The Otter Tail River ( Ojibwe : Nigigwaanowe-ziibi ) is a 192-mile-long (309 km) river in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota . It begins in Becker County , 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Bemidji . It then flows through a number of lakes and cities in Minnesota, including Many Point Lake, Chippewa Lake, Height of Land Lake, Frazee , the Pine lakes, Rush Lake, Otter Tail Lake and Ottertail , West Lost Lake, Fergus Falls , and Orwell Lake .
5-716: At its mouth, it joins with the Bois de Sioux River to form the Red River between Breckenridge, Minnesota and Wahpeton, North Dakota . The Red River is the Minnesota– North Dakota boundary from this point onward to the Canada–United States border . Waters of the Red River watershed ultimately flow north into Hudson Bay . Between 1909 and 1925, the privately owned Otter Tail Power Company built five dams on
10-618: A Corps of Engineers dam at the north end of Lake Traverse and shortly enters Mud Lake . Downstream of Mud Lake it is a small stream, and its flow has been channelized and straightened in some places so that the watercourse diverges slightly from the historical state boundary. It passes the town of White Rock, South Dakota , before joining the Otter Tail River to form the Red River of the North at Wahpeton, North Dakota , and Breckenridge, Minnesota . The two largest tributaries of
15-688: A location in Becker County, Minnesota is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Otter Tail County, Minnesota is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river or creek in Minnesota is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bois de Sioux River Download coordinates as: The Bois de Sioux River ( / ˌ b ɔɪ z d ə ˈ s uː / BOYZ də SOO ) drains Lake Traverse ,
20-654: The Otter Tail River. They are Dayton Hollow (1909), Hoot Lake (1914), Pisgah (1918), Central / Wright (built 1871, rebuilt 1922), and Taplin Gorge (1925). The Otter Tail River is the third longest river totally within the state of Minnesota and the ninth longest river that flows for some portion through the state. This article about a location in Clearwater County, Minnesota is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
25-540: The southernmost body of water in the Hudson Bay watershed of North America . It is a tributary of the Red River of the North and defines part of the western border of the U.S. state of Minnesota , and the eastern borders of North Dakota and South Dakota . It is about 41 miles (66 km) in length. Bois de Sioux is a name derived from French meaning "Woods of the Sioux ". The river flows northward from
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