Rat Root River

Rat Root River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnesota

The Rat Root River is a river of Minnesota.[1] It flows into the Rainy River.

Rat Root River was named for roots eaten by muskrats.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rat Root River
  2. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 285.