Knife River

The Knife River is a tributary of the , approximately 120 mi long, in in the United States. Knife is an English translation of the Native American name.
Wikipedia
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in North Dakota, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Big Knife River”, “Hovat’ovoni’ohe”, “Neesic Sahanu”, “Neesihushaanu”, “Neesirahushaanu”, “Neesirasahaanu”, “Neesits Husahaanu”, “Neesits Hushaanu”, and “Neesitusahaanu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.

Park
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The , which was established in 1974, preserves the historic and archaeological remnants of bands of Hidatsa, Northern Plains Indians, in North Dakota. is situated 2½ miles north of Knife River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stanton.

Town
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is a city in , United States. It is the county seat of Mercer County. The population was 368 at the 2020 census. was founded in 1883 and became the county seat when Mercer County organized in 1884.

Knife River

Latitude
47.32167° or 47° 19′ 18″ north
Longitude
-101.37099° or 101° 22′ 16″ west
Elevation
1,670 feet (509 metres)
Open location code
85VW8JCH+MJ
Geo­Names ID
5689985
Wiki­data ID
Q2087297
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Knife River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Knife”
  • Catalan: “Knife”
  • Cebuano: “Knife River”
  • Chuvash: “Найф”
  • Danish: “Knife River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر السكين”
  • French: “rivière Knife”
  • French: “Rivière Knife”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Knife”
  • Japanese: “ナイフ川”
  • Kurdish: “Çemê Knife”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Knife”
  • Norwegian: “Knife River”
  • Russian: “Найф”
  • Swedish: “Knife River”
  • Venetian: “Knife”
  • Vietnamese: “sông Knife”
  • Welsh: “Afon Knife”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site and Hazen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stanton Cemetery and Basto Cemetery.

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