The White Earth River is a tributary of the
Missouri River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in northwestern
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...
in the
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 territori ...
. It rises in the plains of southeastern
Divide County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) east of
Wildrose. It flows east and south, through
Mountrail County and joins the Missouri in
Lake Sakakawea
Lake Sakakawea is a large reservoir in the north central United States, impounded in 1953 by Garrison Dam, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam located in the Missouri River basin in central North Dakota. Named for the Shoshone-Hidatsa woman Sa ...
.
The White Earth River was included as part of the western boundary of the
Minnesota Territory
The Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota and west ...
(1849-1858).
The law establishing the Minnesota Territory stated the boundary would follow the White Earth River to the
Canadian
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Border. However it was unknown at that time that the river's source was not north of the international border.
See also
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List of North Dakota rivers
This is a list of rivers in the state of North Dakota in the United States.
Alphabetically
* Bois de Sioux River
* Cannonball River
* Cedar Creek
*Cut Bank Creek
* Deep River
*Des Lacs River
*Elm River (North Dakota), tributary of Red River of the ...
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Territorial evolution of the United States
The United States of America was created on July 4, 1776, with the U.S. Declaration of Independence of thirteen British colonies in North America. In the Lee Resolution two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent ...
References
External links
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Rivers of North Dakota
Bodies of water of Divide County, North Dakota
Bodies of water of Mountrail County, North Dakota
Bodies of water of Williams County, North Dakota
Tributaries of the Missouri River
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