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The Elk River is a Tributary of the Mississippi River in east-central Minnesota in the United States . It is about 70 mi (115 km) long. COURSE The Elk River rises in northern Benton County and initially flows generally southward. In Sherburne County the river turns southeastward, paralleling the Mississippi for the remainder of its course, past the towns of Becker and Big Lake . Due to this reason, it is called ''Gaa-biitawi-ziibi'' ("the parallelling river") in the Ojibwe due to its parallel course with the Mississippi River. It joins the Mississippi at the town of Elk River , after passing through Orono Lake, which is formed by a municipal Hydroelectric Dam . TRIBUTARIES In Sherburne County's Big Lake Township , the Elk collects the St. Francis River and the Snake River; the latter is a minor stream which flows for its entire length in Sherburne County, generally southward through Santiago , Becker and Big Lake Townships in a straightened and Channelized course. SEE ALSO SOURCES
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