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The Saint Louis River (abbreviated St. Louis River) is a river in the U.S. states of Minnesota and Wisconsin that flows into Lake Superior. The largest U.S. river to flow into the lake, it is 192 miles (309 km) in length [1] and starts 13 miles (21 km) east of Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. The river's watershed covers 3,634 square miles (9,410 km 2).
The most visible part of Thomson Dam is the primary structure straddling the Saint Louis River channel near Minnesota State Highway 210. However, the Thomson Project is actually composed of multiple dams and control structures, several of which have been rebuilt and merged over the years.
The West Two River is a 26.5-mile-long (42.6 km) [1] tributary of the Saint Louis River in northern Minnesota, United States. [2] It rises west of the city of Mountain Iron and flows south, reaching the Saint Louis River in McDavitt Township .
The Partridge River is a 37.0-mile-long (59.5 km) [1] tributary of the Saint Louis River in northern Minnesota, United States. [2] It rises south of the city of Babbitt and takes a winding course primarily to the southwest, passing north of the city of Hoyt Lakes and joining the St. Louis River south of Aurora.
The Pine River, also known as the White Pine River, is a 15.0-mile-long (24.1 km) [1] tributary of the Saint Louis River in Minnesota, United States. [2] The White Pine River flows through Grand Lake Township, Solway Township, and Brevator Township. The river is located west and northwest of Duluth, and north of Cloquet.
This was a major barrier to Native Americans and early Europeans traveling by canoe, which they bypassed with the challenging Grand Portage of the St. Louis River. [2] The river was a vital link connecting the Mississippi waterways to the west with the Great Lakes to the east. Today Minnesota State Highway 210 runs through Jay Cooke State Park.
The Whiteface River is a 64.4-mile-long (103.6 km) [1] tributary of the Saint Louis River in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. [2] It begins at the outlet of Whiteface Reservoir near Markham and flows southwest, joining the Saint Louis River northeast of the city of Floodwood. The river is used for recreational paddling. [3]
Cloquet (/ k l oʊ ˈ k eɪ / ⓘ kloh-KAY) River is known in the Ojibwe language as the Gaa-biitootigweyaag-ziibi ("River that parallels the Saint Louis River").On the map of Stephen H. Long's expedition in 1823, it shows that stream as "Rapid River", and it is unnamed on the map by David Thompson in 1826 for the proposed routes of the international boundary.