Snake River (St. Croix River tributary)
Snake River | |
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Native name | Ginebigo-ziibi (Ojibwe) |
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Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
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• coordinates | 45°49′31″N 92°45′58″W / 45.8254°N 92.7661°W |
The Snake River is a 104-mile-long (167 km)[1] tributary of the St. Croix River in east-central Minnesota in the United States. It is one of three streams in Minnesota with this name.[2] Its name is a translation from the Ojibwa Ginebigo-ziibi, after the Dakota peoples who made their homes along this river. Kanabec County's name is derived from the Ojibwe word for this river.[3]
Course
The Snake River with its tributaries drains a 1,009 square miles (2,610 km2) area of Aitkin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine counties. After initially flowing southward from its headwaters in southern Aitkin County, the Snake flows through Kanabec County, turning eastward near Mora, Minnesota, following a minor fault line. It drains into the St. Croix River 13 miles (21 km) east of Pine City, Minnesota. At Pine City, the river measures approximately 650 cubic feet per second.[4]
Associated lakes and tributaries
Two lakes are associated with the Snake River: Cross Lake and Pokegama Lake. Cross Lake is a translation from the
Culture
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See also
References
- ^ US Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012
- Snake River (Red River of the North).
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snake River (St. Croix River tributary)
- ^ "Snake River". USGS.
- ^ "History of the North West Company Fur Post". Minnesota Historical Society. 2000. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
- Cordes, Jim (1989). Pine County ... and its memories. North Branch: Jim Cordes.
- Waters, Thomas F. (1977). The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8.