▁Lake . ▁The ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁River ▁passes ▁through ▁several ▁more ▁la kes ▁in ▁its ▁upper ▁course . ▁ ▁It ▁initially ▁flows ▁west ward ly ▁into ▁Grant ▁County , ▁where ▁it ▁turns ▁generally ▁south ward ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁its ▁course ▁through ▁Pope , ▁Stevens , ▁Swift ▁and ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁count ies . ▁ ▁The ▁river ▁passes ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Hoff man , ▁C yrus ▁and ▁B enson ; ▁it ▁joins ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁River ▁in ▁Monte video . ▁ ▁Some ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁river , ▁especially ▁along ▁its ▁middle ▁course ▁in ▁Pope ▁and ▁Swift ▁Count ies , ▁have ▁been ▁straight ened ▁and ▁channel ized . ▁ ▁In ▁Pope ▁County , ▁the ▁river ▁collect s ▁the ▁Little ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁River , ▁ ▁long , ▁which ▁flows ▁generally ▁south west ward ly ▁through ▁Douglas ▁and ▁Pope ▁count ies . ▁ ▁At ▁B enson ▁it ▁collect s ▁the ▁East ▁Branch ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁River , ▁about ▁ ▁long , ▁which ▁r ises ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Douglas ▁County ▁and ▁flows ▁initially ▁south ward ▁through ▁Pope ▁County , ▁passing ▁through ▁several ▁la kes , ▁into ▁Swift ▁County , ▁where ▁it ▁turns ▁west ward . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Columbia ▁Gazette er ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁entry ▁De L orm e ▁( 1 9 9 4 ). ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁Atlas ▁& ▁Gazette er . ▁ ▁Y arm outh , ▁Maine : ▁De L orm e . ▁ ▁. ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁Information ▁System ▁entries ▁for ▁, ▁,