Beaver River (Lake Superior)

Beaver River
The cascades and falls of the Beaver River near Beaver Bay, Minnesota.
Beaver River (Lake Superior) is located in Minnesota
Beaver River (Lake Superior)
Mouth of the Beaver River
Native nameGaa-giizhikensikaag-ziibi (Ojibwe)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLake County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCloquet Lake
 • coordinates47°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
Length23.4-mile-long (37.7 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftEast Branch Beaver River
 • rightKit Creek, Big Thirty-Nine Creek

The Beaver River is a 23.4-mile-long (37.7 km)[1] river in Lake County, Minnesota. It flows into Lake Superior.[2]

Its name comes from the large number of beaver originally found in the area.[3]

Habitat

Portions of Beaver River are designated trout streams with populations of brook, brown, and rainbow trout.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver River
  3. ^ Fritzen, John (1974). Historic Sites and Place Names of Minnesota's North Shore. Duluth, MN: St. Louis County Historical Society. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Northern Minnesota Fishing Guide" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Northeast Minnesota Maps" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 2, 2021.


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