| Mustinka River | |
|---|---|
 A straightened and re-routed section of the Mustinka River in Redpath Township of Traverse County | |
  Mouth of the Mustinka River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Traverse, Grant, and Otter Tail |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 46°12′45″N 96°06′16″W / 46.2124597°N 96.1045034°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Traverse |
• coordinates | 45°45′54″N 96°37′03″W / 45.7650°N 96.6176°W |
| Length | 68 mi (109 km) |
| Basin size | 909 square miles (2,350 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hudson Bay |
The Mustinka River is a tributary of Lake Traverse, 68 mi (109 km) long,[1] in western Minnesota in the United States. Via Lake Traverse, the Bois de Sioux River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. The river drains an area of 909 square miles (2,350 km2).[2][3]
Mustinka is a name derived from the Dakota language meaning "rabbit".[4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
- ^ Waters, Thomas F. (1977). The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mustinka River
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 217.