Cross River (Lake Superior)
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| Main source | Minnesota[1] |
| Countries | United States |
The Cross River is a 20.4-mile-long (32.8 km)[2] river in northern Minnesota, the United States. It is a direct tributary of Lake Superior.
Cross River was named for a wooden cross erected at the river's mouth by a priest.[3]
See also
Coordinates: 47°32′35″N 90°53′31″W / 47.5429584°N 90.8918179°W[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross River (Lake Superior)
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
- ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 142.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross River
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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