The Ripple River is a small river of north-central
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
. The stream headwaters are at the outlet of
Bay Lake of eastern
Crow Wing County
Crow Wing County is a County (United States), county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 66,123. Its county seat is Brainerd, Minnesota, Brainerd. The coun ...
and it flows east and north to its confluence with the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
on the north side of
Aitkin in
Aitkin County
Aitkin County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,697. Its county seat is Aitkin. Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county. The county was created in 1857 and organized ...
.
[ The river follows a circuitous route, with a total stream length of ;][U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed December 26, 2012 while the direct distance between its source and mouth is approximately .[''Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer,'' Delorme, 9th ed., 2016, p. 55 ]
See also
*List of rivers of Minnesota
Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border downstream. It is joined by the Minnesota River at Fort Snellin ...
References
External links
Minnesota Watersheds
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
Rivers of Minnesota
Tributaries of the Mississippi River
Rivers of Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Rivers of Aitkin County, Minnesota
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