The Brule River is a river of the
U.S. state
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of
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
. The Brule River originates at Vista Lake in the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW or BWCA) is a wilderness area within the Superior National Forest in the northeastern part of the US state of Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the Unit ...
and flows
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed May 2, 2012 east and southeast, terminating at
Lake Superior
Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...
approximately northeast of
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Grand Marais () is a city and the county seat of Cook County, Minnesota, United States, of which it is the only municipality. It is on Lake Superior's North Shore. Grand Marais had a population of 1,337 at the 2020 census. Before it was settled ...
, within the boundaries of
Judge C. R. Magney State Park. A major tributary is the
South Brule River
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
, which rises at the east end of
Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Brule River is a name derived from the French meaning "burnt".
Half of the river disappears into a
pothole
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known as "the Devil's Kettle" in
Judge C. R. Magney State Park. Studies in 2017 showed that the water comes up at the bottom of the river near the kettle.
See also
*
List of rivers of Minnesota
Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border downstream. It is joined by the Minnesota River at Fort Snellin ...
*
List of longest streams of Minnesota
Out of the 6,564 streams that flow through the U.S. State of Minnesota, there are 114 streams that are at least 30 miles long. The second longest river in the United States, the Mississippi River, originates in Minnesota before flowing south t ...
References
Further reading
Minnesota Watersheds*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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Rivers of Minnesota
Tributaries of Lake Superior
Rivers of Cook County, Minnesota
Northern Minnesota trout streams