Tamarac River (Red River of the North tributary)
The Tamarac River is an 82.1-mile-long (132.1 km)[1] tributary of the Red River of the North, flowing entirely within Marshall County, Minnesota, in the United States.
| Tamarac River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Minnesota |
Tamarac River was named for the tamarac tree, via the English translation of the native Ojibwe-language name.[2]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 331.
- Minnesota Watersheds
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarac River
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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