Sand Hill River Explained

Sand Hill River
Pushpin Map:Minnesota
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Minnesota
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northwestern Minnesota
Subdivision Type5:City
Subdivision Name5:Rindal, Fertile, Climax
Length:101miles
Source1:Sand Hill Lake
Source1 Location:Near Fertile, MN
Mouth:Red River of the North
Mouth Location:Climax, MN
Basin Size:475sqmi

The Sand Hill River is a 101adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary of the Red River of the North in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay, and drains an area of .

Sand Hill River was named for the sand dunes near the end of its course.[2]

Course

The Sand Hill River flows generally west from its source, Sand Hill Lake, near the town of Fosston in Polk County, dipping south through Mahnomen County and Norman County before returning to Polk County and passing the towns of Rindal, Fertile, and Climax. It flows into the Red River of the North 2miles west of Climax.

See also

Sources

47.5986°N -96.8558°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. 324.