The Two Rivers is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed June 8, 2011 river in
Kittson County, northwestern
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 ...
, in the
United States
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. Formed by the North Branch of the Two Rivers and the South Branch of the Two Rivers, it is a tributary of the
Red River of the North, with its outflow traveling north through
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg (french: Lac Winnipeg, oj, ᐑᓂᐸᑲᒥᐠᓴᑯ˙ᑯᐣ, italics=no, Weenipagamiksaguygun) is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Manitoba, Canada. I ...
and the
Nelson River to
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...
.
The North Branch flows
[ from a point east of ]Lancaster, Minnesota
Lancaster is a city in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 364.
History
Lancaster was incorporated in 1904 along a Soo Line Railroad line running from Glenwood to the Canada–US border. T ...
to its confluence with the South Branch. It runs entirely within Kittson County. The South Branch rises in Roseau County
Roseau County () (pronounced row - so) is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, along the Canada–US border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,331. Its county seat is Roseau. Roseau County borders the C ...
, approximately southeast of Badger, and flows west to the North Branch.[ It passes the town of Greenbush before entering Kittson County and passing the town of Lake Bronson. At Hallock, the Middle Branch enters from the east. The section of the South Branch downstream from the Middle Branch is shown on federal topographic maps as the main stem of Two Rivers.][
]
See also
* List of rivers of Minnesota
References
Minnesota Watersheds
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*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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Rivers of Kittson County, Minnesota
Rivers of Minnesota
Tributaries of Hudson Bay