The Pelican River is an 85.3-mile-long (137.3 km)[1] tributary of the Otter Tail River of Minnesota in the United States.
| Pelican River | |
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 Pelican River near Becker County Road 20, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
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| • location | Minnesota |
Pelican River is an English translation of the native Ojibwe language name.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 397.
- Minnesota Watersheds
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelican River
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
46°17′12″N 96°08′05″W / 46.2868°N 96.1347°W
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