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The Cascade River is a 17.1-mile-long (27.5 km)[1] river in northeastern Minnesota, United States. Running through Cook County, it debouches into Lake Superior between Grand Marais and Lutsen. Its lower courses flow through Cascade River State Park.[2]

Cascade River
The Cascade River in Cascade River State Park
Mouth of the Cascade River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCook County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMark Lake
 • coordinates47.8698914°N 90.6112262°W / 47.8698914; -90.6112262
Mouth 
 • location
Deer Yard Lake, Lake Superior
 • coordinates
47.7068378°N 90.5226208°W / 47.7068378; -90.5226208
Length17.1 miles (27.5 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMcDonald Creek, Thompson Creek, Fry Creek, Nester Creek, Belly Creek, North Branch Cascade River
 • rightMississippi Creek, Mark Creek
WaterfallsCascade Falls

The river was named for a number of waterfalls near its mouth.[3]


See also



References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cascade River
  3. Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 144.

На других языках


[de] Cascade River (Oberer See, Minnesota)

Der Cascade River ist ein Zufluss des Oberen Sees im US-Bundesstaat Minnesota.
- [en] Cascade River (Minnesota)



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