TheBrule Riveris a river of theU.S. stateofMinnesota.The Brule River originates at Vista Lake in theBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wildernessand flows 40.4 miles (65.0 km)[1]east and southeast, terminating atLake Superiorapproximately 14 mi (23 km) northeast ofGrand Marais, Minnesota,within the boundaries ofJudge C. R. Magney State Park.[2][3]A major tributary is theSouth Brule River,which rises at the east end ofBrule Lakein the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness[4][5]
| Brule River (Minnesota) | |
|---|---|
 The Devil's Kettle | |
  Mouth of the Brule River | |
| Etymology | burnt (French) |
| Native name | Wiisaakode-ziibi(Ojibwe) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cook County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Vista Lake |
| • coordinates | 48°00′25″N90°28′20″W/ 48.0068342°N 90.4723229°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Marr Island,Lake Superior |
• coordinates | 47°49′00″N90°03′00″W/ 47.8165587°N 90.0500980°W |
• elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Length | 40.4 miles (65.0 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mons Creek |
| • right | Gauthier Creek |
The river's original name ofWiisaakode-ziibi(Ojibwe)(Burnt Wood River) may have referenced a forest fire.[6][7]Brule River is a name derived from the Frenchbrulémeaning "burnt"; the English name has lost the diacritic and has an anglicized, monosyllabic pronunciation (/ˈbrul/BROOL).[8][9]
Half of the river disappears into apotholeknown as "the Devil's Kettle" inJudge C. R. Magney State Park.Studies in 2017 showed that the water comes up at the bottom of the river near the kettle.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National MapArchived2012-03-29 at theWayback Machine,accessed May 2, 2012
- ^"JUDGE C.R. MAGNEY STATE PARK"(PDF).Retrieved30 May2016.
- ^"North Shore Minnesota Waterfalls - Highest in the State".Retrieved30 May2016.
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brule River
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Brule River
- ^"Rivers of the North Shore".ojibwe.net.
- ^Fritzen, John (1974).Historic Sites and Place Names of Minnesota's North Shore.Duluth, MN: St. Louis County Historical Society. p. 23.
- ^Warren Upham (1920).Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance.Minnesota Historical Society. p.144.
- ^Upham, Warren (2001).Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia(3rd, rev. and enl. ed.). St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 145–146.ISBN0-87351-396-7.
- ^"Hydrologists solve Minnesota Devils Kettle Falls mystery".MPR News.February 28, 2017.RetrievedApril 30,2021.
Further reading
edit- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)