| Beaver River | |
|---|---|
 The cascades and falls of the Beaver River near Beaver Bay, Minnesota. | |
  Mouth of the Beaver River | |
| Native name | Gaa-giizhikensikaag-ziibi (Ojibwe) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lake County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cloquet Lake |
| • coordinates | 47°23′32″N 91°28′26″W / 47.3921404°N 91.4737749°W / 47.3921404; -91.4737749 |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Silver Bay, Minnesota, Lake Superior |
| • coordinates | 47°15′33″N 91°17′35″W / 47.2590891°N 91.2929435°W / 47.2590891; -91.2929435 |
| Length | 23.4-mile-long (37.7 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | East Branch Beaver River |
| • right | Kit Creek, Big Thirty-Nine Creek |
The Beaver River is a 23.4-mile-long (37.7 km) river in Lake County, Minnesota. It flows into Lake Superior.
Its name comes from the large number of beaver originally found in the area.
Habitat
Portions of Beaver River are designated trout streams with populations of brook, brown, and rainbow trout.
See also
References
- 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: Beaver River
- Fritzen, John (1974). Historic Sites and Place Names of Minnesota's North Shore. Duluth, MN: St. Louis County Historical Society. p. 16.
- "Northern Minnesota Fishing Guide" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- "Northeast Minnesota Maps" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR.
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota. USGS. 1974.
- "Rivers of the North Shore". ojibwe.net.
| North Shore streams of Minnesota (List of Minnesota rivers) | |
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