Rat Root River

Rat Root River
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 • locationMinnesota

The Rat Root River is a river of Minnesota.[1] It flows into the Rainy River.

Rat Root River was named for roots eaten by muskrats.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rat Root River
  2. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 285.

48°33′09″N 93°13′36″W / 48.55250°N 93.22667°W / 48.55250; -93.22667


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