Chippewa River (Minnesota)

Chippewa River
Map of the Minnesota River watershed with the Chippewa River highlighted (including its East Branch)
Chippewa River (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Chippewa River (Minnesota)
Mouth of the Chippewa River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesChippewa, Swift, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Douglas counties
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationStowe Lake, Douglas County
 • coordinates45°59′17″N 95°38′44″W / 45.9880164°N 95.6456011°W / 45.9880164; -95.6456011
MouthMinnesota River
 • coordinates
44°56′05″N 95°44′00″W / 44.9346792°N 95.7333596°W / 44.9346792; -95.7333596
Length153-mile-long (246 km)
Basin features
River systemMinnesota 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]

  1. ^ Ullrich, Jan, ed. (2011). New Lakota Dictionary (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Consortium. p. 883. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0. LCCN 2008922508.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chippewa River
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 537.