Snake River (Red River of the North)
- Snake River (Red River of the North)
The Snake River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. It is one of three streams in Minnesota with this name (see Snake River (Minnesota)).
Course
The Snake River is about 50 mi (80 km) long and with its tributaries drains a 1,324 sq mi (3429 km²) area. It flows for its entire length on the old lake bed of glacial Lake Agassiz, mostly in western Marshall County but also through a small portion of northwestern Polk County. After initially flowing southwestwardly from its headwaters, the Snake turns westward and collects a short tributary, the South Fork Snake River and passes the towns of Warren and Alvarado. Downstream of Alvarado, the Snake turns north-northwestward, paralleling the Red River in the Red River Valley. Much of the river's course through the valley has been straightened and channelized. It collects the Middle River upstream of its confluence with the Red in Fork Township.
ee also
*List of Minnesota rivers
References
* Waters, Thomas F. (1977). "The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota". Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Red River of the North — (spr. redd riwwer ŏw thë north, »Roter Fluß des Nordens«), Fluß in Nordamerika, kommt aus dem Elbowsee in Minnesota, fließt südlich durch mehrere kleine Seen und den Ottertailsee, vereinigt sich bei Breckenridge mit dem aus dem Lake Traverse… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Snake River (disambiguation) — The best known Snake River is a tributary of the Columbia River in the United States.Snake River may also refer to:In the United States: *Snake River (Colorado), tributary of the Blue River *Snake River (Elk River), tributary of the Elk River in… … Wikipedia
Snake River (Begriffsklärung) — Snake River („Schlangenfluss“) bezeichnet mehrere Flüsse in Nordamerika: Vereinigte Staaten Snake River, größter Nebenfluss des Columbia Rivers im Nordwesten der Vereinigten Staaten Snake River (Colorado), Nebenfluss des Blue Rivers in Colorado… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Snake River (Minnesota) — may refer to:*Snake River (Elk River), a tributary of the Elk River *Snake River (Red River of the North), a tributary of the Red River of the North *Snake River (St. Croix River), a tributary of the St. Croix Riveree also*Snake River… … Wikipedia
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area — The Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area has one of the densest populations of nesting raptors.[1] The National Conservation Area (NCA) is located 35 miles (56 km) s … Wikipedia
Snake River Plain — Schematische Karte des südlichen Idaho mit der Snake River Plain und ausgewählten Lavafeldern Die Snake River Plain (deutsch: Ebene des Snake Rivers) ist eine geographische Region im Süden des US Bundesstaates Idaho. Sie ist durch vulkanische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… … Universalium
Henrys Fork (Snake River) — Infobox River river name = Henrys Fork (Snake River) image size = 200 px caption = Henrys Fork of the Snake River in Eastern Idaho Courtesy of Idaho Tourism origin = Henrys Lake near the Continental divide on the Montana Idaho border mouth =… … Wikipedia
The Hagerman Horse Quarry — The Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument is located west of Hagerman, Idaho at the geographic division of the Snake River Plain. The Hagerman Horse Quarry is an integral part of the monument and is located on the northern flank of Fossil Gulch… … Wikipedia
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
