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The Turtle River is a 74.9-mile-long (120.5 km)^[1] tributary of the Red River of the North in northeastern North Dakota in the United States. It flows for almost its entire length in Grand Forks County. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, the Turtle River is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.

Course

The Turtle rises as two streams, the North Branch (source 48°05'24.6"N 97°56'23.0"W), which begins as an intermittent stream in eastern Nelson County, and the South Branch (source 47°56'56.1"N 97°49'28.1"W); the two converge near the town of Larimore. The river flows generally eastward in a highly meandering course through Turtle River State Park and past the Grand Forks Air Force Base; it turns northward as it nears the Red River and flows through the town of Manvel then under Interstate 29, then 840 metres before the mouth the North Marais River splits off joining Red River just upstream of where the Forest river joins the Red River, the Turtle River^[2] then joins the Red River just upstream of Oslo, Minnesota.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
^ river data derived from Google Earth using data from American satellite imagery

External links

48°10′26″N 97°08′49″W / 48.17389°N 97.14694°W / 48.17389; -97.14694

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[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011

[sourage-2] river data derived from Google Earth using data from American satellite imagery

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-[[Image:Turtle_River_ND.jpg|350px|thumb|The Turtle River in [[Turtle River State Park]] near [[Larimore, North Dakota|Larimore]] in [[Grand Forks County, North Dakota|Grand Forks County]] in [[2004]]]]
+{{Short description|River in North Dakota, United States}}
+[[File:Turtle River ND.jpg|250px|thumb|The Turtle River in [[Turtle River State Park]] near [[Larimore, North Dakota|Larimore]] in [[Grand Forks County, North Dakota|Grand Forks County]] in 2004]]
-The '''Turtle River''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Red River of the North]] in northeastern [[North Dakota]] in the [[United States]].  It flows for almost its entire length in [[Grand Forks County, North Dakota|Grand Forks County]].  Via the Red River, [[Lake Winnipeg]] and the [[Nelson River]], it is part of the [[drainage basin|watershed]] of [[Hudson Bay]].
+The '''Turtle River''' is a {{convert|74.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed June 8, 2011</ref> [[tributary]] of the [[Red River of the North]] in northeastern [[North Dakota]] in the United States. It flows for almost its entire length in [[Grand Forks County, North Dakota|Grand Forks County]]. Via the Red River, [[Lake Winnipeg]] and the [[Nelson River]], the Turtle River is part of the [[drainage basin|watershed]] of [[Hudson Bay]].
 ==Course==
-The Turtle rises as two streams, the '''North Branch''', which begins as an intermittent stream in eastern [[Nelson County, North Dakota|Nelson County]], and the '''South Branch'''; the two converge near the town of [[Larimore, North Dakota|Larimore]].  The river flows generally eastward in a highly [[meander|meandering]] course through [[Turtle River State Park]] and past the [[Grand Forks Air Force Base]]; it turns northward as it nears the Red River and flows through the town of [[Manvel, North Dakota|Manvel]] before entering the Red just upstream of [[Oslo, Minnesota]].
+The Turtle rises as two streams, the '''North Branch''' (source 48°05'24.6"N 97°56'23.0"W), which begins as an intermittent stream in eastern [[Nelson County, North Dakota|Nelson County]], and the '''South Branch''' (source 47°56'56.1"N 97°49'28.1"W); the two converge near the town of [[Larimore, North Dakota|Larimore]]. The river flows generally eastward in a highly [[meander]]ing course through [[Turtle River State Park]] and past the [[Grand Forks Air Force Base]]; it turns northward as it nears the Red River and flows through the town of [[Manvel, North Dakota|Manvel]] then under [[Interstate 29]], then 840 metres before the mouth the North Marais River splits off joining Red River just upstream of where the [[Forest River (North Dakota)|Forest river]] joins the Red River, the Turtle River<ref name="sourage"> river data derived from Google Earth using data from American satellite imagery</ref> then joins the Red River just upstream of [[Oslo, Minnesota]].
 ==See also==
-*[[List of North Dakota rivers]]
+*[[List of rivers of North Dakota]]
-*[[List of tributaries of Hudson Bay]]
+*[[List of Hudson Bay rivers]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+*{{GNIS|1032555}}
 *[http://www.ndparks.com/Parks/TRSP.htm Turtle River State Park website]
+{{coord|48|10|26|N|97|08|49|W|format=dms|display=title|type:river_region:US-ND}}
-[[Category:Grand Forks County, North Dakota]]
+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:Bodies of water of Grand Forks County, North Dakota]]
 [[Category:Rivers of North Dakota]]
+[[Category:Tributaries of the Red River of the North]]
-{{NorthDakota-geo-stub}}
+{{NorthDakota-river-stub}}