Rapid River (Rainy River tributary)

The Rapid River is a 50 mi-long (80 km) river of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Rainy River.^[1][2]

Rapid River
Mouth of the Rapid River
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Lake of the Woods, Koochiching
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	48.3699716°N 95.1449754°W / 48.3699716; -95.1449754
Mouth
• coordinates	48°41′41″N 94°26′10″W
Length	50 mi (80 km)
Basin features
River system	Rainy River
Tributaries
• left	North Fork Rapid River
• right	East Branch Rapid River

Course

The Rapid River originates in Beltrami Island State Forest. It flows very near to Upper Red Lake Peatlands National Natural Landmark. It is a meandering stream flowing through a flat, fairly heavily farmed portion of Lake of the Woods and Koochiching Counties. It has three main branches, main, east branch and north fork.^[3][2]

The Rapid River water basin is the third smallest on the Minnesota side of the Rainy Lake basin.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota
• List of longest streams of Minnesota