Wild Rice River, Minnesota
| Wild Rice River | ||
 The catchment area of the Red River of the North , both Wild Rice Rivers are highlighted |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 654136 | |
| location | Minnesota (USA) | |
| River system | Nelson River | |
| Drain over | Red River of the North → Winnipeg Lake → Nelson River → Hudson Bay | |
| source | in Mud Lake in Clearwater County 47 ° 23 ′ 3 ″ N , 95 ° 18 ′ 30 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in the Red River of the North Coordinates: 47 ° 19 '5 " N , 96 ° 50' 14" W 47 ° 19 '5 " N , 96 ° 50' 14" W. |
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| Mouth height |
259 m
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| length | 257 km | |
The Wild Rice River is a right tributary of the Red River of the North in the northwest of the US state Minnesota . It is 257 km long. Across the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River , it is part of the Hudson Bay catchment area . It is one of two tributaries of the Red River of the North with that name; the other is the Wild Rice River in North Dakota .
course
The Wild Rice River rises in Mud Lake in Clearwater County and follows a generally westerly course through Mahnomen and Norman Counties , through the White Earth Indian Reservation, and passes through the towns of Mahnomen , Twin Valley and Hendrum and about south of Ada where the nearby is Headwaters of the Marsh River at high water sometimes becomes a tributary of the Red River. In its lower reaches through the Red River Valley , sections of its course have been straightened and canalized .
Tributaries
The largest tributaries of the Wild Rice River are the White Earth River , which flows into the vicinity of Mahnomen, and the South Branch Wild Rice River , which flows into the lower reaches of Norman County (the source is near Ogema in the northwest of Becker County and the river continues to flow West through Counties Clay and Norman and past the town of Ulen ).
See also
swell
- Waters, Thomas F. (1977). The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8
Individual evidence
- ↑ USGS - Geographic Names Information System - Wild Rice River (MN)
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