Fall River (South Dakota)

Fall River
EtymologyLakota People
Native nameMní Woblú (Lakota)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountiesFall River
CitiesHot Springs, South Dakota
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Hot Brook and Cold Brook
 • locationHot Springs, South Dakota
 • coordinates43°26′34″N 103°28′55″W / 43.44271°N 103.48194°W / 43.44271; -103.48194
 • elevation3,064 ft (934 m)
MouthCheyenne River[1]
 • location
South of Maverick Junction, South Dakota
 • coordinates
43°23′08″N 103°24′13″W / 43.38542°N 103.40367°W / 43.38542; -103.40367
 • elevation
3,030 ft (920 m)

Fall River (Lakota: Mní Woblú) a river in Fall River County, South Dakota.[1] The river is the namesake of Fall River County.[2]

Fall River was so named on account of its relatively steep stream gradient.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Fall River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 123.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 4.