The Rabbit River is an
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Mississippi River
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in northern
Minnesota
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,
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It rises at the outlet of Rabbit Lake, north of
Crosby, and flows southwest through a chain of lakes past
Ironton, joining the Mississippi River at the outlet of Little Rabbit Lake northwest of
Riverton.
See also
*
List of rivers of Minnesota
Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border downstream. It is joined by the Minnesota River at Fort Snel ...
References
External links
Minnesota Watersheds*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
Rivers of Minnesota
Tributaries of the Mississippi River
Rivers of Crow Wing County, Minnesota
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