Battle_River_(Minnesota)

Battle River (Minnesota)

Battle River (Minnesota)

River in the United States

The Battle River is a 2.7-mile-long (4.3 km)[1] tributary of Red Lake in Minnesota, the United States. It is formed by the junction of its North and South branches. The North Branch flows east to west for 13.7 miles (22.0 km) entirely in Beltrami County, and the South Branch flows 40.1 miles (64.5 km), starting at the outlet of Bartlett Lake in Koochiching County and flowing west-northwest into Beltrami County.

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The name of Battle River commemorates a battle between the Ojibways and the Sioux.[2]

See also

47.9596807°N 94.7427558°W / 47.9596807; -94.7427558[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 8, 2011
  2. [2]
    Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 36.
  3. [3]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Battle River
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    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Battle River



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