Turtle River, North Dakota
| Turtle River | ||
 The Turtle River in Turtle River State Park near Larimore in Grand Forks County (2004 image). |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1032555 | |
| location | Grand Forks County , North Dakota , USA | |
| River system | Nelson River | |
| Drain over | Red River of the North → Winnipeg Lake → Nelson River → Hudson Bay | |
| origin | Confluence of the North and South Branch at Larimore 47 ° 56 ′ 15 ″ N , 97 ° 35 ′ 2 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in the Red River of the North coordinates: 48 ° 10 '25 " N , 97 ° 8' 48" W 48 ° 10 '25 " N , 97 ° 8' 48" W.
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The Turtle River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in the northeast of the US state North Dakota . For almost its entire length it flows in Grand Forks County . Across the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River , it is part of the Hudson Bay catchment area .
Run
The Turtle River rises in two arms, North Branch with a headwaters in the east of Nelson County and South Branch . The two arms converge at the town of Larimore . The river meanders mainly in an easterly direction through the Turtle River State Park and past Grand Forks Air Force Base . On the last stretch of its course, it turns north and flows through the city of Manvel before flowing into the Red River of the North just above Oslo , Minnesota .