Cascade River (Minnesota)

Cascade River
The Cascade River in Cascade River State Park
Country	United States
Basin
Main source	Minnesota
River mouth	Lake Superior
Physical characteristics
Length	17.1 miles (27.5 km)

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.

The river was named for a number of waterfalls near its mouth.^[2]

References

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

North Shore streams of Minnesota

Saint Louis River Lester River Sucker River Knife River Encampment River Gooseberry River Split Rock River Beaver River Baptism River Manitou River Caribou River Temperance River Cross River Poplar River Cascade River Devil Track River Brule River Pigeon River

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