Cannonball River
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The Cannonball River
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| Origin | Slope County in White Lake National Wildlife Refuge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Mouth | Confluence with Missouri River in Lake Oahe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Progression | Cannonball River → Missouri → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| Length | 135 mi (217 km) |
| Source elevation | 2,780 ft (850 m) |
| Mouth elevation | 1,611 ft (491 m) |
| GNIS ID | 1035898 |
The Cannonball River (Lakota: 'Íŋyaŋwakağapi Wakpá'[1] and in Hidatsa: Asihtia[2]) is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 135 mi (217 km) long, in southwestern North Dakota in the United States.[3]
It rises in the Little Missouri National Grassland, in the badlands north of Amidon in northern Slope County. It flows ESE past New England, Mott, and Burt. It is joined by Cedar Creek approximately 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Shields and flows northeast, past Shields, forming the northern border of Sioux County and the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It joins the Missouri in Lake Oahe near Cannon Ball. The cannonball concretions found in the vicinity of this river are the source of its name.[4]
References
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- ↑ Hidatsa language dictionary
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cannonball River
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
See also
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