Lost River (Clearwater River tributary) explained

Lost River
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States

The Lost River is a 76.2adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of the Clearwater River of northwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Clearwater River, the Red Lake River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.

Lost River was named from the fact it once passed under a bog until the bogs were drained.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota

References

• Minnesota Watersheds
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)

47.845°N -96.0889°W

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
2. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 125.