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Country | United States |
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Main source | Minnesota |
The Pine River is a 23.0-mile-long (37.0 km) [1] tributary of the Kettle River in eastern Minnesota, United States. It begins at the outlet of Big Pine Lake near the western border of Pine County, Minnesota, and flows northeast and east, reaching the Kettle River at Rutledge.
The Kettle is an 83.6-mile-long (134.5 km) tributary of the St. Croix River in eastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the St. Croix River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The river's English name is due to the large number of large rounded holes (kettles) in the sandstone in and around the river, carved out by the swirling waters of the river. The river's Dakota name Céġa watpa entered into English via the Anishinaabe people's Akiko-ziibi, both meaning "Kettle River".
Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, 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.
Pine County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 29,750. Its county seat is Pine City. The county was formed in 1856 and organized in 1872.
The Dead Moose River is a 15.2-mile-long (24.5 km) tributary of the Kettle River in eastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Kettle and St. Croix rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
The Willow River is a 31.4-mile-long (50.5 km) tributary of the Kettle River in eastern Minnesota in the United States. It is one of three rivers by that name in Minnesota. Via the Kettle and St. Croix rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
The Beaver River is a 13.6-mile-long (21.9 km) tributary of the Cloquet River of Minnesota, located in southern Saint Louis County.
The Floodwood River is a 32.1-mile-long (51.7 km) tributary of the Saint Louis River of Minnesota, United States, joining the Saint Louis at the city of Floodwood.
The Grindstone River is a 6.7-mile-long (10.8 km) river of Minnesota, a tributary of the Kettle River. Its name is derived either from the Dakota Iŋswú watpá or from the Ojibwe Zhiigwanaabikokaa-ziibi. Sandstone taken from near the river was used to produce sharpening stones. In Ojibwe, Hinckley (Gaa-zhiigwanaabikokaag) is named after this river.
The Little Pine River is a 29.7-mile-long (47.8 km) tributary of the Pine River of Minnesota in the United States. Via the Pine River it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The Little Pine River begins in the northeast corner of Crow Wing County at the outlet of Little Pine Lake and flows southwest to its junction with the Pine River in Crow Wing State Forest.
The Lower Tamarack River is a 39.0-mile-long (62.8 km) river in Pine County near the eastern border of Minnesota, in the United States. It is a tributary of the St. Croix River, which flows southwards to the Mississippi River.
The McCarty River is a 6.8-mile-long (10.9 km) tributary of the Saint Louis River of Minnesota.
The Moose Horn River is a 36.4-mile-long (58.6 km) tributary of the Kettle River in eastern Minnesota, United States. It is part of the St. Croix River watershed, flowing eventually to the Mississippi River. It rises at the outlet of Wild River Lake, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the city of Cloquet, and flows southwest through Carlton County, roughly parallel to Interstate 35. The river passes the communities of Mahtowa, Barnum, and Moose Lake, ending at the Kettle River southwest of the city of Sturgeon Lake.
The Net River is a 24.5-mile-long (39.4 km) tributary of the South Fork Nemadji River in Pine and Carlton counties, Minnesota, United States. Via the Nemadji River, it flows to Lake Superior at Superior, Wisconsin.
The Paleface River is a 26.0-mile-long (41.8 km) tributary of the Whiteface River in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The Paleface River is approximately 50 miles (80 km) inland from Lake Superior. The banks are heavily wooded with old birch and pine trees.
The Pine River, also known as the White Pine River, is a 15.0-mile-long (24.1 km) tributary of the Saint Louis River in Minnesota, United States.
The Pokegama River is a 26.3-mile-long (42.3 km) river in Wisconsin and Minnesota in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saint Louis River, joining it in the western part of the city of Superior, Wisconsin.
The Portage River is an 8.8-mile-long (14.2 km) tributary of the Moose Horn River in eastern Minnesota, United States. It flows west to the Moose Horn River, joining it at Moosehead Lake next to the city of Moose Lake. By the Moose Horn River, its waters flow to the Kettle River, St. Croix River, and ultimately the Mississippi River. Just to the east of the Portage River, Nemadji Creek flows east to the Nemadji River, a tributary of Lake Superior and part of the Saint Lawrence River basin.
Sand Creek is a 43.3-mile-long (69.7 km) tributary of the St. Croix River in Pine County, eastern Minnesota, United States.
The Split Rock River is a 20.4-mile-long (32.8 km) tributary of the Kettle River in eastern Minnesota, United States. It begins at the outlet of Split Rock Lake in eastern Aitkin County and flows east into Carlton County, reaching the Kettle River 4 miles (6 km) south of the city of Kettle River.
The Upper Tamarack River is a 31.0-mile-long (49.9 km) tributary of the St. Croix River in Wisconsin and Minnesota, United States. The Lower Tamarack River is a separate stream also flowing into the St. Croix River several miles downstream from the mouth of the Upper Tamarack River.
The Whiteface River is a 64.4-mile-long (103.6 km) tributary of the Saint Louis River in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
The Ogontz River is a 5.3-mile-long (8.5 km) river on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is a tributary of Ogontz Bay, an arm of Big Bay de Noc on Lake Michigan.
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