Rat Root River

Rat Root River
Rat Root River
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Minnesota

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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]

References

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

Minnesota Watersheds
USGS Geographic Names Information Service
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)

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

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[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.

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