| Swan River | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of the Swan River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Morrison, Todd |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Big Swan Lake |
| • coordinates | 45°54′27″N 94°44′46″W / 45.9074651°N 94.7461281°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 45°55′10″N 94°23′08″W / 45.91944°N 94.38556°W |
• elevation | 1,082 ft (330 m) |
| Length | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Mississippi River |
The Swan River is a 37.0-mile-long (59.5 km) [1] tributary of the Mississippi River that flows through Todd and Morrison counties of the U.S. state of Minnesota. [2] It passes through Swanville and Sobieski before entering the Mississippi 4 miles (6 km) south of the city of Little Falls.
Swan River is the English translation of the native Ojibwe language name given for two types of swans seen in the area: the trumpeter swan and the whistling swan. [3]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 29, 2012
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swan River
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 356.
External links
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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