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Prairie River (Mississippi River)
The Prairie River is a river in Itasca County, Minnesota, Itasca County, Minnesota. The river is located in northern Minnesota, near the communities of Taconite, Minnesota, Taconite, Bovey, Minnesota, Bovey, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Grand Rapids, and La Prairie, Minnesota, La Prairie. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. In 1991 Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline ruptured near Grand Rapids, spilling 1.7 million of gallons of oil into the area, including the river, in the largest inland oil spill in US history. On May 4, 1988, the world record shorthead redhorse (''Moxostoma macrolepidotum''), which weighed , was caught on the Prairie River by angler Greg Clusiau. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota *List of longest streams of Minnesota References Rivers of Minnesota Tributaries of the Mississippi River Rivers of Itasca County, Minnesota {{Minnesota-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |