Wild Rice River (Minnesota)
- Wild Rice River (Minnesota)
The Wild Rice River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. It is 160 mi (257 km) long [http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/W/W03220-wild-rice-river.html] . Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. It is one of two Red River tributaries by its name, the other being the Wild Rice River of North Dakota.
Course
The Wild Rice flows from Mud Lake in Clearwater County and follows a generally westwardly course through Mahnomen and Norman Counties, through the White Earth Indian Reservation and past the towns of Mahnomen, Twin Valley and Hendrum, and just south of Ada, where the nearby headwaters of the Marsh River sometimes act as a distributary to the Red River during periods of high water. In its lower reaches through the Red River Valley, portions of its course have been straightened and channelized.
Tributaries
The Wild Rice River's largest tributaries are the White Earth River, which joins it near Mahnomen, and the South Branch Wild Rice River, which joins it in its lower course in Norman County; the South Branch rises near Ogema in northwestern Becker County and flows generally westwardly through Clay and Norman Counties, past the town of Ulen.
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.
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