Black River (Red Lake River tributary)

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Black River
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The Black River is a 33.7-mile-long (54.2 km) [1] tributary of the Red Lake River of Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red Lake River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the Hudson Bay watershed.

Minnesota State of the United States of America

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Red River of the North Canadian and American river

The Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it flows northward through the Red River Valley, forming most of the border of Minnesota and North Dakota and continuing into Manitoba. It empties into Lake Winnipeg, whose waters join the Nelson River and ultimately flow into Hudson Bay.

The Black River was so named on account of its peat-stained waters. [2]

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Coordinates: 47°52′27″N96°25′04″W / 47.8741365°N 96.4178325°W / 47.8741365; -96.4178325 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed June 8, 2011
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 406.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black River


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