- location Near Fertile, MN Length 163 km Basin area 1,230 km² Source Sand Hill Lake | - location Climax, MN Basin area 1,230 km² Mouth Red River of the North Country United States of America | |
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Sand hill river submerged spring
The Sand Hill River is a 101-mile-long (163 km) tributary of the Red River of the North in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay, and drains an area of 475 square miles (1,230 km2).
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Sand Hill River was named for the sand dunes near end of its course.
Course
The Sand Hill River flows generally west from its source, Sand Hill Lake, near the town of Fosston in Polk County, dipping south through Mahnomen County and Norman County before returning to Polk County and passing the towns of Rindal, Fertile, and Climax. It flows into the Red River of the North 2 miles (3 km) west of Climax.
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Sand Hill River Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA