Leaf River (Minnesota)

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The Leaf River in Deer Creek Township of Otter Tail County in 2004
The Leaf River in Deer Creek Township of Otter Tail County in 2004

The Leaf River is a tributary of the Crow Wing River, about 50 mi (80 km) long, in west-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Crow Wing, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

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The Leaf flows from Gourd Lake in eastern Otter Tail County and flows generally eastwardly through southern Wadena County, through Grass, East Leaf and West Leaf Lakes and past the town of Bluffton. It flows into the Crow Wing River from the east in Thomastown Township, about 10 mi (16 km) north-northwest of the town of Staples and about 1 mi (2 km) upstream of the mouth of the Partridge River.

The Leaf's largest tributaries are the Wing River and the Redeye River, both of which join it in Wadena County.

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