Swan River (central Minnesota)
The Swan River is a 37.0-mile-long (59.5 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River that flows through Todd and Morrison counties of the U.S. state of Minnesota.[2] It passes through Swanville and Sobieski before entering the Mississippi 4 miles (6 km) south of the city of Little Falls.
| Swan River | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of the Swan River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Morrison, Todd |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Big Swan Lake |
| • coordinates | 45.9074651°N 94.7461281°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 45°55′10″N 94°23′08″W |
• elevation | 1,082 ft (330 m) |
| Length | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Mississippi River |
Swan River is the English translation of the native Ojibwe language name given for two types of swans seen in the area: the trumpeter swan and the whistling swan.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 29, 2012
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swan River
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 356.
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