Forest River (North Dakota)

The Forest River is an 81.0-mile-long (130.4 km)[1] tributary of the Red River of the North in eastern North Dakota in the United States. It rises in Walsh County and flows southeast and east, past the towns of Fordville and Minto, and forms a confluence with the Red approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of Grand Forks.[2]

Forest River
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationConfluence of the North Branch and Middle Branch of Forest River, Walsh County near Fordville, North Dakota
  coordinates48°12′45″N 97°48′31″W
  elevation1,101 ft (336 m)
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with the Red River, Walsh County
  coordinates
48°21′29″N 97°08′45″W
  elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Length81 mi (130 km)
Basin features
ProgressionForest River → Red River → Lake Winnipeg → Nelson River → Hudson Bay → Atlantic Ocean
GNIS ID1029003

See also

  • List of North Dakota rivers

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 8, 2011
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest River
  • "Forest Watershed". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Retrieved 2012-09-20.



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