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Us-kab-wan-ka River

Coordinates: 46°58′19″N 92°20′28″W / 46.97194°N 92.34111°W / 46.97194; -92.34111
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Us-kab-wan-ka River
Ush-kab-wan River
Us-kab-wan-ka River is located in Minnesota
Us-kab-wan-ka River
Mouth of the Us-kab-wan-ka River
Native nameaskibwaanikaa-ziibi (Ojibwe)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRush Lake
 • coordinates47°08′52″N 92°11′20″W / 47.1477108°N 92.1887955°W / 47.1477108; -92.1887955
Mouth 
 • location
Twig, Taft
 • coordinates
46°58′19″N 92°20′28″W / 46.97194°N 92.34111°W / 46.97194; -92.34111
Length19.7 mi-long (31.7 km)
Basin size40.43 square miles (104.7 km2)
Basin features
River systemCloquet River

Us-kab-wan-ka River, also known as the Ush-kab-wan River, is a small tributary of the Cloquet River in northeast Minnesota in the United States. It is approximately 19.7 miles (31.7 km) long.[1] Along with its tributaries, the Us-kab-wan-ka drains an area of 40.43 square miles (104.7 km2).[2]

Its name in the Ojibwe language is askibwaanikaa-ziibi (river full of Jerusalem artichokes), having the identical name in Ojibwe as the nearby Artichoke River.[2]

Course

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Via the Cloquet River and the Saint Louis River, it is part of the watershed of Lake Superior. It flows through Whiteface Reservoir Unorganized Territory and Grand Lake Township in southern Saint Louis County.

The river begins at the outlet of Rush Lake in Cloquet Valley State Forest and flows generally southwest, then southward. It flows into the Cloquet River, two miles south of Taft.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Us-kab-wan-ka River