Midway River Explained

Midway River
Pushpin Map:Minnesota
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Midway River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Minnesota
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Carlton County, St. Louis County
Source1 Location:Duluth Heights
Mouth Location:Cloquet
Source1 Coordinates:46.8055°N -92.2116°W
Mouth Coordinates:46.6719°N -92.3969°W

The Midway River is an 18.8adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] river located in southern Saint Louis County and northeast Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. It is a tributary of the Saint Louis River and flows northeast to southwest. The Midway River rises in the central part of Hermantown, then flows through Midway Township and Thomson Township, before flowing into the Saint Louis River southeast of Cloquet.

Midway River was named from the fact it lies at the midpoint between Fond du Lac and a series of falls on the St. Louis River.[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: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 486.