Buffalo River (Minnesota)

Buffalo River
The Buffalo River in Buffalo River State Park
Buffalo River (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Buffalo River (Minnesota)
Mouth of the Buffalo River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesClay, Becker
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTamarac Lake
 • coordinates46°55′11″N 95°41′06″W / 46.9196814°N 95.6850401°W / 46.9196814; -95.6850401
Mouth 
 • location
Red River of the North near Georgetown, Minnesota
 • elevation
853 feet (260 m)[1]
Length139 miles (224 km)
Basin size1,189 square miles (3,080 km2)
The Buffalo River in Hawley

The Buffalo River is a 139-mile-long (224 km)[2] tributary of the Red River of the North in western Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. The river drains an area of 1,189 square miles (3,080 km2).[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GNIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NHD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo River