Kettle River (Blueberry River tributary)

This article is about the river in central Minnesota. For the larger river in eastern Minnesota, see Kettle River (Minnesota). For other uses, see Kettle River (disambiguation).

The Kettle River, also known as Kettle Creek, is a tributary of the Blueberry River, 17 miles (28 km) long, in north-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Blueberry, Shell, and Crow Wing Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining a rural area.

Kettle River
Location of the mouth of the Kettle River
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Spruce Grove Township, Becker County
• coordinates	46°47′52″N 95°20′32″W[1]
• elevation	1,550 ft (470 m)[2]
Mouth	Blueberry River
• location	Blueberry Township, Wadena County
• coordinates	46°45′51″N 95°08′20″W[1]
• elevation	1,381 ft (421 m)[2]
Length	17.2 mi (27.7 km)[3]

The Blueberry River rises approximately one mile (2 km) south of Wolf Lake in Spruce Grove Township in southeastern Becker County and flows generally eastwardly through Runeberg Township into northwestern Wadena County. It flows into the Blueberry River in Blueberry Township, approximately two miles (3 km) west of Menahga.^[4] The Kettle River flows in the Northern Lakes and Forests ecoregion, which is characterized by conifer and hardwood forests on flat and rolling till plains and outwash plains.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers in Minnesota