| Pomme de Terre River | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Pomme_de_Terre_River_Appleton.jpg) The Pomme de Terre River in Appleton in 2007 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stalker Lake |
| • location | Tordenskjold Township, Otter Tail County |
| • coordinates | 46°11′55″N 95°51′20″W / 46.19861°N 95.85556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,283 ft (391 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Minnesota River |
• location | Appleton Township, Swift County |
• coordinates | 45°10′33″N 96°05′13″W / 45.17583°N 96.08694°W[1] |
• elevation | 935 ft (285 m)[2] |
| Length | 124.5 mi (200.4 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 875 sq mi (2,270 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Appleton[5] |
| • average | 132 cu ft/s (3.7 m3/s)[5] |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 8,890 cu ft/s (252 m3/s) |
The Pomme de Terre River is a 125-mile-long (201 km)[3] tributary of the Minnesota River in western Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 875 square miles (2,270 km2) in an agricultural region. The headwaters region of the Pomme de Terre River is the northernmost extremity of the Minnesota River's watershed.[6]
- ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System entry for Pomme de Terre River (Feature ID #649622)". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012
- ^ "Pomme de Terre River Major Watershed". Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2000-06-06. pp. General Description. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ a b Mitton, G. B.; K. G. Guttormson; G. W. Stratton; E. S. Wakeman. "Water Resources Data in Minnesota, Water Year 2005 Annual Report". United States Geological Survey. pp. Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, MN. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ "Watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin". Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2005-12-01. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-06-14.