where does the snake river in minnesota start
southern Aitkin County
title: Minnesota River text: Minnesota River The Minnesota River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It drains a watershed of nearly , in Minnesota and about in South Dakota and Iowa. It rises in southwestern Minnesota, in Big Stone Lake on the Minnesota–South Dakota border just south of the Laurentian Divide at the Traverse Gap portage. It flows southeast to Mankato, then turns northeast. It joins the Mississippi south of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, near the historic Fort Snelling. The valley is one of several distinct regions title: Snake River (St. Croix River tributary) text: Snake River (St. Croix River tributary) The Snake River is a tributary of the St. Croix River in East Central Minnesota in the United States. It is one of three streams in Minnesota with this name (see Snake River (Minnesota)). Its name is a translation from the Ojibwa "Ginebigo-ziibi", after the Dakota peoples who made their homes along this river. Kanabec County is named after this river. The Snake River with its tributaries drains a area of Aitkin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine counties. After initially flowing southward from its headwaters in southern Aitkin County, the Snake flows through Kanabec title: Snake River (Red River of the North tributary) text: Snake River (Red River of the North tributary) The Snake River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. It is one of three streams in Minnesota with this name (see Snake River (Minnesota)). Snake River is the English translation of the native Ojibwe-language name. The Snake River is long and with its tributaries drains a area. It flows for its entire length on the old lake bed of glacial Lake Agassiz, mostly in western Marshall County but also through a small portion of northwestern Polk County. After initially flowing southwestwardly title: Minnesota text: Seaway east to the Atlantic Ocean, or the Hudson Bay watershed to the Arctic Ocean. The state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes", is apt, as there are 11,842 Minnesota lakes over in size. Minnesota's portion of Lake Superior is the largest at and deepest (at ) body of water in the state. Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border downstream. It is joined by the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling, by the St. Croix River near Hastings, by title: Snake River (St. Croix River tributary) text: County, turning eastward near Mora, Minnesota, following a minor fault line. It drains into the St. Croix River east of Pine City, Minnesota. Two lakes are associated with the Snake River: Cross Lake and Pokegama Lake. Cross Lake is a translation from the Ojibwa "bimijigamaa", meaning "a lake that traverses (another body of water)", and is located from the river's mouth. Pokegama Lake, located from the river's mouth, gets its name from the Ojibwa "bakegamaa", meaning "a side-lake (of another body of water)". Major tributaries of the Snake River are the Knife River, Ann River, Groundhouse River and Rice Creek.