Red River
The Red River of the North originates at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota. It flows northward through the Red River Valley, forming the border of Minnesota and North Dakota and continuing into Manitoba, Canada. It empties into Lake Winnipeg, whose waters join the Nelson River and ultimately flow into the Hudson Bay, which is considered part of the Arctic Ocean.
The Red River flows through several urban areas along its path, including those of Fargo-Moorhead and Grand Forks in the United States and Winnipeg in Canada. It is the site of numerous endurance sports events including the Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET), a 26-mile solo swim and relay swimming competition.
The Red River is about 885 kilometers (550 miles) long of which about 635 kilometers (395 miles) are in the United States and about 255 kilometers (158 miles) are in Canada. The river falls 70 meters (230 ft) on its trip to Lake Winnipeg where it spreads into the vast deltaic wetland known as Netley Marsh.
In the United States, the Red River is sometimes called the Red River of the North, to distinguish it from the Red River that is a tributary of the Mississippi River, and that forms part of the border between Texas and Oklahoma.
END-WET
The Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test or END-WET, is a 36-mile (57.9 km) mixed-sports event where solo and relay open water swimmers pit themselves against other endurance athletes down the Red River between North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota in the United States. It is one of the longest marathon swims in the world and directed by Andy Magness.
External links
- END-WET 2024 Race Day Announced
- Jamie Proffitt Sets New END-WET Record
- Volunteers Needed for END-WET in the Mighty Red River
- Swimming In The Red
- Sarah Thomas Wins 2021 END WET, the Guest Takes the Title
- Mighty Swim The Mighty
- Sarah Thomas Returns To END-WET
- END-WET
- Ain't No Sharks In North Dakota, Just A Mighty Red River
- Don't Wait To The END
- Swimmers Head to END to Mighty Red River
- An Adventure Like No Other In The Mighty Red River
- Dan Projansky Flying Down The Red River To END-WET
- END-WET With No End In Sight
- END-WET Begins And Ends Today
- Results And Report Of The 2014 END-WET
- Everyone Is A Who's Who In The Mighty Red River
- Brian Leftwich Swims And Runs To The Limit
- Swimming In Beautiful Country
- Re-invention Through Butterfly, Making Up For Lost Time
- Red River Rages
- Dan Projansky, DNF: Did Not Fail
- John Batchelder, Another DNF (Do Not Freestyle)
- Nominations Called For END-WET Marathon Adventure
- Melodee Nugent Ready To Tackle The World
- From The Apostles Island To The Mighty Red River
- Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist Gets To End First
- Red River Racing With Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist
- 7 And More Ready To Go In END-WET
