Little Mississippi River (Minnesota)

Little Mississippi River
Little Mississippi River (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Little Mississippi River (Minnesota)
Mouth of the Little Mississippi River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesBeltrami, Clearwater
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorth of Daniel Lake
 • coordinates47°34′42″N 95°15′31″W / 47.5782887°N 95.2586215°W / 47.5782887; -95.2586215
Mouth 
 • location
Moose Lake
 • coordinates
47°26′18″N 95°03′54″W / 47.4382868°N 95.0650096°W / 47.4382868; -95.0650096
 • elevation
1,358 ft (414 m)
Length14 mi (23 km)[1]
Basin size66.7 sq mi (173 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Mississippi River→ Moose Lake→ Little Mississippi River→ Grant Creek→ Mississippi River
River systemMississippi River

The Little Mississippi River (Minnesota) is a river in Beltrami and Clearwater counties, Minnesota. It has also been called the Piniddiwin River.[2][3][4][1]

  1. ^ a b "Mississippi River Headwaters Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report" (PDF). MN Pollution Control Agency. January 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Mississippi River
  3. ^ "Minnesota Watersheds". MN DNR.
  4. ^ USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)