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The Whetstone River is a short tributary of the Minnesota River in northeastern South Dakota and a very small portion of western Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Big Stone City is a city located in Grant County, South Dakota. ...
Grant County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ...
A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ...
The Minnesota River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the state of Minnesota in the United States. ...
State nickname: The Mount Rushmore State Other U.S. States Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Governor Mike Rounds (R) Senators Tim Johnson (D) John Thune (R) Official languages English Area 199,905 km² (17th) - Land 196,735 km² - Water 3,173 km² (1. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ...
Jump to: navigation, search A watershed is a region of land where water flows into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean. ...
Course The Whetstone rises as an intermittent stream from the Coteau des Prairies near the town of Marvin, South Dakota, and flows generally eastward across northern Grant County, past Big Stone City. It enters the Minnesota River at Ortonville, Minnesota, about 0.25 mi (0.4 km) after crossing the state line and just downstream of the Minnesota's emergence from Big Stone Lake. The Coteau des Prairies: orange arrows indicate paths of the two lobes of the glacier around either side of the formation. ...
Marvin is a town located in Grant County, South Dakota. ...
Grant County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ...
Big Stone City is a city located in Grant County, South Dakota. ...
Ortonville is a city located in Minnesota. ...
Big Stone Lake is a long, narrow freshwater lake and reservoir forming the border between western Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota. ...
Tributaries Upstream of Big Stone City, the river collects two tributaries, the North Fork Whetstone River and the South Fork Whetstone River, each of which rises on the Coteau. The North Fork flows southeastward from Roberts County and passes near the town of Wilmot. The South Fork flows westward in Grant County and passes the town of Milbank. Roberts County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ...
Wilmot is a city located in Roberts County, South Dakota. ...
Milbank is a city located in Grant County, South Dakota. ...
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