Red Lake River

The Red Lake River is a river located in northwestern . The river begins on the western side of the Lower Red Lake and flows westward. After passing through , , and , the river merges with the in .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Minnesota, United States
  • Also known as: “Bloody River”, “Red Fork River”, and “Riviere du Lac Rouge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grand Forks County Courthouse and Empire Arts Center.

Courthouse
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is a Beaux Arts style building in , United States, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Theater building
The is a non-profit, multi-purpose arts facility located in downtown United States. Renovated in 1998 due to damage from the 1997 Red River flood, the Empire is a circa 1919 movie house renovated into a multi-use theater and gallery facility.

Bridge
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The , also known as the Red River Bridge, was constructed in 1929 by the Minneapolis Bridge Company to connect the cities of and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Forks and East Grand Forks.

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is a city in northeast , a state in the United States of America. With a population of about 57,000 people in 2017, it's the third largest urban area in the state.

Photo: Russell Lee (photographer), Public domain.
is a city in . It's the smaller neighbor of the much better known . EGF's population peaked at about 8,985 in 1996 estimate, before the city was badly damaged during the incredible Red River Flood of 1997.

Red Lake River

Latitude
47.92248° or 47° 55′ 21″ north
Longitude
-97.02147° or 97° 1′ 17″ west
Elevation
794 feet (242 metres)
Open location code
86V4WXCH+XC
Geo­Names ID
5042739
Wiki­data ID
Q7304452
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Red Lake River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Red Lake”
  • Cebuano: “Red Lake River”
  • Chinese: “紅湖河”
  • Chinese: “红湖河”
  • French: “Red Lake River”
  • German: “Red Lake River”
  • Hebrew: “נהר האגם האדום”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Red Lake”
  • Spanish: “río Red Lake”
  • Spanish: “Río Red Lake”
  • Venetian: “Red Lake”
  • Welsh: “Afon Red Lake”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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