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Coordinates: 48°33′09″N 93°13′36″W / 48.55250°N 93.22667°W / 48.55250; -93.22667
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The '''Rat Root River''' is a river of [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{GNIS|662260}}</ref> It flows into the [[Rainy River (Minnesota-Ontario)|Rainy River]].
The '''Rat Root River''' is a river of [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{GNIS|662260}}</ref> It flows into the [[Rainy River (Minnesota-Ontario)|Rainy River]].


Rat Root River was named for roots eaten by [[muskrat]]s.<ref>{{cite book|author=Warren Upham|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA285|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=285}}</ref>
Rat Root River was named for roots eaten by [[muskrat]]s.<ref>{{cite book|author=Warren Upham|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n304 285]}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Minnesota]]
*[[List of rivers of Minnesota]]

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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*[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watersheds/index.html Minnesota Watersheds]
*[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watersheds/index.html Minnesota Watersheds]
*[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ USGS Geographic Names Information Service]
*[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ USGS Geographic Names Information Service]
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)


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Latest revision as of 02:30, 11 May 2020

Rat Root River
Standort
LandVereinigte Staaten
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnesota

The Rat Root River is a river of Minnesota.[1] It flows into the Rainy River.

Rat Root River was named for roots eaten by muskrats.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rat Root River
  2. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 285.

48°33′09″N 93°13′36″W / 48.55250°N 93.22667°W / 48.55250; -93.22667