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The Cross River is a 20.4-mile-long (32.8 km)[1] river in northern Minnesota, the United States. It is a direct tributary of Lake Superior.[2]

Mouth of the Cross River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCook County, Lake County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationToohey Lake
 • coordinates47.7123986°N 90.9923616°W / 47.7123986; -90.9923616
Mouth 
 • location
Schroeder, Minnesota, Lake Superior
 • coordinates
47.5429584°N 90.8918179°W / 47.5429584; -90.8918179
Length20.4-mile-long (32.8 km)

Cross River was named for a wooden cross erected at the river's mouth by a priest.[3]


See also



References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross River
  3. Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 142.

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