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Root River (Ontario)
Root River may refer to: Canada *Root River (Northwest Territories), a tributary of the Mackenzie River *Root River (Algoma District), a tributary of the St. Marys River *Root River (Kenora District), a tributary of Lac Seul United States *Root River (Minnesota) *Root River (Wisconsin) The Root River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 river that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. R ... * Root River State Trail, Minnesota {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Root River (Northwest Territories)
Root River may refer to: Canada * Root River (Northwest Territories), a tributary of the Mackenzie River * Root River (Algoma District), a tributary of the St. Marys River * Root River (Kenora District), a tributary of Lac Seul United States * Root River (Minnesota) *Root River (Wisconsin) The Root River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 river that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. R ... * Root River State Trail, Minnesota {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Root River (Algoma District)
The Root River is a river in Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows from Upper Island Lake at the community of Island Lake to its mouth at the St. Marys River. Course From Upper Island Lake, the river heads south and parallels Ontario Highway 552 to that highway's beginning at Ontario Highway 17 King's Highway 17, more commonly known as Highway 17, is a provincially maintained highway and the primary route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins at the Manitoba boundary, west of Kenora, and the ma ... at the community of Heyden, then Highway 17 to the Odena neighbourhood of Sault Ste. Marie. It then heads east and southeast to reach its mouth at the St. Marys River, which forms a small delta called Bells Point. Tributaries *Crystal Creek (left) *Coldwater Creek (left) *West Root River (right) See also * List of rivers of Ontario References * * Rivers of Algoma District {{NorthernOntario-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Root River (Kenora District)
The Root River is a river in the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The river is part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, is a tributary of Lac Seul, and serves as the conduit for waters diverted from Lake St. Joseph, the source of the Albany River in the adjacent James Bay drainage basin. Course The river begins at an unnamed lake and heads east then northeast to Otatakan Lake, where it takes in the left tributary Wesley River. It flows east, takes in the diverted waters from Lake St. Joseph as a left tributary, then turns south, passes over the Nattaway Falls, and reaches Adamhay Lake. The river heads west, and reaches its mouth at Anenimus Bay on Lac Seul. Lac Seul flows via the English River, Winnipeg River and Nelson River The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The river drains Lake Winnipeg and runs before it ends in Hudson Bay. Its full length (including the Saskatchew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Root River (Minnesota)
The Root River flows for through the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota and is a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River. The Root River is formed by three branches, the North, South and Middle branches of the Root River and the South Fork Root River. It is an excellent river for canoeing and fishing. The gentle to moderate flowing river drops an average of 3.4 ft/mile from Chatfield, Minnesota, to its pour point in the Mississippi River into Navigation Pool 7 just south of La Crosse, Wisconsin and east of Hokah, Minnesota. History and description Root River is an English translation of the Dakota-language name Hokah. The Root River is formed by the merger of its North Branch Root River and Middle Fork Root River in Chatfield, Minnesota. A mile and a half north of Lanesboro, Minnesota it is joined by the South Branch Root River. The South Fork Root River joins the Root River near Houston, Minnesota. The South Branch Root River rises in Mower County as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Root River (Wisconsin)
The Root River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 river that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. Racine and Racine County are named for the river, as ''racine'' is the French word for root. Course The Root River rises in the Waukesha County suburb of New Berlin and flows generally southeastwardly through the Milwaukee County suburbs of West Allis, Greenfield, Greendale and Franklin, into Racine County, where it enters Lake Michigan at Racine. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Root River has also been known historically as: *Chippecotton *Chipperooton *Kipikawi *Ot-chee-beek *Racine River There was at one time a hamlet in Greenfield called Root Creek on the bank of what was locally called "Root Creek" rather than "Root River". See also *List of Wisconsin rivers *List of Wisconsin county name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
