Clearwater River (Red Lake River tributary) explained

Clearwater River
Pushpin Map:Minnesota
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Clearwater River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Minnesota
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Red River Valley
Subdivision Type5:Cities
Subdivision Name5:Bagley, Minnesota, Plummer, Minnesota, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota
Source1 Location:Western Clearwater County, Minnesota
Source1 Coordinates:47.4805°N -95.5689°W
Source1 Elevation:1440feet
Mouth:Red Lake River[1]
Mouth Location:Red Lake Falls, Minnesota
Mouth Elevation:955feet
River System:Nelson River basin
Basin Size:1385sqmi
Tributaries Left:Ruffy Brook, Lost River,[2] Terrebonne Creek, Beau Gerlot Creek, Lower Badger Creek
Tributaries Right:Walker Brook, Butcher Knife Creek

The Clearwater River is a 147adj=midNaNadj=mid[3] tributary of the Red Lake River of Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red Lake River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the Hudson Bay watershed.

"Clearwater" is an English translation of the native Ojibwe language name.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rapid Watershed Assessment Clearwater (MN) HUC: 09020305. United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service. 10 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Clearwater River - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 10 February 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
  4. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 121.