Swan River (central Minnesota)
The Swan River is a 37.0-mile-long (59.5 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River that flows through Todd and Morrison counties of the U.S. state of Minnesota.[2] It passes through Swanville and Sobieski before entering the Mississippi 4 miles (6 km) south of the city of Little Falls.
| Swan River (central Minnesota) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Big Swan Lake |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mississippi River |
• elevation | 1,082 ft (330 m) |
| Length | 37 mi (60 km) |
Swan River is the English translation of the native Ojibwe language name given for two types of swans seen in the area: the trumpeter swan and the whistling swan.[3]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 29, 2012
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swan River (central Minnesota)
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 356.
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