Brule River (Minnesota)

There is also a Brule River and Brule Lake which form part of the boundary between Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula Michigan.
Brule River (Minnesota)

The Devil's Kettle
Basin
Main source Minnesota
River mouth Lake Superior
Countries United States

The Brule River is a river of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Brule River originates at Vista Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and flows 40.4 miles (65.0 km)[1] east and southeast, terminating at Lake Superior approximately 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Grand Marais, Minnesota, within the boundaries of Judge C. R. Magney State Park.[2][3] A major tributary is the South Brule River, which rises at the east end of Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Brule River is a name derived from the French meaning "burnt".[4]

Half of the river disappears into a pothole known as "the Devil's Kettle" in Judge C. R. Magney State Park.

See also

Coordinates: 47°49′00″N 90°03′00″W / 47.8165587°N 90.0500980°W / 47.8165587; -90.0500980[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 2, 2012
  2. ↑ http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_parks/spk00193.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.northshorevisitor.com/activities/waterfalls.html
  4. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 144.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brule River


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