The Brule River is a river of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Brule River originates at Vista Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and flows 40.4 miles (65.0 km)[1] east and southeast, terminating at Lake Superior approximately 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Grand Marais, Minnesota, within the boundaries of Judge C. R. Magney State Park.[2][3] A major tributary is the South Brule River, which rises at the east end of Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness[4][5]

Brule River (Minnesota)
The Devil's Kettle
Mouth of the Brule River
Etymology	burnt (French)
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Cook County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Vista Lake
• coordinates	48.0068342°N 90.4723229°W / 48.0068342; -90.4723229
Mouth
• location	Marr Island, Lake Superior
• coordinates	47.8165587°N 90.0500980°W / 47.8165587; -90.0500980
• elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Length	40.4 miles (65.0 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Mons Creek
• right	Gauthier Creek

Brule River is a name derived from the French meaning "burnt".[6]

Half of the river disappears into a pothole known as "the Devil's Kettle" in Judge C. R. Magney State Park. Studies in 2017 showed that the water comes up at the bottom of the river near the kettle.[7]

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota
• List of longest streams of Minnesota

References

Further reading

• Minnesota Watersheds
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)

На других языках

[de] Brule River (Oberer See)