Roseau River (Manitoba–Minnesota)
River in Manitoba, Canada and Minnesota, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roseau River is a 214-mile-long (344 km)[1] tributary of the Red River of the North, in southern Manitoba in Canada and northwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.[2]
| Roseau River | |
|---|---|
 | |
 The Red River drainage basin, with the Roseau River highlighted | |
  Mouth of the Roseau River | |
| Location | |
| Countries | United States, Canada |
| State/Province | Minnesota, Manitoba |
| Counties | Roseau, Beltram, Lake of the Woods Counties, Minnesota |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 48.5288662°N 95.2046877°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 49°08′38″N 97°15′16″W |
| Length | 214-mile-long (344 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Roseau River→ Red River of the North→ Lake Winnipeg→ Nelson River→ Hudson Bay |
| River system | Red River of the North |
The name is from the French for reed, roseau, in turn from the Ojibwe Ga-shashagunushkokawi-sibi, "place-of-rushes river."[3]
The river flows through the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation. It is also the namesake for the community of Roseau River in Manitoba.
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