Greenwood River (Brule River tributary)

The Greenwood River is a tributary of the Brule River of Minnesota in the United States. It rises at the outlet of Greenwood Lake and flows south 7.1 miles (11.4 km) to the Brule River.[1]

Greenwood River
Greenwood River (Brule River tributary) is located in Minnesota
Greenwood River (Brule River tributary)
Mouth of Greenwood River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnesota

It was formerly called Diarrhea River, because it was supposed drinking its water caused diarrhea.[2]

There are both brook trout and smallmouth bass present in the Greenwood River.[3]

See also

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47°55′16″N 90°09′49″W / 47.9210001°N 90.1637056°W / 47.9210001; -90.1637056[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 2, 2012
  2. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 144.
  3. ^ "Greenwood River". DNR. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood River