Poplar River (Lake Superior)

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Poplar River
Data
Water code US :  657901
location Cook 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
origin Fleck Lake
47 ° 48 '26 "  N , 90 ° 45' 39"  W.
Source height 540  m
muzzle at Lutsen in the Upper Lake Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ′ 9 ″  N , 90 ° 42 ′ 26 ″  W 47 ° 38 ′ 9 ″  N , 90 ° 42 ′ 26 ″  W.
Mouth height 184  m
Height difference 356 m
Bottom slope 10 ‰
length 34.9 km
Catchment area 295.3 km²
Communities Lutsen

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

The Poplar River has its origin northeast of Lake Superior in Fleck Lake . This is fed by the adjoining lake Crescent Lake to the north . The Poplar River flows in a predominantly southerly direction through the Canadian Shield in the southwestern part of Cook County and flows into Lake Superior 2.5 km west of Lutsen. The Poplar River has a length of 34.9 km. Its catchment area covers 295.3 km².

The river name ( poplar English for poplar ) is derived from the translation of the Ojibwe name of the river.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fleck Lake in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  2. ↑ Poplar River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  3. ↑ lakesuperiorstreams.org