The Red River of the North is a North American river serving as the state border of Minnesota and North Dakota and flowing into Lake Winnipeg in Canada's Manitoba . The river is 877 km long.
| Red river | |
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| English Red river | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 877 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Winnipeg |
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| Location | |
| Water system | Winnipeg → Nelson → Arctic Ocean |
| USA | Minnesota , North Dakota |
| Canada | Manitoba |
Etymology
It is also called the North Red River to distinguish it from the South Red River , a tributary of the Mississippi .
Geography
Originating at the confluence of the Boyce de Sioux and the Otter-Tail River , flowing down from Coto de Prairie , it continues to flow north to the mouth. In the USA, it passes the cities of Fargo , Grand Forks , then flows through Canada in the province of Manitoba , whose capital - Winnipeg - was founded at the confluence of the Assiniboine River in the Red River.
The Red River is the remains of the ancient Agassis Lake .
This river is known for its large floods, especially in 1776 , 1826 , 1852 , 1950 and 1997 . The last of them particularly affected the Grand Forks, but passed Winnipeg, thanks to the Red River diversion channel, a 47 km long waterway opened in 1968 and allowing water to bypass the capital. Water consumption of 2000 m³ / s was recorded eleven times from 1948 to 1999, and in 1826 amounted to 6400 m³ / s.
In March 2009, an unprecedented flood affected Minnesota and North Dakota .
Links
- McLennan H. Seven Rivers of Canada = Seven rivers of Canada. Toronto, 1961 / Hugh MacLennan; Per. from English V. N. Kondrakova ; Ed. and with the foreword. A.I. Cherkasov ; Ed. T. A. Olsevich; Hood. E.A. Antonenkov . - M .: Progress , 1990 .-- S. 156-180. - 288 p. - 50,000 copies. - ISBN 5-01-002050-5 . (region)
- The Red River, a tributary of Lake Winnipeg // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- United States Geographic Names Information System: Red River of the North