Cat River (Minnesota)

Cat River
Country United States
Basin
Main source Minnesota

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

See also

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

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, 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


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