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Pelican River (Otter Tail River tributary)

Coordinates: 46°17′12″N 96°08′05″W / 46.2868°N 96.1347°W / 46.2868; -96.1347
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Pelican River
Pelican River near Becker County Road 20, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
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The Pelican River is an 85.3-mile-long (137.3 km)[1] tributary of the Otter Tail River of Minnesota in the United States.

Pelican River is an English translation of the native Ojibwe language name.[2]

Pelican River, Becker County, Minnesota

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 8, 2011
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 397.

46°17′12″N 96°08′05″W / 46.2868°N 96.1347°W / 46.2868; -96.1347