Prairie River (Mississippi River tributary)
The Prairie River is a river in Itasca County, Minnesota. The river is located in northern Minnesota, near the communities of Taconite, Bovey, Grand Rapids, and La Prairie. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
| Prairie River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Itasca |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 47.5940994°N 93.181022°W[1] |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 47.2149433°N 93.4824358°W[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS gauge near Taconite |
| • average | 211.6 cu ft/s (5.99 m3/s), USGS water years 1967-2019[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 298.1 cu ft/s (8.44 m3/s) (estimate)[3] |
In 1991 Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline ruptured near Grand Rapids, spilling 1.7 million of gallons of oil into the area, including the river, in the largest inland oil spill in US history.[4][5]
See also
References
- "Geographic Names Information System entry for Praire River". Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- "Water-Year Summary for Site 05212700". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Prairie River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- Siple, Julie; Wareham, Bill; Kraker, Dan; Nelson, Cody (20 June 2018). "Rivers of Oil, Episode 2: The largest inland spill". MPR News. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- Laduke, Winona (3 March 2017). "Happy Anniversary: The largest inland oil spill in U.S. history happened in Minnesota". Grand Rapids Herald-Review. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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