Gooseberry River

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Gooseberry River
Upper Gooseberry Falls

Upper Gooseberry Falls

Data
Water code US656415
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 in the Superior National Forest east of Kane Lake and south of Marble Lake
47 ° 17 ′ 47 ″  N , 91 ° 37 ′ 17 ″  W
muzzle in the Upper Lake Coordinates: 47 ° 8 ′ 34 ″  N , 91 ° 27 ′ 25 ″  W 47 ° 8 ′ 34 ″  N , 91 ° 27 ′ 25 ″  W.
Mouth height 184  m

length 37 km
Catchment area 70.7 km²

The Gooseberry River is a tributary of Lake Superior in the US state of Minnesota .

The river has its source in the Superior National Forest east of Kane Lake and south of Marble Lake . It initially flows south, later it turns to the southeast and east. The last kilometers before its confluence northeast of Silver Creek in Lake Superior, the river runs within Gooseberry Falls State Park . Here the Gooseberry River overcomes several waterfalls. The Minnesota State Route 61 crosses the river near the mouth.

The Gooseberry River is 37 km in length. Its catchment area covers 70.7 km².

Individual evidence

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