| Floodwood River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Minnesota |
| Mouth | |
• location | Saint Louis River |
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.
Floodwood River was so named on account of driftwood frequently forming dams which caused the river to flood.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 483.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floodwood River
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floodwood River
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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