Elk River (Minnesota)

This article is about the river. For the city, see Elk River, Minnesota.
Elk River
The Elk River in Benton County in 2004
Elk River (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Elk River (Minnesota)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBenton
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
45°17′53″N 93°34′21″W / 45.2980205°N 93.5724605°W / 45.2980205; -93.5724605
Length84 mi (135 km)
Basin features
River systemMississippi River

The Elk River is an 84.0-mile-long (135.2 km)[1] river in east-central Minnesota in the United States.[2] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River, draining a watershed of 630 square miles (1,600 km2).[3][4]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 29, 2012
  2. ^ "Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry". Archived from the original on 2005-11-15. Retrieved 2006-01-29.
  3. ^ Renwick, Mary E., and Eden, Susanna (1999). Minnesota Rivers: A Primer. St. Paul: Water Resources Center, College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk River