Tamarack River (Minnesota)

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The Tamarack River is a river in Aitkin and Carlton counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] The river flows into the Prairie River, which then flows into the Big Sandy Lake.

Tamarack River was named from growth of tamarack along its banks. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarack River (Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  19.

See also

Coordinates: 46°46′34″N93°09′10″W / 46.77611°N 93.15278°W / 46.77611; -93.15278