Whetstone River
The Whetstone River is a 12.7-mile-long tributary of the Minnesota River, in northeastern South Dakota and a very small portion of western Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Dakota and Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Izuzah River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ortonville and Big Stone City.
Ortonville
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ortonville is in Southern Minnesota. It lies on Big Stone Lake, and is across the lake from Big Stone City, South Dakota.
Big Stone City
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Big Stone City is a city of 605 in the Glacial Lakes region of South Dakota. It is at the south end of Big Stone Lake, a popular fishing spot for Walleyes and Catfish. It lies directly across the lake from Ortonville, Minnesota.
Whetstone River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Grant, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Whetstone River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Whetstone”
- Catalan: “Whetstone”
- Cebuano: “Whetstone River”
- Dutch: “Whetstone River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ويتستون”
- French: “Whetstone River”
- German: “Whetstone River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Whetstone”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Whetstone River”
- Norwegian: “Whetstone”
- Venetian: “Whetstone”
- Welsh: “Afon Whetstone”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cashtown and Lagoona Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include State Line - Ortonville Wayside Park and Riverside Park.
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