Beaver River (Lake Superior)

The Beaver River is a 23.4-mile-long (37.7 km)^[1] river in Lake County, Minnesota. It flows into Lake Superior.^[2]

Beaver River
The cascades and falls of the Beaver River near Beaver Bay, Minnesota.
Mouth of the Beaver River
Native name	Gaa-giizhikensikaag-ziibi (Ojibwe)
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Lake County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cloquet Lake
• coordinates	47.3921404°N 91.4737749°W / 47.3921404; -91.4737749
Mouth
• location	Silver Bay, Minnesota, Lake Superior
• coordinates	47.2590891°N 91.2929435°W / 47.2590891; -91.2929435
Length	23.4-mile-long (37.7 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	East Branch Beaver River
• right	Kit Creek, Big Thirty-Nine Creek

Its name comes from the large number of beaver originally found in the area.^[3]

Habitat

Portions of Beaver River are designated trout streams with populations of brook, brown, and rainbow trout.^[4][5]

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota