Middle River (Minnesota)

Middle River
Middle River (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Middle River (Minnesota)
Mouth of the Middle River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyMarshall County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates48°24′44″N 96°00′54″W / 48.4121932°N 96.0150143°W / 48.4121932; -96.0150143
Mouth 
 • coordinates
48°22′17″N 97°04′47″W / 48.37139°N 97.07972°W / 48.37139; -97.07972
Length96 mi (154 km)
Basin features
ProgressionMiddle River→ Snake RiverRed River of the NorthLake WinnipegNelson RiverHudson Bay
River systemSnake River

The Middle River is a tributary of the Snake River in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. It flows for its entire length in Marshall County.[1]

Middle River was so named from its location at the midpoint of the Pembina Trail.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle River (Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 331.