Blackhoof River

The Blackhoof River is a 26.3-mile-long (42.3 km)[1] tributary of the Nemadji River in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, flowing via the Nemadji River to Lake Superior.

Blackhoof River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMinnesota

"Black hoof" is the English translation of the native Ojibwe language name.[2]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 74.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackhoof River



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