Rum River
River in Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rum River is a slow, meandering stream that connects Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake with the Mississippi River. It runs for 151 miles (243 km)[3] through the communities of Onamia, Milaca, Princeton, Cambridge, Isanti, and St. Francis before ending at the city of Anoka, roughly 20 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is one of the six protected Wild and Scenic rivers in Minnesota.[4][1]
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Rum River | |
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Etymology | Mistranslation of Watpa waḳaŋ |
Native name | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
Counties | Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne, Mille Lacs |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mille Lacs Lake |
• location | Mille Lacs Indian Reservation |
• coordinates | 46.160499°N 93.756020°W / 46.160499; -93.756020 |
Mouth | Mississippi River |
• location | Anoka, Anoka County, MN |
• coordinates | 45.189985°N 93.390311°W / 45.189985; -93.390311 |
Length | 151 miles (243 km)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | St. Francis, MN |
• average | 683 cu/ft. per sec.[2] |
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