Saint Croix River (Mississippi River)
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Saint Croix River St. Croix River |
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 Saint Croix River at Stillwater , looking downstream |
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| Water code | US : 662324 | |
| location | Wisconsin , Minnesota (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| origin | in Upper St. Croix Lake 46 ° 0 ′ 54 ″ N , 92 ° 22 ′ 34 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 309 m | |
| muzzle | in the Mississippi River coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′ 45 " N , 92 ° 48 ′ 10" W 44 ° 44 ′ 45 " N , 92 ° 48 ′ 10" W. |
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| Mouth height | 206 m | |
| Height difference | 103 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.39 ‰ | |
| length | 264 km | |
| Left tributaries | Namekagon River , Kinnickinnic River | |
| Right tributaries | Kettle River , Snake River | |
| Small towns | Stillwater MN , Hudson WI | |
| National Wild and Scenic River | ||
 Basin of the Saint Croix River |
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The Saint Croix River or St. Croix River is a left tributary of the Mississippi River . It has a length of 264 km, of which about 201 km form the border between the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin .
Sections of the Saint Croix River are protected by the National Park Service as a National Wild and Scenic River . There is a hydroelectric power station at the waterfalls of the Saint Croix River .
Run
The Saint Croix River has its origin in the northwest corner of Wisconsin in Upper St. Croix Lake in Douglas County near Solon Springs , about 30 km south of Lake Superior . In this section, his name in the Ojibwe language is Manoominikeshinh-ziibi . The Saint Croix River flows south to Gordon and then to the southwest. The Namekagon River flows in the north of Burnett County , making the river significantly wider, which is why the Ojibwe call the river Gichi-ziibi ("large river") from that point on.
Shortly before the confluence of the Upper Tamarack River , it reaches Pine County and from here forms the state border between Wisconsin and Minnesota up to its confluence with the Mississippi River. The river is now always heading south, past St. Croix Falls , Wisconsin and Stillwater , Minnesota. It flows into the Mississippi River at Prescott , Wisconsin, about 30 kilometers southeast of St. Paul , Minnesota.
history
The river valley and the surrounding area were originally settled by the semi-nomadic tribe of Ojibwe, Dakota and nine other Indian tribes . They lived mainly from wild rice , fishing and hunting. When the first European settlers arrived in the area, these tribes were enemies and waged a long and bloody war with one another. Therefore, the part of the river was below the mouth of Trade River in the Ojibwe language Jiibayaatig-ziibi called ( "River of the tomb"), which the French was adopted as "Riviere Tombeaux" and finally into the present name English language gets .
The first Europeans arrived in 1804, around the same time as the Lewis and Clark expedition . These were primarily fur traders who sought contact with the Indians in order to purchase beaver pelts .
In 1837 a treaty was signed with the tribe of the Ojibwe at Fort Snelling , which ceded the area in the triangle between the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River up to the 46th parallel to the American federal government. This opened up the region to the loggers and the river became important as a transport route for the felled logs. The peak was reached in 1890 when 1.1 million cubic meters of wood was felled in the valley of the Saint Croix River . The timber industry existed in the area until 1912 when the last major rafts of timber went down the river and the Weymouths pine forests in the area came to an end.
In the mill town of Stillwater , the establishment of the state of Minnesota was first proposed in 1848.
Cities on the St. Croix River
| in Minnesota | in Wisconsin |
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Parks and public land on the St. Croix River
- Governor Knowles State Forest, Wisconsin
- St. Croix State Forest, Minnesota
- Saint Croix State Park, Minnesota
- Wild River State Park, Minnesota
- Interstate Park (Minnesota and Wisconsin)
- William O'Brien State Park, Minnesota
- Afton State Park, Minnesota
- St. Croix Boom Site, Minnesota
Tributaries
The tributaries that flow in from the right include:
- Eau Claire River
- Upper Tamarack River
- Lower Tamarack River
- Kettle River
- Snake River
- Sunrise River
Open from the left:
Web links
- Saint Croix National Scenic River (National Park Service )
- Detailed maps of the river (National Park Service )
Individual evidence
- ^ Upper Saint Croix Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Saint Croix River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ National Wild & Scenic River - (Lower) St. Croix River ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ National Wild & Scenic River - (Upper) St. Croix River ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
