The Little Black River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed June 8, 2011 river in Wylie Township, in northwestern Red Lake County,

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. From its source () — Goose Lake Swamp in the Pembina State Wildlife Management Area — the river runs south and southeast to the Black River, a

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of the

Red Lake River The Red Lake River (French: ''Rivière du Lac Rouge''; Ojibwe: ''Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga'iganiiwi-ziibi'') is a river located in northwestern Minnesota. The river begins on the western side of the Lower Red Lake and flows westward. After passing thro ...

. Its waters ultimately drain via

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Nelson River The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The river drains Lake Winnipeg and runs before it ends in Hudson Bay. Its full length (including the Saskatchewan River and Bow River) is , i ...

into Hudson Bay.

References

Minnesota Watersheds
* *USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974) Rivers of Minnesota Rivers of Red Lake County, Minnesota Tributaries of Hudson Bay {{Minnesota-river-stub

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