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Cascade River (Minnesota)

Coordinates: 47°42′25″N 90°31′21″W / 47.7068378°N 90.5226208°W / 47.7068378; -90.5226208
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Cascade River
The Cascade River in Cascade River State Park
Cascade River (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Cascade River (Minnesota)
Mouth of the Cascade River
Native nameGaa-giishkingwe–ziiibi (Ojibwe)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCook County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMark Lake
 • coordinates47°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
Length17.1 miles (27.5 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMcDonald Creek, Thompson Creek, Fry Creek, Nester Creek, Belly Creek, North Branch Cascade River
 • rightMississippi Creek, Mark Creek
WaterfallsCascade 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] It was originally named "Cut Face River" or Gaa-giishkingwe–ziiibi (Ojibwe).[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cascade River
  3. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 144.
  4. ^ "Rivers of the North Shore". ojibwe.net.
  5. ^ Fritzen, John (1974). Historic Sites and Place Names of Minnesota's North Shore. Duluth, MN: St. Louis County Historical Society. p. 20.