Wild Rice River (Minnesota)

Wild Rice River
The Red River drainage basin, with both Wild Rice rivers highlighted
Wild Rice River (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Wild Rice River (Minnesota)
Mouth of the Wild Rice River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesNorman County, Mahnomen County, Clearwater County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates47°23′03″N 95°18′30″W / 47.3841234°N 95.3083507°W / 47.3841234; -95.3083507
Mouth 
 • coordinates
47°19′05″N 96°50′14″W / 47.3180°N 96.8373°W / 47.3180; -96.8373
Length183 miles (295 km)
Basin features
River systemRed River of the North
Tributaries 
 • rightWhite Earth River

The Wild Rice River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. It is 183 miles (295 km) long.[1] Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. It is one of two Red River tributaries with the same name, the other being the Wild Rice River of North Dakota.[2]

Wild Rice River is an English translation of the native Ojibwe language name.[3]

Wild Rice River (Minnesota)
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wild Rice River
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 384.