The Little Fork River (
French: ''Rivière Petite Fourche'';
Ojibwe
The Ojibwe (; Ojibwe writing systems#Ojibwe syllabics, syll.: ᐅᒋᐺ; plural: ''Ojibweg'' ᐅᒋᐺᒃ) are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland (''Ojibwewaki'' ᐅᒋᐺᐘᑭ) covers much of the Great Lakes region and the Great Plains, n ...
: ''Baaganowe-ziibi'') is a river of
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
. It flows into the
Rainy River. It flows 160 miles from central
St. Louis County to its confluence with the Rainy River near International Falls. This river passes through forested areas with sparse population, and the small towns of Cook and Littlefork. The watershed spans 1,179,520 acres, due to its geology and soil composition, the watershed is prone to high sediment loads, which contribute to turbidity in the Little Fork River and impact water quality downstream in the Rainy River basin. It contributes approximately 37% of the total suspended solids load in the Rainy River, despite comprising less than 9% of the basin's total area.
See also
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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 Snel ...
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List of longest streams of Minnesota
Out of the 6,564 streams that flow through the U.S. State of Minnesota, there are 114 streams that are at least 30 miles long. The second longest river in the United States, the Mississippi River, originates in Minnesota before flowing south ...
References
Minnesota Watersheds*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
Rivers of Minnesota
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