Swan River | |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Swan River |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
Subdivision Name3: | Morrison, Todd |
Source1 Location: | Big Swan Lake |
Mouth Coordinates: | 45.9194°N -94.3856°W |
River System: | Mississippi River |
The Swan River is a 37adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary of the Mississippi River that flows through Todd and Morrison counties of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It passes through Swanville and Sobieski before entering the Mississippi 4miles south of the city of Little Falls.
Swan River is the English translation of the native Ojibwe language name given for two types of swans seen in the area: the trumpeter swan and the whistling swan.[2]