Greenwood River | |
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Mouth of Greenwood River | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
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• location | Minnesota |
The Greenwood River is a tributary of the Brule River of Minnesota in the United States. It rises at the outlet of Greenwood Lake and flows south 7.1 miles (11.4 km) to the Brule River.
It was formerly called Diarrhea River, because it was supposed drinking its water caused diarrhea.
There are both brook trout and smallmouth bass present in the Greenwood River.
See also
47°55′16″N 90°09′49″W / 47.9210001°N 90.1637056°W / 47.9210001; -90.1637056
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 2, 2012
- Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 144.
- "Greenwood River". DNR. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood River
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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