Beaver River (Lake Superior) Explained

Beaver River
Pushpin Map:	Minnesota
Pushpin Map Caption:	Mouth of the Beaver River
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States
Subdivision Type2:	State
Subdivision Name2:	Minnesota
Subdivision Type3:	County
Subdivision Name3:	Lake County
Length:	23.4adj=midNaNadj=mid
Source1 Location:	Cloquet Lake
Mouth Location:	Silver Bay, Minnesota, Lake Superior
Tributaries Left:	East Branch Beaver River
Tributaries Right:	Kit Creek, Big Thirty-Nine Creek

The Beaver River is a 23.4adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] river in Lake County, Minnesota. It flows into Lake Superior.

Its name comes from the large number of beaver originally found in the area.^[2]

Habitat

Portions of Beaver River are designated trout streams with populations of brook, brown, and rainbow trout.^[3] ^[4]

U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
Book: Fritzen . John . Historic Sites and Place Names of Minnesota's North Shore . 1974 . St. Louis County Historical Society . Duluth, MN . 16.
Web site: Northern Minnesota Fishing Guide. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. April 2, 2021.
Web site: Northeast Minnesota Maps. Minnesota DNR. April 2, 2021.