Two Island River

Summary

The Two Island River[1] is a 15.0-mile-long (24.1 km)[2] river in northeastern Minnesota, the United States. It flows into Lake Superior at Taconite Harbor.

Two Island River
Two Island River is located in Minnesota
Two Island River
Mouth of the Two Island River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCook County, Lake County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCramer, Minnesota
 • coordinates47°36′27″N 91°02′52″W / 47.6074027°N 91.0476481°W / 47.6074027; -91.0476481
Mouth 
 • location
Schroeder, Minnesota, Lake Superior
 • coordinates
47°31′26″N 90°55′19″W / 47.52389°N 90.92194°W / 47.52389; -90.92194
Length15.0-mile-long (24.1 km)

Two Island River was named for the two lake islands near its mouth.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Two Island River
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
  3. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 142.

External links edit

  • Minnesota Watersheds
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)