Blueberry River (Minnesota)
| Blueberry River | |
|---|---|
Green Valley Township, Becker County | |
| • coordinates | 46°50′30″N 95°16′45″W / 46.84167°N 95.27917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,506 ft (459 m)[2] |
Kettle River | |
The Blueberry River is a tributary of the Shell River, approximately twenty miles (30 km) long, in north-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Shell and Crow Wing Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining a rural area.
The river's name is a translation from its name in the
Ojibwe language.[4]
Geography
The Blueberry River rises in
Blueberry Township in Wadena County, approximately two miles (3 km) north of Menahga.[5] The Blueberry River flows in the Northern Lakes and Forests ecoregion, which is characterized by conifer and hardwood forests on flat and rolling till plains and outwash plains.[6]
See also
- List of rivers in Minnesota
References and notes
- ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System entry for Blueberry River (Feature ID #640304)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ GNIScoordinates. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
- ^ "National Assessment Database: Assessment Data for the State of Minnesota Year 2004". United States Environmental Protection Agency. pp. Crow Wing Watershed. Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2007-06-24. Length of the river from an unnamed tributary to its mouth is 10.56 miles. Upstream length estimated at eight miles per DeLorme, and total rounded to twenty miles.
- ^ Upham, Warren. "Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia". Minnesota Historical Society. pp. Wadena County: Blueberry Township. Archived from the original on 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ISBN 0-89933-222-6.
- ^ "Upper Mississippi River Basin". Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2000. pp. Upper Mississippi River Basin Water Quality Plan, Headwaters to the Rum River - Anoka, Section III: Upper Mississippi River Basin. Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2007-06-24.