 The earliest record of the name for Crow River is "Karishon River", reflecting the Dakota language "Khaŋǧí Šúŋ Watpá" (now "Wakpá"), meaning "The Large Wing-feather of the Crow River".In other documents, this was translated as "Crow Wing River", or by its Ojibwe language name "Undeg-sipi" (from "Aandego-ziibi"), meaning "Crow River".Early explorers recorded the name of this river in various ways