Elk River
The Elk River is an 84.0-mile-long river in east-central Minnesota in the United States. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River, draining a watershed of 630 square miles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in east-central Minnesota in the United States
- Also known as: “Saint Francis River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parrish Avenue Bridge and Elk River station.
Parrish Avenue Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Mdcastle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Parrish Avenue Bridge is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota. It was built in 1985 and was designed by Toltz, King, Duval and Anderson.
Elk River station
Railway station
Photo: Michael Hicks, CC BY 2.0.
Elk River station was a commuter rail station in Elk River, Minnesota, located at 17200 Twin Lakes Road. It was served by the Northstar Line. The station features bicycle lockers and a park and ride lot with capacity for 754 vehicles. Elk River station is situated 2 miles southeast of Elk River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elk River and Otsego.
Elk River
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Elk River is a city and the county seat of Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States, approximately 34 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is situated at the confluence of the Mississippi and Elk Rivers.
Otsego
Town
Otsego is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. It is a northwest suburb within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The population was 19,966 at the 2020 census, further growing to 23,241 by 2023. Otsego is situated 2½ miles southwest of Elk River.
Dayton
Town
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Dayton is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 7,262 at the 2020 census. According to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 10,157. Dayton is situated 4½ miles southeast of Elk River.
Elk River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Sherburne, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Elk River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Elk”
- Catalan: “Elk”
- Cebuano: “Elk River”
- Chinese: “麋鹿河”
- Dutch: “Elk River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر الك”
- French: “rivière Elk”
- French: “Rivière Elk”
- German: “Elk River (Mississippi River, Minnesota)”
- German: “Elk River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Elk”
- Swedish: “Elk River”
- Venetian: “Elk”
- Welsh: “Afon Elk”
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