Midway River

Not to be confused with Medway River (disambiguation).
Midway River
Midway River is located in Minnesota
Midway River
Mouth of the Midway River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesCarlton County, St. Louis County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDuluth Heights
 • coordinates46°48′20″N 92°12′42″W / 46.8054961°N 92.2115794°W / 46.8054961; -92.2115794
Mouth 
 • location
Cloquet
 • coordinates
46°40′19″N 92°23′49″W / 46.67194°N 92.39694°W / 46.67194; -92.39694
Length18.8 mi-long (30.3 km)

The Midway River is an 18.8-mile-long (30.3 km)[1] river located in southern Saint Louis County and northeast Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.[2] It is a tributary of the Saint Louis River and flows northeast to southwest. The Midway River rises in the central part of Hermantown, then flows through Midway Township and Thomson Township, before flowing into the Saint Louis River southeast of Cloquet.

Midway River was named from the fact it lies at the midpoint between Fond du Lac and a series of falls on the St. Louis River.[3]

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: Midway River
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 486.
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