Etymology
Two possibilities exist for the origin of the name of the river. It may be from either Ojibwe bikodinaa or French meaning "be a high ground" for the promonotory found at the mouth of the river, or from the corruption of the Ojibwe "pekatek" or "mud", which describes its silty water.
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