Net River (Minnesota)

Net River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Minnesota

The Net River is a 24.5-mile-long (39.4 km)[1] tributary of the South Fork Nemadji River in Pine and Carlton counties, Minnesota, United States.[2] Via the Nemadji River, it flows to Lake Superior at Superior, Wisconsin.

"Net River" is probably an English translation of the Ojibwe-language name.[3]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Net River (Minnesota)
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 77.

Coordinates: 46°30′42″N 92°20′49″W / 46.51167°N 92.34694°W / 46.51167; -92.34694


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