| Chippewa River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Chippewamnrivermap.png) Map of the Minnesota River watershed with the Chippewa River highlighted (including its East Branch) | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:USA_Minnesota_relief_location_map.svg)  Mouth of the Chippewa River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Chippewa, Swift, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Douglas counties |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Stowe Lake, Douglas County |
| • coordinates | 45°59′17″N 95°38′44″W / 45.9880164°N 95.6456011°W |
| Mouth | Minnesota River |
• coordinates | 44°56′05″N 95°44′00″W / 44.9346792°N 95.7333596°W |
| Length | 153-mile-long (246 km) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Minnesota River |
The Chippewa River (Lakota: Mayáwakȟáŋ[1]) is a 153-mile-long (246 km)[2] tributary of the Minnesota River in western and southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.[3]
The river was named after the Chippewa Indians.[4]
- ^ Ullrich, Jan, ed. (2011). New Lakota Dictionary (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Consortium. p. 883. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0. LCCN 2008922508.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 5, 2012
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chippewa River
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 537.