 km long tributary of the Fish Hook River in Hubbard County in northern Minnesota in the United States . About the Fish Hook River, the Shell River and the Crow Wing River it is part of the catchment area of the Mississippi River and drains an area of about 155 km² in a rural area. The river is said to be one of the best trout waters in Minnesota.
The river name has its origins in a translation of the name for the Straight Lake in the Ojibwa language , through which the river flows near its source.
geography
The Straight River rises in the White Earth Indian Reservation within the Two Inlets State Forest, about 10 km northeast of Pine Point in the Pine Point Township in the northwest of Becker County . It initially flows southwest through Straight Lake and then in an east-southeast direction to southwest Hubbard County . It flows into the Fish Hook River in Hubbard Townshipm about 6 km south of Park Rapids . The river runs in the ecoregion of northern lakes and forests, which is characterized by coniferous plants and hardwood vegetation . The landscape is flat and is formed by slightly undulating ground moraines and sand .
The Straight River rises from a spring whose water is cold enough to support an abundant trout population and is known among anglers for catching brown trout that are over 50 cm in length. A larger population of brook trout used to live in the river, but this has declined due to rising water temperatures. In the early 1990s, various organizations sued the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to enforce greater protection for the Straight River. The agency has since begun counteracting water abstraction to irrigate agriculture, which is negatively affecting the river's cold springs.
Flow rate
The United States Geological Survey operates a gauge in the Straight River Township . There the long-term average amount of water running off is 1.72 m³ / s. The highest value was 4.22 m³ / s on April 6, 1997 and the lowest value recorded was 0.59 m³ / s on November 23, 2003.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Assessment Database: Assessment Data for the State of Minnesota in 2004. Year . United States Environmental Protection Agency . S. Crow Wing Watershed . Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. 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. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
- ^ A b Thomas F. Waters: The Crow Wing: Oxcart to Canoe . In: The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota . University of Minnesota Press , Minneapolis 2006, ISBN 0-8166-0960-8 , pp. 184-194.
- ^ Warren Upham: Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. . Minnesota Historical Society . S. Hubbard County: Straight River Township . Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. 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. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
- ^ A b Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer . DeLorme , Yarmouth, Me. 1994, ISBN 0-89933-222-6 , p. 61.
- ^ Straight River (Fish Hook River) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Upper Mississippi River Basin. . Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. S. Upper Mississippi River Basin Water Quality Plan, Headwaters to the Rum River - Anoka, Section III: Upper Mississippi River Basin . 2000. Archived from the original on June 18, 2007. 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. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
- ^ Dan Gunderson: The Straight River: In the shadow of a corporate farm , Minnesota Public Radio . May 6, 2002. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
- ^ GB Mitton, KG Guttormson, GW Stratton, ES Wakeman: Water Resources Data in Minnesota, Water Year 2005 Annual Report. . United States Geological Survey . S. Straight River near Park Rapids, MN (PDF file; 135 kB). Retrieved June 24, 2007.
