Pelican River (Otter Tail River tributary)

Summary

The Pelican River is an 85.3-mile-long (137.3 km)[1] tributary of the Otter Tail River of Minnesota in the United States.

Pelican River
Pelican River near Becker County Road 20, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnesota

Pelican River is an English translation of the native Ojibwe language name.[2]

Pelican River, Becker County, Minnesota

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 397.
  • Minnesota Watersheds
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelican River
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)

46°17′12″N 96°08′05″W / 46.2868°N 96.1347°W / 46.2868; -96.1347