page_title: Red River of the North
hierarchical_section_title: Red River of the North
caption_attribution_description: English: The Red River of the North, looking at the Moorhead, MN bank from the Fargo, ND bank, near the Main Ave. dam.
context_page_description: The Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it flows northward through the Red River Valley, forming most of the border of Minnesota and North Dakota and continuing into Manitoba. It empties into Lake Winnipeg, whose waters join the Nelson River and ultimately flow into Hudson Bay.
  Several urban areas have developed on both sides of the Red River, including Winnipeg in Canada, as well as Fargo-Moorhead and Grand Forks–East Grand Forks which straddle the American states of North Dakota and Minnesota. The Red is about 885 kilometres long, of which about 635 kilometres are in the United States and about 255 kilometres are in Canada. The river falls 70 metres on its trip to Lake Winnipeg, where it spreads into the vast deltaic wetland known as Netley Marsh.
  In the United States, the Red River is sometimes called the Red River of the North. This distinguishes it from the so-called Red River of the South, a tributary of the Atchafalaya River that forms part of the border between Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
context_section_description: The Red River (French: rivière Rouge or rivière Rouge du Nord, American English: Red River of the North) is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it flows northward through the Red River Valley, forming most of the border of Minnesota and North Dakota and continuing into Manitoba. It empties into Lake Winnipeg, whose waters join the Nelson River and ultimately flow into Hudson Bay.
  Several urban areas have developed on both sides of the Red River, including Winnipeg in Canada, as well as Fargo-Moorhead and Grand Forks–East Grand Forks which straddle the American states of North Dakota and Minnesota. The Red is about 885 kilometres (550 mi) long, of which about 635 kilometres (395 mi) are in the United States and about 255 kilometres (158 mi) are in Canada. The river falls 70 metres (230 ft) on its trip to Lake Winnipeg, where it spreads into the vast deltaic wetland known as Netley Marsh.
  In the United States, the Red River is sometimes called the Red River of the North. This distinguishes it from the so-called Red River of the South, a tributary of the Atchafalaya River that forms part of the border between Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
  Long a highway for trade, the Red has been designated as a Canadian Heritage River.
caption: The Red River in Fargo–Moorhead, as viewed from the Fargo side of the river
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