Root River

Root River may refer to:

In Canada:

  • Root River (Northwest Territories), a tributary of the Mackenzie River
  • Root River (Algoma District), a tributary of the St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario)
  • Root River (Kenora District)

In the United States:

  • Root River (Minnesota)
  • Root River (Wisconsin)

Famous quotes containing the words root and/or river:

    “Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out
    Upon the brook that brawls along this wood.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “I cannot tell how many times we had to walk on account of falls or rapids. We were expecting all the while that the river would take a final leap and get to smooth water, but there was no improvement this forenoon.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)