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 | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Greenwood River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Minnesota |
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]
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References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 144.
- ^ "Greenwood River". DNR. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood River
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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