Wild Rice River (North Dakota)
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The river was so named for the former abundance of wild rice along its course.[2]
Course
The Wild Rice River rises as an intermittent stream in Brampton Township in southeastern Sargent County, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". south of Cogswell. It initially flows generally eastwardly in a winding course through Sargent and Richland counties, through the Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge and past the towns of Cayuga, Mantador and Great Bend. Past Great Bend, the river turns northward; from west of the city of Wahpeton it generally parallels the Red River in a winding channel at a distance of approximately Script error: No such module "convert".. It flows into the Red River in southeastern Cass County, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Frontier and Script error: No such module "convert". south of Fargo.[3]
Flow rate
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At an upstream gauge near Rutland in Sargent County, the annual mean flow between 1960 and 1982 was Script error: No such module "convert".. A reading of Script error: No such module "convert". was recorded on April 3, 1997.[5]
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Notes
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Software
- Google Earth elevations for Geographic Names Information System coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.