Fish Hook River

Fish Hook River
The Fish Hook River in Park Rapids in 2007
Fish Hook River is located in Minnesota
Fish Hook River
Location of the mouth of the Fish Hook River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
Physical characteristics
SourceFish Hook River Reservoir
 • locationPark Rapids, Hubbard County
 • coordinates46°55′10″N 95°03′10″W / 46.91944°N 95.05278°W / 46.91944; -95.05278[1]
 • elevation1,424 ft (434 m)[2]
MouthShell River
 • location
Hubbard Township, Hubbard County
 • coordinates
46°49′49″N 95°01′55″W / 46.83028°N 95.03194°W / 46.83028; -95.03194[1]
 • elevation
1,362 ft (415 m)[2]
Length8.54 mi (13.74 km)[3]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightStraight River

The Fish Hook River, also spelled Fishhook River, is a tributary of the Shell River, 9 miles (14 km) long, in north-central Minnesota in the United States. The river's source, Fish Hook Lake, collects short tributaries known as the Portage River and the Potato River. Via the Shell and Crow Wing rivers, the Fish Hook River is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The river flows for its entire length in southwestern Hubbard County; its watershed extends into northeastern Becker County.[4]

Its name is a translation of the Ojibwe name for the river and Fish Hook Lake, Pugidabani.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System entry for Fishhook River (Feature ID #643710)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
  3. ^ "National Assessment Database: Assessment Data for the State of Minnesota Year 2004". United States Environmental Protection Agency. pp. Crow Wing Watershed. Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
  4. ^ Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1994. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-89933-222-6.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren. "Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia". Minnesota Historical Society. pp. Hubbard County: Park Rapids. Archived from the original on 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2007-06-24.