Beaver River (Lake Superior)

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Beaver River
Data
Water code US655311
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
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
Mouth height 184  m

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 .

Individual evidence

  1. Beaver River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. www.lakesuperiorstreams.org