Rat Root River

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Rat Root River
Rat Root River
Location
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Minnesota

The Rat Root River is a river of Minnesota. [1] It flows into the Rainy River.

Rat Root River was named for roots eaten by muskrats. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rat Root River
  2. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  285.

48°33′09″N93°13′36″W / 48.55250°N 93.22667°W / 48.55250; -93.22667


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