Caribou River (Lake Superior)
| Caribou River | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 655642 | |
| 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 Morris Lake 47 ° 35 ′ 18 ″ N , 91 ° 1 ′ 28 ″ W |
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| muzzle | 10 km northeast of Little Marais in the Upper Lake Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '43 " N , 91 ° 1' 44" W 47 ° 27 '43 " N , 91 ° 1' 44" W |
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| Mouth height |
185 m
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| length | 24 km | |
| Catchment area | 58.6 km² | |
The Caribou River is a tributary of Lake Superior in Lake County in the US state of Minnesota .
The Caribou River rises south of Morris Lake . It flows in a predominantly southerly direction through the Canadian Shield and flows into Lake Superior 10 km northeast of Little Marais . The Caribou River has a length of 15 miles.