Which way does the Rainy Lake MN flow East or west?

Answer 1

Rainy Lake is drained by Rainy River, which flows westward into Lake of the Woods. All three bodies of water are part of the border between Canada and the United States. Lake of the Woods is then drained by the Winnipeg River, which flows northwesterly through parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and empties into Lake Winnipeg. Lake Winnipeg is drained, in turn, by the Nelson River, which flows northeasterly into Hudson Bay. Rainy Lake to Lake Winnipeg formed part of the route traversed by Colonel Garnet Wolesley and his troops during the summer of 1870. They had been sent west by the Canadian government to quell the Red River Rebellion, which had been led by Louis Riel.