Big Fork River
The Big Fork River is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Starting in the Chippewa National Forest at Dora Lake, it flows for 168 mi into the Rainy River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Achabani River”, “Bigfork River”, “Bowstring River”, and “Busachabani River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Mound.
Grand Mound
Protected area
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Mound is a prehistoric burial site in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. It is the largest surviving prehistoric structure in the upper Midwest, dating back to 200 BCE.
Big Fork River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Koochiching, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Big Fork River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Big Fork”
- Cebuano: “Big Fork River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بيچ فورك”
- French: “rivière Big Fork”
- French: “Rivière Big Fork”
- Japanese: “ビッグ・フォーク川”
- Japanese: “ビッグフォーク川”
- Russian: “Биг-Форк”
- Ukrainian: “Біг-Форк”
- Venetian: “Big Fork”
- Welsh: “Afon Big Fork”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aylsworth and Laurel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grand Mound State Park and Watrous Island.
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