- Source: Pine River (Mississippi River tributary)
The Pine river" target="_blank">River is a 56.9-mile-long (91.6 km) tributary of the Mississippi river" target="_blank">River in northern Minnesota, United States.
It rises in Cass County at the outlet of Pine Mountain Lake, southeast of Backus, and takes a winding route generally southeast. It passes the city of Pine river" target="_blank">River and flows into Crow Wing County, where it enters Upper and then Lower Whitefish Lake, followed by Rush Lake and Cross Lake. The river" target="_blank">river continues to wind southeast, passing through Crow Wing State Forest and entering the Mississippi 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Ironton.
Pine river" target="_blank">River is an English translation of the Ojibwe language name.
See also
List of rivers of Minnesota
References
Minnesota Watersheds
USGS Geographic Names Information Service
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)