| Otter Tail River | |
|---|---|
 Sunset on the Otter Tail River nearOtter Tail Lake andOttertail, Minnesota | |
  Mouth of the Otter Tail River | |
| Native name | Nigigwaanowe-ziibi (Ojibwe) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Wilkin,Otter Tail,Becker |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Round Lake |
| • coordinates | 47°01′39″N95°32′40″W / 47.02750°N 95.54444°W /47.02750; -95.54444 |
| • elevation | 1,494 feet (455 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Red River of the North |
• coordinates | 46°15′51″N96°35′52″W / 46.26417°N 96.59778°W /46.26417; -96.59778 |
• elevation | 951 feet (290 m)[2] |
| Length | 192 mi-long (309 km) |
TheOtter Tail River (Ojibwe:Nigigwaanowe-ziibi) is a 192-mile-long (309 km)[3]river in the west-central portion of the U.S. state ofMinnesota. It begins inBecker County, 40 miles (64 km) southwest ofBemidji. It then flows through a number oflakes and cities in Minnesota, including Many Point Lake, Chippewa Lake, Height of Land Lake,Frazee, the Pine lakes, Rush Lake,Otter Tail Lake andOttertail, West Lost Lake,Fergus Falls, andOrwell Lake.[2]
At its mouth, it joins with theBois de Sioux River to form theRed River betweenBreckenridge, Minnesota andWahpeton, North Dakota.[4] The Red River is the Minnesota–North Dakota boundary from this point onward to theCanada–United States border. Waters of the Red Riverwatershed ultimately flow north intoHudson Bay.[5]
Between 1909 and 1925, the privately ownedOtter Tail Power Company built five dams on 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.[citation needed]
.jpg)
| International | |
|---|---|
| Other | |
This article about a location inClearwater County, Minnesota is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
This article about a location inBecker County, Minnesota is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
This article about a location inOtter Tail County, Minnesota is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
 | This article related to a river or creek in Minnesota is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
