Cloquet River
Cloquet River | |
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Map of the Saint Louis River drainage basin showing the Cloquet River | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Cloquet Lake, Silver Creek Township, Lake County, Minnesota |
River mouth | Saint Louis River at Culver Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota |
Length | 104 miles (167 km) |
The Cloquet River is a 104-mile-long (167 km)[1] river in Minnesota, United States. It is the main tributary of the Saint Louis River.
Name
Cloquet (/kloʊˈkeɪ/ (
Geography
The Cloquet River generally flows in a southwesterly direction through Indian Lake, Alden Lake, and Island Lake, before emptying into the Saint Louis River.
One can separate the river into two primary stretches, the upper stretch beginning at Cloquet Lake in Lake County as a small stream and ending at Island Lake.
Tributaries of the Cloquet River include the Us-kab-wan-ka River, the Beaver River, and Little Cloquet River.
See also
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
- ↑ Upham, Warren. "Cloquet" in "Carlton County" section of Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Accessed July 27, 2013.
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Geographic Names Information Service
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
Coordinates: 46°51′41″N 92°34′13″W / 46.86139°N 92.57028°W