Beaver River (Lake Superior)
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Water code | US : 655311 | |
location | Lake County in Minnesota (USA) | |
River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
Drain over | Saint Marys River → St. Clair River → Detroit River → Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | south of Cloquet Lake 47 ° 23 ′ 50 ″ N , 91 ° 28 ′ 22 ″ W |
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muzzle | at Beaver Bay in the Upper Sea Coordinates: 47 ° 15 ′ 33 " N , 91 ° 17 ′ 35" W 47 ° 15 ′ 33 " N , 91 ° 17 ′ 35" W |
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Mouth height |
184 m
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length | 37.7 km | |
Catchment area | 320.7 km² | |
Left tributaries | East Branch Beaver River | |
Right tributaries | West Branch Beaver River | |
Communities | Beaver Bay |
The Beaver River is a tributary of Lake Superior in the US state of Minnesota .
The Beaver River rises south of Cloquet Lake in the southern part of Lake County . It initially flows south, later turns to the southeast and in the lower reaches to the east, before flowing into the Upper Lake after 37.7 km at Beaver Bay . Major tributaries are the East Branch and West Branch Beaver River . The catchment area of the Beaver River covers 320.7 km². The Baptism River runs north of the Beaver River , and the Splitrock River runs south .