The Burntside River is a river of Minnesota. The river flows through the west–central portion of Morse Township in northern Saint Louis County.
Burntside River | |
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Country | United States |
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• location | Minnesota |
The river's name comes from the Ojibwe Indians, for nearby areas burned in wildfires.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 501.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burntside River
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)