Floodwood_River_(Minnesota)

Floodwood River (Minnesota)

Floodwood River (Minnesota)

River in the United States

The Floodwood River is a 32.1-mile-long (51.7 km)[1] tributary of the Saint Louis River of Minnesota, United States, joining the Saint Louis at the city of Floodwood.

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Floodwood River was so named on account of driftwood frequently forming dams which caused the river to flood.[2]

See also

46.9254985°N 92.9060366°W / 46.9254985; -92.9060366[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 May 7, 2012
  2. [2]
    Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 483.
  3. [3]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floodwood River
  4. ↑
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floodwood River



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