Sauk River

The Sauk River is a 122-mile-long tributary of the Mississippi River in central Minnesota in the United States. It drains small lakes in Stearns County.

Type: Stream
Description: river in Minnesota, United States of America
Also known as: “Osagi zibi” and “Sack River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bridge of Hope and St. Cloud Hospital.

Bridge of Hope

Bridge

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The Bridge of Hope is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Sartell, Minnesota and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The bridge was completed eight months early, aided by favorable weather and trouble-free construction.

St. Cloud Hospital

Hospital

St. Cloud Hospital is a hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It is a Catholic-affiliated, not-for-profit institution and part of CentraCare Health.

St. Cloud station

Railway station

Photo: Michael Hicks, CC BY 2.0.

St. Cloud station is an Amtrak intercity train station in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It is served by the daily Empire Builder on its route connecting Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. St. Cloud station is situated 2 miles southeast of Sauk River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sauk Rapids and Saint Cloud.

Sauk Rapids

Town

Photo: Daveswagon, Public domain.

Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's population.

Saint Cloud

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Saint Cloud is a city in Central Minnesota with a population of 68,000. Although it may have few attractions to draw the tourist, it is a nexus of medical advances, particularly in orthopedics.

Sartell

Town

Photo: Markrv, Public domain.

Sartell is a city in Benton and Stearns Counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota that straddles the Mississippi River. It is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area. Sartell is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sauk River.

Sauk River

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Stearns, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.59163° or 45° 35′ 30″ north

Longitude

-94.17638° or 94° 10′ 35″ west

Elevation

988 feet (301 metres)

Open location code

86Q7HRRF+MC

GeoNames ID

5046046

Wikidata ID

Q7427247

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Satellite Map

Discover Sauk River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Sauk River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Sauk”
Cebuano: “Sauk River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Minnesota)”
Cebuano: “Sauk River”
Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ساوك”
French: “rivière Sauk”
French: “Rivière Sauk”
Irish: “Abhainn Sauk”
Venetian: “Sauk”
Welsh: “Afon Sauk”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Millpond and Sauk River Dam.

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