Brule River (Minnesota)

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.

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
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnesota
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Superior

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

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 2, 2012
  2. "JUDGE C.R. MAGNEY STATE PARK" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. "North Shore Minnesota Waterfalls - Highest in the State". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  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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