Whetstone River
| Whetstone River | ||
 The Whetstone River near Big Stone City, Grant County, South Dakota |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1258942 | |
| location | South Dakota , Minnesota (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi | |
| Drain over | Minnesota River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| confluence | from South Fork and North Fork Whetstone River 45 ° 16 ′ 12 ″ N , 96 ° 34 ′ 5 ″ W |
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| Source height | 317 m | |
| muzzle |
Minnesota River below Big Stone Lake Coordinates: 45 ° 17 ′ 50 " N , 96 ° 27 ′ 0" W 45 ° 17 ′ 50 " N , 96 ° 27 ′ 0" W |
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| Mouth height | 295 m | |
| Height difference | 22 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.1 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 20 km | |
 Location of the Whetstone River with its two headwaters |
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The Whetstone River is an approximately 20 km long right tributary of the Minnesota River in the northeast of the US state South Dakota and in a very small area of the west of Minnesota in the United States .
About the Minnesota River it is part of the catchment area of the Mississippi River .
Run
The Whetstone River is a discontinuous stream. It flows east through Grant County past Big Stone City . It flows into the Minnesota River near Ortonville , a little less than half a kilometer after it has crossed the state line to Minnesota, shortly after it exits Big Stone Lake .
Above Big Stone City, the two headwaters, the North Fork Whetstone River and the South Fork Whetstone River , come together, each of which has its source on the Coteau des Prairies plateau . The northern arm flows southeast through Roberts County past the town of Wilmot . The southern arm flows west past the town of Milbank in Grant County .
Web links
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- DeLorme (1994). Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer . Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-222-6 .
- DeLorme (2001). South Dakota Atlas & Gazetteer . Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-330-3 .
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Geographic Names Information System of the USGS :
- Whetstone River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- North Fork Whetstone River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- South Fork Whetstone River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System .