Ripple River

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Ripple River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEastern Crow Wing County, Minnesota
 • elevationApproximately 1280 ft.[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Mississippi River in Aitkin County, Minnesota
 • elevation
Approximately 1180 ft.[2]

The Ripple River is a small river of north-central Minnesota. The stream headwaters are at the outlet of Bay Lake of eastern Crow Wing County and it flows east and north to its confluence with the Mississippi River on the north side of Aitkin in Aitkin County.[3][4] The river follows a circuitous route, with a total stream length of 42.3 miles (68.1 km);[5] while the direct distance between its source and mouth is approximately 10 miles (16 km).[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ Bay Lake, MN, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  2. ^ Aitkin, MN, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ripple River
  4. ^ a b Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 9th ed., 2016, p. 55 ISBN 0899333338
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed December 26, 2012

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Coordinates: 46°32′30″N 93°42′01″W / 46.54167°N 93.70028°W / 46.54167; -93.70028


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