The Prairie River is a river in Itasca County, Minnesota. The river is located in northern Minnesota, near the communities of Taconite, Bovey, Grand Rapids, and La Prairie. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.

In 1991 Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline ruptured near Grand Rapids, spilling 1.7 million of gallons of oil into the area, including the river, in the largest inland oil spill in US history.[4][5]

On May 4, 1988, the world record shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum), which weighed 5 pounds 6 ounces (2.4 kg), was caught on the Prairie River by angler Greg Clusiau.[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System entry for Prairie River". Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Water-Year Summary for Site 05212700". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Prairie River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Siple, Julie; Wareham, Bill; Kraker, Dan; Nelson, Cody (June 20, 2018). "Rivers of Oil, Episode 2: The largest inland spill". MPR News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Laduke, Winona (March 3, 2017). "Happy Anniversary: The largest inland oil spill in U.S. history happened in Minnesota". Grand Rapids Herald-Review. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Redhorse, shorthead (Moxostoma macrolepidotum)". igfa.org. International Game Fish Association. Retrieved November 29, 2022.