Willow River (Mississippi River tributary)
The Willow River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 45 mi (72 km) long, in northern Minnesota in the United States.[1]
It rises in Big Rice Lake, in the Chippewa National Forest in southeastern Cass County. It flows ESE to Haypoint, then ENE, then turns southwest, flowing around the eastern end of the . It joins the Mississippi in Aitkin County, approximately 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Aitkin.
Willow River was so named from the growth of willows in what were swampy areas.[2]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willow River
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 18.
See also[]
- List of Minnesota rivers
Coordinates: 46°40′22″N 93°35′33″W / 46.6727°N 93.5925°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Minnesota
- Tributaries of the Mississippi River
- Rivers of Aitkin County, Minnesota
- Rivers of Cass County, Minnesota
- Minnesota river stubs