Cascade River (Minnesota)

Cascade River
The Cascade River in Cascade River State Park
Mouth of the Cascade River
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Cook County
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Mark Lake
• coordinates	47°52′12″N 90°36′40″W / 47.8698914°N 90.6112262°W / 47.8698914; -90.6112262

Mouth
• location	Deer Yard Lake, Lake Superior
• coordinates	47°42′25″N 90°31′21″W / 47.7068378°N 90.5226208°W / 47.7068378; -90.5226208
Length	17.1 miles (27.5 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	McDonald Creek, Thompson Creek, Fry Creek, Nester Creek, Belly Creek, North Branch Cascade River
• right	Mississippi Creek, Mark Creek
Waterfalls	Cascade Falls

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.^[2]

The river was named for a number of waterfalls near its mouth.^[3]

References

^ 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
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cascade River
^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 144.

v t e North Shore streams of Minnesota (List of Minnesota rivers)
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