The Embarrass River is a 50.5-mile-long (81.3 km)[1] tributary of the Saint Louis River in northern Minnesota, United States. It rises just west of the city of Babbitt and flows southwest, turning briefly south to thread a gap between the Embarrass Mountains to the east and the Mesabi Range to the west. The river flows into the Saint Louis River southeast of Eveleth. During the fur-trading days and the era of exploration, the river was part of a historic trade route from Lower Canada via Lake Superior, across the Height of Land, and down the Rainy River to Lake Winnipeg to the pays d'en haut—the fur-bearing regions of the Canadian northwest.[2][3][4]

Embarrass River
Embarrass River in Winter
Mouth of the Embarrass River
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	St. Louis County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Babbitt
• coordinates	47.6960296°N 91.9971046°W / 47.6960296; -91.9971046
Mouth
• location	Gilbert
• coordinates	47.3921512°N 92.4143509°W / 47.3921512; -92.4143509
Length	50.5-mile-long (81.3 km)
Basin features
River system	Saint Louis River

The river was so named on account of the many obstacles in the rivers to canoeists.[5]

See also

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

References

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