Cross River (Lake Superior) Explained

Pushpin Map:Minnesota
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Cross River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Minnesota
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Cook County, Lake County
Length:20.4adj=midNaNadj=mid
Source1 Location:Toohey Lake
Mouth Location:Schroeder, Minnesota, Lake Superior

The Cross River is a 20.4adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. Book: Warren Upham. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 142.