| Cascade River | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The Cascade River in Cascade River State Park | |
  Mouth of the Cascade River | |
| Native name | Gaa-giishkingwe–ziiibi (Ojibwe) |
| 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) 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. It was originally named "Cut Face River" or Gaa-giishkingwe–ziiibi (Ojibwe).
See also
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.
- "Rivers of the North Shore". ojibwe.net.
- Fritzen, John (1974). Historic Sites and Place Names of Minnesota's North Shore. Duluth, MN: St. Louis County Historical Society. p. 20.
- "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR.
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota, 1974. USGS. 1976.
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