Kawishiwi River

Kawishiwi River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Minnesota

The Kawishiwi River is a river of Minnesota.

Kawishiwi is a name derived from the Ojibwe language meaning "the river full of beavers' houses".[1]

See also

Coordinates: 47°54′20″N 91°43′02″W / 47.9054553°N 91.7173594°W / 47.9054553; -91.7173594[2]

References

  1. Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 295.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawishiwi River


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