| Embarrass River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Embarrass River |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | St. Louis County |
| Length: | 50.5adj=midNaNadj=mid |
| Source1 Location: | Babbitt |
| Mouth Location: | Gilbert |
| River System: | Saint Louis River |
The Embarrass River is a 50.5adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary of the Saint Louis River in northern Minnesota, United States. It rises just west of the city of Babbitt and flows southwest, turning briefly south to thread a gap between the Embarrass Mountains to the east and the Mesabi Range to the west. The river flows into the Saint Louis River southeast of Eveleth. During the fur-trading days and the era of exploration, the river was part of a historic trade route from Lower Canada via Lake Superior, across the Height of Land, and down the Rainy River to Lake Winnipeg to the pays d'en haut—the fur-bearing regions of the Canadian northwest.[2] [3]
The river was so named on account of the many obstacles in the rivers to canoeists.[4]