Chippewa River (Minnesota)

Chippewa River
Map of the Minnesota River watershed with the Chippewa River highlighted (including its East Branch)
Mouth of the Chippewa River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesChippewa, Swift, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Douglas counties
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationStowe Lake, Douglas County
  coordinates45°59′17″N 95°38′44″W / 45.9880164°N 95.6456011°W / 45.9880164; -95.6456011
MouthMinnesota River
  coordinates
44°56′05″N 95°44′00″W / 44.9346792°N 95.7333596°W / 44.9346792; -95.7333596
Length153-mile-long (246 km)
Basin features
River systemMinnesota River

The Chippewa River (Lakota: Mayáwakȟáŋ) is a 153-mile-long (246 km) tributary of the Minnesota River in western and southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

The river was named after the Ojibwe (Chippewa) people.