Cascade River (Minnesota)
| Cascade River | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The Cascade River in Cascade River State Park | |
  Mouth of the Cascade River | |
| Native name | Gaa-giishkingwe–ziiibi (Ojibwe) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cook County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mark Lake |
| • coordinates | 47°52′12″N 90°36′40″W / 47.8698914°N 90.6112262°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Deer Yard Lake, Lake Superior |
• coordinates | 47°42′25″N 90°31′21″W / 47.7068378°N 90.5226208°W |
| Length | 17.1 miles (27.5 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | McDonald Creek, Thompson Creek, Fry Creek, Nester Creek, Belly Creek, North Branch Cascade River |
| • right | Mississippi Creek, Mark Creek |
| Waterfalls | Cascade Falls |
The Cascade River is a 17.1-mile-long (27.5 km)[1] river in northeastern Minnesota, United States. Running through Cook County, it debouches into Lake Superior between Grand Marais and Lutsen. Its lower courses flow through Cascade River State Park.[2]
The river was named for a number of waterfalls near its mouth.[3] It was originally named "Cut Face River" or Gaa-giishkingwe–ziiibi (Ojibwe).[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 7, 2012
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cascade River
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 144.
- ^ "Rivers of the North Shore". ojibwe.net.
- ^ Fritzen, John (1974). Historic Sites and Place Names of Minnesota's North Shore. Duluth, MN: St. Louis County Historical Society. p. 20.
- "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR.
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota, 1974. USGS. 1976.
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