Cat River (Minnesota)

Summary

The Cat River is a 16.3-mile-long (26.2 km)[1] tributary of the Crow Wing River in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is part of the Mississippi River drainage basin.

Cat River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnesota

Cat River was named for the cougars which were once common in the area.[2]

See also edit

46°37′48″N 94°52′27″W / 46.6299602°N 94.8741839°W / 46.6299602; -94.8741839[3]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 26, 2012
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 563.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cat River
  • Minnesota Watersheds
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)