The Snake River is 91.0 miles (146.5 km) long[3] and with its tributaries drains a 1,324-square-mile (3,430 km2) area. It flows for its entire length on the old lake bed of glacial Lake Agassiz, mostly in western Marshall County but also through a small portion of northwestern Polk County. After initially flowing southwestwardly from its headwaters, the Snake turns westward and collects a short tributary, the South Branch Snake River, and passes the towns of Warren and Alvarado. Downstream of Alvarado, the Snake turns north-northwestward, paralleling the Red River in the Red River Valley. Much of the river's course through the valley has been straightened and channelized. It collects the Middle River upstream of its confluence with the Red in Fork Township.
snake, river, river, north, tributary, snake, river, tributary, river, north, northwestern, minnesota, united, states, three, streams, minnesota, with, this, name, snake, river, minnesota, snake, riverlocation, mouthlocationcountryunited, statesstateminnesotac. The Snake River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in northwestern Minnesota in the United States It is one of three streams in Minnesota with this name see Snake River Minnesota 1 Snake RiverLocation of mouthLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyMarshall County Polk CountyPhysical characteristicsLength91 mi 146 km Snake River is the English translation of the native Ojibwe language name 2 Contents 1 Course 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCourse editThe Snake River is 91 0 miles 146 5 km long 3 and with its tributaries drains a 1 324 square mile 3 430 km2 area It flows for its entire length on the old lake bed of glacial Lake Agassiz mostly in western Marshall County but also through a small portion of northwestern Polk County After initially flowing southwestwardly from its headwaters the Snake turns westward and collects a short tributary the South Branch Snake River and passes the towns of Warren and Alvarado Downstream of Alvarado the Snake turns north northwestward paralleling the Red River in the Red River Valley Much of the river s course through the valley has been straightened and channelized It collects the Middle River upstream of its confluence with the Red in Fork Township See also editList of Minnesota riversReferences edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Snake River Upham Warren 1920 Minnesota Geographic Names Their Origin and Historic Significance Minnesota Historical Society p 331 U S Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data The National Map accessed June 8 2011 Waters Thomas F 1977 The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press ISBN 0 8166 0960 8 External links editSnake River on the USGS National Map48 25 58 N 97 07 26 W 48 43278 N 97 12389 W 48 43278 97 12389 This article about a location in Marshall County Minnesota is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a location in Polk County Minnesota is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a river or creek in Minnesota is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Snake River Red River of the North tributary amp oldid 1180095653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
