Pine River (Mississippi River tributary)

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 • locationMinnesota
Not to be confused with Pine River (Minnesota–Ontario) or Pine River (Saint Louis River tributary).

The Pine River is a 56.9-mile-long (91.6 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota, United States.[2]

It rises in Cass County at the outlet of Pine Mountain Lake, southeast of Backus, and takes a winding route generally southeast. It passes the city of Pine River and flows into Crow Wing County, where it enters Upper and then Lower Whitefish Lake, followed by Rush Lake and Cross Lake. The river continues to wind southeast, passing through Crow Wing State Forest and entering the Mississippi 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Ironton.

Pine River is an English translation of the Ojibwe language name.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed December 26, 2012
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine River
  3. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 161.

46°33′50″N 94°02′12″W / 46.5639°N 94.0367°W / 46.5639; -94.0367



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