Pomme de Terre River (Minnesota)
| Pomme de Terre River | |
|---|---|
The Pomme de Terre River in Appleton in 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stalker Lake |
| • location | Tordenskjold Township, Otter Tail County |
| • coordinates | 46°11′55″N 95°51′20″W / 46.19861°N 95.85556°W |
| • elevation | 1,283 ft (391 m) |
| Mouth | Minnesota River |
• location | Appleton Township, Swift County |
• coordinates | 45°10′33″N 96°05′13″W / 45.17583°N 96.08694°W |
• elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Length | 124.5 mi (200.4 km) |
| Basin size | 875 mi2 (2,270 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Appleton |
| • average | 132 cu ft/s (3.7 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 8,890 cu ft/s (252 m3/s) |
The Pomme de Terre River is a 125-mile-long (201 km) tributary of the Minnesota River in western Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 875 square miles (2,270 km2) in an agricultural region. The headwaters region of the Pomme de Terre River is the northernmost extremity of the Minnesota River's watershed.