Floodwood River (Minnesota)

The Floodwood River is a 32.1-mile-long (51.7 km)[1] tributary of the Saint Louis River of Minnesota, United States, joining the Saint Louis at the city of Floodwood.

Floodwood River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnesota
Mouth 
 • location
Saint Louis River

Floodwood River was so named on account of driftwood frequently forming dams which caused the river to flood.[2]

See also edit

46°55′32″N 92°54′22″W / 46.9254985°N 92.9060366°W / 46.9254985; -92.9060366[3]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 483.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floodwood River