| Blackhoof Rivere | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of the Blackhoof River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Carlton County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Atkinson, Minnesota |
| • coordinates | 46°36′58″N 92°34′48″W / 46.6160559°N 92.579916°W |
| Mouth | North Fork Nemadji River |
• location | Wrenshall, Minnesota |
• coordinates | 46°31′08″N 92°23′52″W / 46.5188321°N 92.3976940°W |
| Length | 26.3-mile-long (42.3 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Blackhoof River→ Nemadji River→ Lake Superior |
| River system | Nemadji River |
The Blackhoof River is a 26.3-mile-long (42.3 km)[1] tributary of the North Fork Nemadji River in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, flowing via the Nemadji River to Lake Superior.[2]
"Black hoof" is the English translation of the native Ojibwe language name.[3]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 7, 2012
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackhoof River
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 74.