Cat River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMinnesota

The Cat River is a 16.3-mile-long (26.2 km)[1] tributary of the Crow Wing River in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is part of the Mississippi River drainage basin.

Cat River was named for the cougars which were once common in the area.[2]

See also

46°37′48″N 94°52′27″W / 46.6299602°N 94.8741839°W / 46.6299602; -94.8741839[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 26, 2012
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 563.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cat River
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cat River



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