Little Knife River (Lake County, Minnesota)

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Little Knife River (East)
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The Little Knife River (East) is a 5.7-mile-long (9.2 km) [1] river in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is a tributary of the Knife River, located northwest of the city of Two Harbors. A second Little Knife River flows into the Knife River from the west, through St. Louis County.

Lake County, Minnesota County in the United States

Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,866. Its county seat is Two Harbors.

Minnesota State of the United States of America

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.

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Coordinates: 47°01′47″N91°44′12″W / 47.0296558°N 91.7365649°W / 47.0296558; -91.7365649 [2]

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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 May 7, 2012
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Knife River