Knife_River_(Snake_River_tributary)
The Knife River is a 27.4-mile-long (44.1 km)[1] tributary of the Snake River in east-central Minnesota in the United States. It is one of three streams in Minnesota with this name. Its name is a translation from the Dakota Isaanti. Knife Lake and Santee Sioux are named after this river. In turn Isanti County is named after the Santee Sioux.